Book Reviews of Moment of Truth

If you are a fan of "who done it", a current or former Philadelphia resident, and/or an attorney - especially a female, you will love this and everything written by Lisa Scottoline.
As a former resident of the City of Brotherly Love, I admire the accuracy of her descriptions of each suburb, each street in town and the attractiveness and the disrepair Ms Scottoline makes Philadelphia appear.

Scottoline has been compared to John Grisham and I can see why, because she tells a great story. However, the language is terrible. I managed to make it through this one and also tried reading "Mistaken Identify," which was so full of foul language that I decided not to finish it. Sadly I won't be reading any more of Scottoline's books.

really like this series, good author, good story line.

interesting and a good read.

Moment of Truth is the story of a man who frames himself for murder. When attorney Jack Newlin discovers his wife dead in their elegant home, he is convinced he knows who killed her and is equally determined to hide the truth. He decides to take the rap, and to seal his fate he hires the most inexperienced lawyer he can find, a reluctant rookie by the name of Mary DiNunzio from the hot Philadelphia firm of Rosato & Associates. But hiring Mary may turn out to be his biggest mistake. Mary doubts Jack's confession and her ethics and instincts tell her she can't defend a man who wants to convict himself. Smarter, gutsier, and more persistent than she has any right to be, Mary sets out to prove what really happened because as any lawyer knows, a case is never as simple as it seems. And nothing is ever certain until the final moment of truth.

face paced

Lisa Scottoline is the best! I love all her books.

This is a story about a man who frames himself for murder, and then picks a very inexperienced attorney to defend him. She surprises him.

The story of a man who frames himself for murder. When Jack Newlin discovers his iwfe dead in their elegant home,he's convinced he knows who killer her - and is equally determined to hid the truth. He decides to take the rap and hires the most inexperienced lawyer he can find, Mary DiNunzio. Smarter, gutsier and more persistent than she has any right to be, Mary sets out to prove what really happened.

excellent!

Good read

great story

This is a Mary DiNunzio tale of a man who frames himself for murder.

A little too burecratic for my tastes...but hey if law and espinionage is your bag...bets are you're gonna like it!!!

An Edgar-award winning lawyer-lawyer-turned-author, Scottoline uses her hometown and profession to tell the story of a rookie lawyer who gets caught up in a murder trial, defending a defendant who wants to confess the crime - which he didn't commit.

From Publishers Weekly
A bullet-proof premise distinguishes this expert crime thriller from Scottoline (Mistaken Identity): handsome, successful estates lawyer Jack Newlin frames himself for the murder of his heiress wife in order to shield the real killer, their 16-year-old daughter, Paige. It doesn't matter to Jack that Philadelphia's hyper D.A., Dwight Davis, wants the death penaltyAJack is determined to protect his girl, a legally emancipated model who dabbles in crystal meth despite her recently discovered pregnancy. But not everyone is buying Jack's eager confession. Something about his story bothers veteran detective Reginald Brinkley, who's convinced that the traces of physical evidence at the murder scene point to Paige, and possibly to her preppy boyfriend, Trevor. And Mary DiNunzio, the young lawyer Jack hires for her presumed inexperience, finds herself Jack's "worst enemy" as she, too, begins focusing on the jittery teenager. Scottoline cuts a few corners: it's implausible that Mary, schooled only in "the law according to Steven Bochco," would be running such a big case unsupervised, or that this lapsed Catholic with hardwired guilt would allow herself to represent Paige while fighting for Jack, on whom she's developed an unprofessional crush. But Mary is a most appealing crusader, with a highly developed working-class wit ("she struck Mary instantly as the kind of girl for whom the delicate cycle was invented"). Sharp, funny characters, crafty plot twists, and a flavorful depiction of high- and lower-middle Philadelphia society will keep readers riveted to this tense, often mischievous page-turner. Agent, Molly Friedrich. (Mar.)
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The story of a man who frames himself for murder. Riveting.

Another winner from Scottoline. A page-turner.

It was just okay. I liked the story, but it moved slow for me, and I wasn't that impressed with the ending. It left something to be desired. Maybe I just wasn't in the mood to read it.

A twisted tale of an attorney who framed himself for the murder of his difficult wife in order to protect his daughter. There are lots of characters who might have murdered the unpleasant woman, but the police didn't look beyond the husband's confession.

Moment of Truth is the story of a man who frames himself for murder. When an attorney discovers his wife dead, he's convinced he knows who killed her and decides to take the blame.

Rosato @ Associates series

Subjects : Women Detectives - Lawyers- Legal Thrillers - Fiction

Main character - Mary DiNunzio ~ Rosato @ Associates law firm.

good book love scottoline

I liked this book, very good read

Great book

This is the story of a man who frames himself for murder. When attorney Jack Newlin discovers his wife dead in their elegant home, he's convinced he knows who killed her and is equally determined to hide the truth. He decides to take the rap, and to seal his fate he hires the most inexperienced lawyer he can find, Mary DiNunzio. But hiring Mary may turn out to be his biggest mistake. Mary doubts Jack's confession, and her ethics and instincts tell her she can't defend a man who wants to convict himself. Mary sets out to prove what really happened because as every lawyer knows, a case is never as simple as it seems. And nothing is every certain until the final moment of truth.

A lawyer frames himself for a murder he didn\'t commit to protect someone he loves. Who really committed the murder?

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