VJ Books Presents Lisa Scottoline!

Following the clerkship, Lisa joined the prestigious Philadelphia law firm of Dechert, Price & Rhoads as a litigator. Although her career was on the right path, her marriage was not, and it ended shortly after the birth of her baby. Determined to raise her new daughter, Lisa gave up the law to stay at home with her child, but needed to find a way to pay the bills.

Always interested in writing, and a big fan of the hot new writers Grisham and Turow and the newly created legal thriller genre, Lisa realized that no women lawyers were writing legal thrillers, and decided to give it a shot. Living a life solely financed by five Visa's cards, Lisa allowed herself five years, or $50,000 in credit (whichever came first) to write and sell her first book.

Three years later, Lisa had a finished book, a daughter starting school, and five maxed-out credit cards. Debt-ridden, Lisa took a part-time job clerking for a federal appellate judge. No more than a week later, her first novel, Everywhere That Mary Went was bought by HarperCollins' editor Carolyn Marino. Critically acclaimed, Everywhere That Mary Went was nominated by the Mystery Writer's of America for the Edgar Award, suspense fiction's premiere award, and the award went to...someone else. But, the very next year, Lisa's second book, Final Appeal was nominated for the Edgar and won!

A lifelong Philadelphian, Lisa still lives in the Philadelphia area and enjoys writing about her hometown city. Her books have been translated into over twenty languages.

Her website: http://scottoline.com

Dead Ringer Signed First Edition

Moment of Truth Signed First Edition

Beet Friends, Occasional Enemies Signed First Edition

Killer Smile Signed First Edition

Devil's Corner Signed First Edition

Lady Killer Signed First Edition

Lisa Scottoline Bibliography

Fiction

Rosato & Associates Series

·         Everywhere That Mary Went, 1994

·         Legal Tender, 1997

·         Rough Justice, 1998

·         Mistaken Identity, 1999

·         Moment of Truth, 2000

·         The Vendetta Defense, 2001

·         Courting Trouble, 2003

·         Dead Ringer, 2003

·         Killer Smile, 2004

·         Lady Killer, 2008

·         Think Twice, 2010

Other Novels

·         Final Appeal, 1995

·         Running From the Law, 1996

·         Devil's Corner, 2005

·         Dirty Blonde, 2006

·         Daddy's Girl, 2007

·         Look Again, 2009

·         Come Home, 2012

Non-Fiction

·         Why My Third Husband Will Be A Dog, 2009

·         My Nest Isn't Empty, It Just Has More Closet Space, 2010

·         Best Friends, Occasional Enemies, 2011