I really like Scottoline mystery!!! Very twisty, turny, who done it!!

Another great Scottoline book! Do you like reading about female heroes? You'll love it

To tell the truth, I read this one a long time ago and don't remember all the details clearly. But I DO remember that it triggered me to read a lot more books by Scottoline. And I also remember that as the plot moved along, I kept feeling, 'Now, what ELSE could possibly go wrong?' And then it did!

From back cover: Do our Judges do us Justice?
To Philadelphia lawyer Grace Rossi, who's starting over after a divorce, a part-time job with a federal appeals court sounds perfect. But Grace doesn't count on being assigned to an explosive death penalty appeal. Nor does she expect ardor in the court, in the form of an affair with her boss, Chief Judge Armen Gregorian.
Then the truly unimaginable happens and Grace finds herself investigating a murder. Unearthing a six-figure bank account kept by a judge with an alias. Breaking into another judge's chambers, and a secret apartment. Following a trail of bribery and judicial corruption that's stumped even the FBI. In no time at all, Grace under fire takes on a whole new meaning.

I found "Final Appeal" an altogether enjoyable read. It's told in the first person by Grace Rossi, a single mother working in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, as a newly-appointed assistant to the hot chief judge, Armen Gregorian. Just hours after their one-night stand, Armen allegedly commits suicide, but Grace is reluctant to accept this, despite their relationship being just a superficial roll in the hay--or office, in this case. Instead, she spends the duration of the book tracking down his killer, with some help from Shake and Bake (one of my favorite characters), an FBI agent leading a double life as an eccentric raincoat/bonnet-wearing derelict (thus his nickname). As a mystery, "Final Appeal" wasn't very suspenseful (no major life-and-death scares until around the climax), but it was a fast, easy read, which reminded me of some of James Patterson's work. The dialogue was realistic, though the profanity made the characters sound like they were in a high school locker room rather than a courtroom. Still, this was a nice, fluffy legal thriller full of dry wit and humor. I look forward to reading more by Scottoline.

Still hot...Lisa Scottoline proves herself equal to the task of maintaining a winning formula that is both fresh and entertaining....Scottline's heroine is a tough cookie with a marsh mellow heart, she talks like a cross between Mike Hammer and Erma Bombeck.....

Grace Rossi is starting over after a divorce, and a part-time job with a federal appeals court sounds perfect. But she doesn't count of being assigned to an explosive death penalty appeal.

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Scottoline is just terrific - every book of hers that I read is better than the one before it. She centers her books on the legal profession in Philadelphia and her changing cast of characters never stops amazing.

The story line, according to the jacket blub: "Grace Rossi is starting over after a divorce and a part-time job with a federal appeals court sounds perfect. But she doesn't count on being assigned to an explosive death penalty appeal. Nor does she expect ardor in the court in the form of an affair with the chief judge. Then Grace finds herself investigating a murder, unearthing a secret bank account and following a trail of bribery and judicial corruption that's stumped even the FBI. In no time at all, Grace under fire takes on a whole new meaning."

Grace Rossi, a former high-powered lawyer in Philadelphia, is starting over after a divorce. She thinks her part-time job with a federal appeals court is perfect. That is, until she becomes embroiled in investigating murder and corruption in the system.

Four stars.

Philadelphia lawyer Grace Rossi is starting over after a divorce, and a part-time job with a federal appeals court sounds perfect. But Grace doesn't count on being assigned to an explosive death penalty appeal, nor does she expect order in the court in the form of an affair with her boss, Chief Judge Armen Gregorian. Now Grace finds herself investigating a murder and in no time at all, Grace under fire takes on a new meaning.

Grace Rossi, a lawyer, gets a part-time job with a federal appeals cout. Her boss is killed and she investigates his murder. Grace does some unlawyer-like tings such as breaking into a judges chambers, following a trail of bribery, and discovering a judge with an alias.
Reads quickly. One of my favorite authors.

good book!

Excellent book.

Great book! I love her sense of humor!

My paperback has a different cover too, but same ISBN, title, & author.

From Publishers Weekly
Philadelphia lawyer Grace Rossi is a single mother trying to make ends meet by working part-time for the handsome Judge Armen Gregorian in the federal appeals court. Although he is by all accounts happily married, many women carry a torch for him. Grace is no exception, so when Gregorian picks her out of a group of clerks to assist him in researching the infamous Hightower case, she considers herself lucky-maybe even blessed, when their first night on the job turns romantic. But her newfound happiness is shattered when the morning news announces that Gregorian has been found shot, apparently a suicide. Grace, knowing that it has to be murder, immediately takes up the search to find out who is responsible for his death. She encounters help along the away, in the form of a resourceful homeless man who turns out to be an FBI agent in disguise, investigating possible fraud within the court. Scottoline, an Edgar nominee for her first book, Everywhere That Mary Went, has again pulled together an intriguing cast of characters and a smart mystery to make an exciting, action-packed read. Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Grace Rossi, a Philadelphia attorney, is starting over after a divorce. Working part time for a federal appeals court sounds perfect to her.

She didn't expect to be assigned to a high profile death penalty case, nor did she expect to find herself in an affair with her boss.

And she certainly didn't expect to investigate a murder!

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