Good book wished for a different ending

I read this book in 2 days. It was fast paced with an ending you don't expect.

I only wish I could give it more stars. Excellent read from my favorite author. I love her characters. Nat (or is it gnat?) is a smart woman who absolutely steals the show. Starts off strong and never stops till the last page. This one, as with all of Lisa's books, kept me up way to late, just to get it finished. I was sad to see it end. A must read for Scottoline fans and if you aren't a fan of hers then you don't know what you are missing!!

Hated for it to end!

Scottoline hits the target again -- a new character, and another exciting story.

Scottoline always writes a great mystery.

Excellentlly written

Great book. I was sorry to finish

Natalie Greco loves being a law professor, even though she can't keep her students from cruising sex.com during class and secretly feels likes Faculty Comic Relief. She loves her family, toom but as a bookworn, doesn't quite fit into the cult of Greco football, headed by her father, the team captain. The one person she feels most connected to is her colleague, Angus Holtm a guy with a brilliant mind, a great sense of humor, a gorgeous facade, and penchant for helping those less fortunate. When he talks Nat into teaching a class at a local prison, her comfortably imperfect world turns upside down. A violent prison roit breaks out during class, and in the chaos, Nat rushes to help a grievously injured prison guard. Before he dies,he asks her to deliver a cryptic message with his last words: Tell my wife it's under the floor. The dying declaration plunges Nat into a nightmare. Suddenly the girl who has always followed the letter of the law finds herself suspected of a brutal murder and encounters threats to her life around every curve. Now not only are the cops after her, but ruthless killers are desperate to keep her from exposing their secret. In the meantime, she gets dangerously close to Angus, whose warmth, strength, and ponytail shake her dedication to her safe boyfriend. With her love life in jeopardy, her career in the balance, and her life in the line, Nat must rely on her resources, her intelligence and her courage. Forced into hiding to stay alive, she sets out to save herself by deciphering the puzzle behind the dead guard's last words.....and learns the secret to the greatest puzzle of all -herself.

There was quite a bit that I didn't enjoy about this book. For one thing, the main character's family is nearly unbearable - Nat's brothers are over-the-top horrible to her, and the constant capitalization of one brother's dialogue throughout the entire book is incredibly annoying and pointless.

Even Nat, herself, isn't entirely likable, and her inner dialogue ranges from being fun and snarky, to being hokey and unnecessary. Plus, it's difficult to believe that she is capable of not only evading the police via car-chases and explosions, but that she can do so while single-handedly solving a mystery.

Plus, there are just way too many descriptions of Angus' physical appearance, and some of these descriptions are so cheesy as to be cringe-worthy.

That said, the actual mystery is decent. It kicks off with a prison riot and a cryptic message, and evolves into a layered conspiracy. However, the climactic final scene at the prison is disappointing; there is a lot of build-up and then it's just sort of over.

The final twist is okay, but is revealed by way of exposition that explains pieces of the puzzle, but the explanations aren't particularly interesting.

Basically, the book feels disjointed, and most of the characters aren't particularly well-developed or likable. It's not terrible, but Scottoline is capable of writing far better novels.

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I'm starting to really like this author. This was another enjoyable read!

This is another page turner - Scottoline style. Although I really missed Mary DiNonzio and the other lawyers from Rosato & Associates, I couldn't put this one down. Nat Greco is the star of Daddy's Girl, and Scottoline weaves plot twists and turns that surprise me even though I've read many of her books. I highly recommend this for an exciting escape from the world.

The books description is quite accurate so there isn't much to add.
Halfway through the last third of the book it lost my interest. I was interested in the ending but wasn't at all excited during the whole book and didn't expect too much.
In the end I was surprised to find a twist there but that's all about it.
The characters, even the main character Nat Greco, who should be at least some sort of likeable, fell too flat which is very unfortunate because the whole book surrounds around her and her feelings for her family, boyfriend, the new man in her life and the current situation. It feels like closing the book and forgetting about her and the whole story.

Something cozy for days when you don't have anything else on your shelf.

Scottoline always delivers a good read! She has never disappointed me and this one is no different.

One of the best Scottoline books I've read.

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