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Courting Trouble Hardcover – May 1, 2002

by Lisa Scottoline (Author)
4.3 out of 5 stars 1,953 ratings
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In Courting Trouble, New York Times bestselling author Lisa Scottoline is back with another fast-paced thriller, which sends a young woman lawyer racing to find out who's trying to kill her -- after she's wrongly been reported murdered.

Anne Murphy is smart, gorgeous, and young, the redheaded rookie at the Philadelphia law firm of Rosato & Associates. She leaves town for the Fourth of July weekend to prepare for a high-profile trial, but when she buys her morning newspaper, her own photo is plastered all over the front page. And the headline- -- LAWYER MURDERED -- supposedly refers to her. Anne sets out to find her killer, playing dead in order to stay alive.

She tries to go it alone but quickly realizes that she'll have to trust people she barely knows -- colleagues who hate her guts, a homicide squad that wants her out of the crime-fighting business, and a new love who inconveniently happens to be opposing counsel. The investigation takes all of Anne's boldness and ingenuity -- plus a pair of red satin hot pants. But her knack for courting trouble makes it almost impossible for Anne to play well with others, defend the lawsuit, and fight her urge to sleep with the enemy. Then an unexpected event places her in lethal jeopardy and leaves her with everything to lose -- including her life.

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  1. Book 7 of 12
    Rosato & Associates
  2. Print length
    320 pages
  3. Language
    English
  4. Publisher
    Harper
  5. Publication date
    May 1, 2002
  6. Dimensions
    6.12 x 1.05 x 9 inches
  7. ISBN-10
    0060185147
  8. ISBN-13
    978-0060185145
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Anne Murphy thought she'd put her unhappy past a continent behind her when she joined Philadelphia attorney Bennie Rosato's all-woman law firm. Then a friend who's housesitting for Anne is murdered in what's clearly a case of mistaken identity, and Anne realizes that the past has caught up with her and that the only way to outrun it is to catch the killer before he realizes that she's still alive. But how can Anne play dead with a high-profile case just days away from starting? The only way to pull it off is to let her new colleagues in on the secret, which would mean telling them her other secrets, too, including the fact that she's in love with opposing counsel and the probability that her client may not be as innocent as she thought he was. The author deftly weaves the threads of plot and subplot together, helped by Mary DiNunzio, Judy Carrier, and Bennie herself, the familiar and well-drawn mainstays of this lively and solidly paced series (Moment of Truth, The Vendetta Defense, Rough Justice). It's vintage Scottoline, featuring some nice touches; a little suspense, a lot of female bonding, a few pithy asides on the human condition, and a surprise in the penultimate chapter. --Jane Adams

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New York Times bestseller Scottoline's cast of beautiful female lawyers at Philadelphia's Rosato & Associates is augmented by red-headed bombshell Anne Murphy, a woman with a secret past, who's trying to make a go of it in a new city. An intriguing character jammed into a laborious plot, Murphy toils as a career-minded loner. On a much-needed weekend away from her heavy caseload, she picks up a newspaper to read that she has been murdered by an intruder who blasted her in the face with a shotgun. Murphy knows the real victim was the woman who had agreed to feed her cat; she also knows that the murderer was likely Kevin Satorno, the stalker who nearly killed her a year earlier while she was living in Los Angeles. Murphy figures that if Satorno discovers he actually killed the wrong person, he'll continue hunting her, so she decides to play dead and enlist the help of her new colleagues at Rosato & Associates to track him down. Scottoline (The Vendetta Defense; Moment of Truth) wraps up the far-fetched action in high style, with a few predictable twists, at Philly's big outdoor Fourth of July celebration. As in her eight previous women-in-peril legal thrillers, she tempers the plot's bloodshed with a bouncy tone that some readers may find cloying. But this doesn't bother the former lawyer's growing base of fans she's now translated into 25 languages and despite Murphy's occasional "you go, girl" silliness, she's the best character Scottoline has created in a while.
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Harper; First Edition (May 1, 2002)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 320 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0060185147
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0060185145
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.29 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.12 x 1.05 x 9 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
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Lisa Scottoline is a #1 bestselling and Edgar Award-winning author of 33 novels. Lisa's books are book-club favorites, and she and her daughter Francesca Serritella have hosted an annual Big Book Club Party for over a thousand readers at her Pennsylvania farm, for the past twelve years. Lisa has been President of Mystery Writers of America and she reviews fiction and non-fiction for the New York Times, Washington Post, and The Philadelphia Inquirer. She also writes a weekly column with her daughter for The Philadelphia Inquirer entitled Chick Wit, a witty take on life from a woman’s perspective, which have been collected in a bestselling series of humorous memoirs. Lisa graduated magna cum laude in three years from the University of Pennsylvania, with a B.A. degree in English, and cum laude from the University of Pennsylvania Law School, where she taught Justice & Fiction. She has over 30 million copies of her books in print and is published in over 35 countries. She lives with an array of disobedient pets, and wouldn’t have it any other way.

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Customers enjoy this book as a beach read with interesting twists and turns, and they love the characters, with one noting the strong female protagonists. The series receives positive feedback from customers who are hooked on it, and they appreciate its great pace. The pacing receives mixed reactions, with some finding it keeps them on their toes while others find it silly.

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46 customers mention "Readability"42 positive4 negative

Customers find the book to be a great read, with one customer noting it's particularly suitable for beach reading.

"...The novel provides some light reading - something like chocolate for the mind. Anne Murphy is similar to Stephanie Plum...." Read more

"...Very enjoyable!" Read more

"Enjoy reading Lisa Scottoline. Follow up of leading characters very effective Find it enjoyable as a summer read. Perfect for travel by air." Read more

"...And, she isn't sure who to trust. Good read." Read more

44 customers mention "Plot twists"41 positive3 negative

Customers enjoy the plot of the book, describing it as a fun mystery with interesting twists and turns.

"...The novel has its moments, like when the women from the law firm act like happy hookers...." Read more

"...The plot had me at edge of my seat. While the murder of Willa was solved, the ending left me disappointed and with many unanswered questions ." Read more

"I am puzzled by this novel. We have a good character, a nice plot twist, a great setting...but...." Read more

"...happen, but this time was surprised more than once with interesting twists and turns. Very enjoyable!" Read more

18 customers mention "Character development"18 positive0 negative

Customers love the characters in the book, with one customer specifically praising the strong female protagonists.

"The book was well written and drew you into the main characters past. The plot had me at edge of my seat...." Read more

"...That's a valuable character twist. And there is a plot "sting." It's fun. Still, the author can be disappointing...." Read more

"Enjoy reading Lisa Scottoline. Follow up of leading characters very effective Find it enjoyable as a summer read. Perfect for travel by air." Read more

"Good character development re loneliness and fear. However, this lawyer team is full “of the old nick” - impetuous but successful...." Read more

5 customers mention "Series content"5 positive0 negative

Customers love the series and are hooked on it, with one customer noting it's the fifth book in the Rosato & Associates series.

"This is the fifth book in the Rosette & Associates series & they have all held my attention & entertained me...." Read more

"...The Bennie Rosato series is great and the girls are such fun to read about...." Read more

"What to say? I'm hooked on the series." Read more

"I love the series. I have read all of the series up through this one...." Read more

4 customers mention "Pace"4 positive0 negative

Customers appreciate the book's pace.

"...Plots are believable, tightly written, with a great pace and enough excitement to keep you engaged from beginning to end. No lulls." Read more

"Funny and fastpaced, just like we expect from Ms Scottoline...." Read more

"Smart, funny, good pace, pretty good characters! Pretty good plotting! But she has done better in her other Rosato books" Read more

"...The story is believable and moves at a rapid pace. Looking forward to more of this new character!" Read more

7 customers mention "Pacing"4 positive3 negative

Customers have mixed opinions about the pacing of the book, with some saying it keeps them on their toes while others find it very silly.

"This author keeps you on your toes, women lawyers take big chances to get the bad guy... Maybe????" Read more

"...This book, however, was silly, very silly, and very hard to get through...." Read more

"...tightly written, with a great pace and enough excitement to keep you engaged from beginning to end. No lulls." Read more

"...But I just couldn't believe in the characters and plot. It was just silly." Read more

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  • Josh W.
    5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect!
    Reviewed in the United States on June 19, 2024
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    Book arrived pretty quick and in absolute perfect condition. This was my first Lisa Scottoline book and I went on to read every single one of her books and buy every new one but I bought Courting Trouble after its initial hardcover release. Now I'm buying all the hardcover versions of the paperbacks I have. This copy is absolutely untouched and I'm so happy to have it for my collection!
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  • Fred Camfield
    4.0 out of 5 stars Light entertainment
    Reviewed in the United States on August 7, 2007
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    I bought this novel after some discussion on an Internet Forum. The novel provides some light reading - something like chocolate for the mind. Anne Murphy is similar to Stephanie Plum. If you like the novels about Steph, you will like this novel. If you don't like Steph, than you won't like Anne. The novel is not great literature, but the three stooges were not great theater. Publishers are in a business to make money and novels of this type appeal to an audience looking for light comedy. The novel has its moments, like when the women from the law firm act like happy hookers. The novel opens with a male stripper showing his stuff in a courtroom, and that sets the tone.

    There is a plot, actually a couple wound together. Anne is having trouble with a stalker, the reason she left California, and she is defending a man in a lawsuit in a case where he is charged with sexual harassment. There is also a sub-plot about her relationship with her mother. There is a twist at the end, something one expects in Scottoline's novels.

    You get a little Philadelphia background along the way, and a picture of 4th of July activities ranging from traffic to the beach, to block parties in the city, to the main event with fireworks.
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  • Barbara Naso
    5.0 out of 5 stars A twist of fate.
    Reviewed in the United States on October 14, 2023
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    The book was well written and drew you into the main characters past. The plot had me at edge of my seat. While the murder of Willa was solved, the ending left me disappointed and with many unanswered questions .
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  • Charles J. Marr
    3.0 out of 5 stars Oh the possibilities
    Reviewed in the United States on July 8, 2003
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    I am puzzled by this novel. We have a good character, a nice plot twist, a great setting...but. Anne Murphy, bright and beautiful young lawyer, recently moved to Philadelphia from the west coast is presumed victim of a homicide, and like Mark Twain, reports of her demise are premature. The plot revolves around an axis of her resurrected self and law firm partners attempting to bag the murderer. While this goes on, she learns a bit about the art of personal relationships. That's a valuable character twist. And there is a plot "sting." It's fun. Still, the author can be disappointing. The use of upscale brand labels in the first few chapters comes close to today's movies. And there is just a bit too much self doubt in the partners of her well educated, Philadelphia, female law firm's partners. I guess the disappointment is that Anne is almost a "mensch." Oh, well. I think this author might really have it. I'll read another one. But please no more attack of the brand names.
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  • je
    5.0 out of 5 stars Couldn’t put down!
    Reviewed in the United States on November 23, 2022
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    I was hooked from the start an had trouble putting the book down. I can usually figure out what will happen, but this time was surprised more than once with interesting twists and turns. Very enjoyable!
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  • I give it a_ 3 star rating. I would recommend fo light reading when traveling
    4.0 out of 5 stars Fooled by the Uthor
    Reviewed in the United States on July 18, 2023
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    Enjoy reading Lisa Scottoline. Follow up of leading characters very effective
    Find it enjoyable as a summer read. Perfect for travel by air.
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  • D Osbourne
    5.0 out of 5 stars It's another page turner!!!!
    Reviewed in the United States on February 14, 2024
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    This author keeps you on your toes, women lawyers take big chances to get the bad guy... Maybe????
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  • Kb2007
    5.0 out of 5 stars Many twists and turns!
    Reviewed in the United States on November 11, 2022
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    I've read several books by Ms. Scott online and I've enjoyed everyone! This had lots of twists and turns but it was very exciting, especially the ending.
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  • Paqui
    3.0 out of 5 stars Courting Trouble
    Reviewed in Spain on September 14, 2015
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    El pedido llegó puntual. El estado del libro no es especialmente bueno (tiene todo el lomo marcado por dobleces) pero, para el precio que tenía no se puede pedir mas.
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    1.0 out of 5 stars One Star
    Reviewed in Canada on May 11, 2017
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    I didn't buy this !
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