Search - Mistaken Identity (Rosato & Associates, Bk 6)

Life holds few surprises for Bennie Rosato, head of her own Philadelphia law firm. As a criminal attorney now specializing in police misconduct cases, she's seen the noblest and most deviant aspects of human nature. But nothing can prepare her for the moment she enters a maximum-security prison to meet her new client, Alice Connoly, face to face. Accused of brutally murdering her lover, a highly decorated police detective, Connolly claims the police framed her. A defendant protesting her innocence is not unusual for Bennie. What shocks her is that Connolly bears an uncanny resemblance to her. "Pleased to meet you. I'm your twin. Your identical twin," Connolly tells the astonished lawyer. But Bennie grew up as an only child, or so she thought. She has a law firm, a handsome young lover, and a golden retriever;she doesn't have a twin. Or does she? Connolly knows too many intimate details about Bennie's life and family for the resemblance to be just coincidental. And there is something about the woman that compells the intrigued attorney to defend her, against her better judgement. Taking the case with the trial only a week away, Bennie plunges into the mystery of the murder, as well as her own identity and her family's dark secrets. Is Connolly innocent? And is she Bennie's unknown sister? It is not until Bennie takes the case to verdict that she will finally learn the truth, which threatens to change her life.

I loved this book! It had everything from serious mystery, corruption, drugs, violence, a tiny bit of romance, family issues, and the law/justice system all thrown in together. But surprising enough, it didn't overwhelm or jumble up the story like I was afraid it would. There were times I found myself laughing out loud, being angry and frustrated, to even crying once. THIS is how I like my books to be...really get me totally lost and involved so I forget real life for a while and can submerge myself in the characters lives I'm reading about. I will definately be reading more Lisa Scottoline books in the future. Totally awesome!