Frank H. (perryfran) reviewed on 12/18/2024 + 1228 more book reviews

This is the first book I have read by Lisa Scottoline. It is actually the ninth book in the Rosato & Associates series about a Philadelphia law firm comprised of women. In this one, Mary DiNunzio, one of the associates, is working pro bono on a case where she is suing for reparations for the family of an Italian immigrant who was interned in a camp in Montana for "enemy aliens" during WWII. The man, Amadeo Brandolini, supposedly committed suicide while at the camp. But is that what really happened? Mary has some artifacts left by his family that include a lock of hair, some strange circular doodles, and an old photograph. As she digs into the case, including a trip to Montana, she suspects that Amadeo may have been murdered. But if so, why? And back in Philadelphia, the lawyer for the Brandolini family gets murdered. So what is being covered up?

This was an okay thriller with some humor thrown in related to Mary's disastrous blind dates. Some of her actions were definitely questionable but the story was interesting and compelling. I was unaware that Italian Americans were interned in camps during WWII; I had thought that this only happened to the Japanese. Scottoline's grandparents had to register as "enemy aliens" and she used this piece of her family history as the basis for this novel. Not sure if I will be reading more in this series but if I happen upon one, I'll probably pick it up.

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