Mistaken Identity

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Summary: A great read -get this if you like Connelly/B urke/Grisham
Review: This was the first book I read by Ms. Scottoline and I can assure you that I will be reading her previous books. I started this one on a Saturday and finished it Sunday morning before reading the Sunday paper! Well written, a page-turner, suspenseful, and humorous. Can't wait to get started on the other books - and it was fun to learn a little about Philadelphia.

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Summary: no mistake-this is great!
Review: What a truly unique concept-your client is your identical twin sister who you've not met until recently-or is she? You'll have to read it to find out. My favorite parts are when in the court room Bennie looks at her client and it is almost like looking at herself sitting there. What a strange feeling that would be. That feeling is expertly conveyed. The writing is supurb and I whizzed through the pages in a flash. This is the first Lisa Scottoline book that I've read and it won't be the last. I am a reader of legal thrillers and this one was by far one of the best reads that I've had in that catagory in quite awhile. I'd give it a six or seven star rating is I could. The unique concept and wonderful writing led me to a thoroughly enjoyable experience. This is definitely a "gotta get it!!".

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Summary: Worse than Brad Meltzer!
Review: When I finished the Tenth Justice by Brad Meltzer I was sure I would never find a book as contrived and with so many gaping plot holes as it had. So you can imagine my surprise, and disappointment, when over one hundred books later I found the worst book in this genre ever, "Mistaken Identity". Everything about this book was wrong from the patronizing, obnoxious main character who treats the associates in her firm, opposing counsel, and her boyfriend like dogs to the glaring plot holes that left me wondering how this writer is so popular. I will say three particular plot devices really left me shaking my head: (1) a big break in the case coming when the main character was able to tell who a witness was looking at across a packed court room; (2) the main character discovering someone's identity when a piece of paper with the persons picture on it falls out of a book unto the floor; and (3) having to rely on the dreaded mysterious informant to fill in details that the author could not find any other way to bring out. Please don't wast your time reading this nonsense -- and instead try the wonderful and very underrated Baine Kerr or Donna Tartt.

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Summary: A fun, fast read
Review: While this book was a little long, I sped through it in a matter of days. Bennie Rosato returns in this story of family relationships and moral ambiguities. Bennie is asked to give legal aid to a woman who resembles her and claims to be her twin. Alice Connoly also claims to be inncocent of her boyfriend's murder and the victim of a police conspiracy. Alice's case was originally taken by a law firm that did nothing to help prepare her for trial, even though she was arrested nearly a year ago. It is now one week to trial and the judge refuses to grant Bennie any more time to prepare. All of this points to a conspiracy, but Bennie begins to think Alice may just be a good storyteller. Bennie has no idea if this woman is her twin and the more she learns of her look-alike's life, the more unsavory her character becomes. Like Scottline's Legal Tender, this is suspenseful and fast-paced with rich secondary characters.

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Summary: Yes, 'Girls Rule', but not in the manner presented!
Review: You must love the smartly dressed receptionist in Bennie's 'all girl' firm? No, it was a fashion house, there were enough clothing descriptions through the book for me to deem it that. This is the first Lisa Scottoline novel I've read and it's, well, readable? The climax of the book was so unbelievable, Ford Exporer climbing steps? Give your head a shake. I cared nothing for the characters at that point either. Time to read a Pulitzer prize winner, perhaps a Nobel,or a Booker because I know this author's coming back with her identical twin...what will she be wearing?