Lisa Scottoline Books in Order

Widowed in a street attack she believes was foretold in her horoscope, Julia Pritzker learns she has inherited a Tuscan villa from a stranger. In Italy, she uncovers eerie ties to a Renaissance duchess, feels watched, and begins to question whether she is cursed or losing her grip on reality.

TJ Devlin is the black sheep in a prestigious family law firm, a recovering alcoholic given a token investigator job. When his golden-boy brother confesses he has killed a client, TJ dives into the case, uncovering dangerous secrets that threaten both the business and the family.

In this short story, elderly Italian immigrant Pigeon Tony discovers local drug dealers are grooming a boy on his block. Drawing on memories of violence in his past, he decides to confront them himself, risking everything to defend his neighborhood.

In nineteenth-century Sicily, a lemon grower desperate to rise, an idealistic lawyer, a new mother, and a reclusive goatherd cross paths after a young boy is kidnapped. As loyalties harden into the first stirrings of the Mafia, each must choose between safety and conscience.

A routine drive home from a field hockey game ends in a brutal attempted carjacking that shatters the Bennett family. Whisked into witness protection against a violent drug organization, Jason Bennett watches his life implode and finally decides to take justice into his own hands.

In 1930s Rome, childhood friends Elisabetta, Marco, and Sandro come of age as Mussolini tightens his grip and anti-Jewish laws take hold. Their intertwined love story unfolds against rising fascism, Nazi occupation, and betrayal, following them through war, loss, and the fight to survive.

As a teenager, Allie Garvey took part in a reckless prank in the woods that ended in death, a secret she has carried for twenty years. Returning home for a funeral, she reconnects with the others involved and begins digging into what really happened that night.

This mother-daughter collection pours a generous glass of humor over everything from bad dates and empty nests to dogs, neighbors, and aging. Lisa and Francesca’s breezy essays toast friendship, family, and finding small joys even when life refuses to go as planned.

While Mary DiNunzio is heavily pregnant, Rosato & DiNunzio is sued by three men claiming the women-run firm refused to hire them because they are male. As their rival lawyer turns the case vicious, a shocking death transforms a civil suit into a fight for survival.

Years after losing custody of her infant daughter, Maggie is overjoyed when seventeen-year-old Anna suddenly wants to live with her. Seventeen days later Anna is dead and Maggie’s husband is on trial, forcing her to uncover the truth about both of them.

Chris Brennan arrives in a Pennsylvania town as the perfect high school teacher and baseball coach, but his résumé and name are fake. As he scouts vulnerable players for a secret mission, three very different families discover how much they don’t know about their sons.

Lisa Scottoline and Francesca Serritella dive into modern life without a safety net, riffing on online dating, social media, health scares, and middle-age mishaps. The essays celebrate resilience and self-mockery, reminding readers they are their own best lifeguards.

Convalescing at a remote lakeside cabin, John Corey expects solitude, not trouble. When lawyer Bennie Rosato bursts from the woods chased by masked gunmen, the two strong-willed strangers must improvise a plan to survive a long, violent night off the grid.

Mary DiNunzio wants to represent an old friend who was unfairly fired, but Bennie Rosato already represents the parent company. The conflict of interest splits the all-female firm into factions just as the case ties into a deadly corporate cover-up and forces impossible choices.

After years of infertility, Christine finally becomes pregnant using an anonymous sperm donor. Then she sees a news report about a suspected serial killer who looks exactly like their donor profile, propelling her into a dangerous investigation while she is carrying the baby.

Lisa Scottoline and Francesca Serritella share more true stories about starting over, surviving embarrassing moments, and holding family close. From city mishaps to country catastrophes, their essays find heart and humor in the messiest corners of everyday life.

Ten-year-old Patrick O’Brien, shy and dyslexic, is accused of attacking a school aide, who then sues Patrick, his family, and the district. Mary DiNunzio takes the case and soon finds herself fighting a broken education system, a ruthless opposing lawyer, and deep family secrets.

Dr. Eric Parrish runs a respected psychiatric unit while struggling with a crumbling marriage and single fatherhood. When a troubled teen patient obsessed with a girl becomes a suspect in her murder, Eric’s life unravels, and someone with a sociopath’s patience starts destroying him piece by piece.

Lisa Scottoline and Francesca Serritella tackle everything from body image and beach days to identity theft, parenting, and pets in this collection of personal essays. Their warm, funny voices turn everyday embarrassments into sharp, relatable stories about modern womanhood.

Thirteen years ago Bennie Rosato failed to keep twelve-year-old Jason Lefkavick out of juvenile detention. Now he is an adult, accused of murdering the bully who once tormented him, and Bennie returns to criminal defense to confront a scandal-ridden juvenile justice system.

On a foggy night, Jake Buckman lets his teenage son take the wheel and they hit a young woman on a curve. Panicked, Jake convinces Ryan to leave the scene, a decision that spirals into lies, blackmail, and a devastating test of family loyalty.

In these candid, funny essays, Lisa Scottoline and Francesca Serritella write about travel, technology, mothers, men, and the strange power of guilt. Their tag-team stories turn missed flights, awkward encounters, and family drama into quick hits of relatable comedy.

Judy Carrier leaves a stack of boring asbestos files to help her beloved aunt, who has just been diagnosed with breast cancer. When her aunt’s close friend, an undocumented farmworker, dies under suspicious circumstances, Judy uncovers buried secrets in a rural community.

Army doctor Mike Scanlon returns from Afghanistan after his wife’s sudden death, only to find his baby daughter barely knows him and his home life in ruins. As he uncovers shocking secrets about his marriage, Mike becomes desperate to protect his child and clear his name.

Mary DiNunzio has just made partner when a thirteen-year-old girl hires the firm to reopen her sister’s long-closed murder case. Challenging a powerful Philadelphia family and an old conviction, Mary must decide how much risk justice is worth.

Lisa Scottoline and Francesca Serritella swap essays about air travel, clutter, love lives, and the emotional baggage everyone drags around. Their stories about lost luggage, found dogs, and complicated relatives mix sharp jokes with genuine warmth.

This slim collection brings together some of Lisa Scottoline and Francesca Serritella’s most beloved holiday essays, from chaotic Thanksgivings to quirky Christmas traditions. Short, warm pieces capture the mix of sentiment, stress, and laughter that defines family celebrations.

Pediatrician Jill Farrow has rebuilt her life after divorce and is about to remarry when her former stepdaughter arrives at her door, claiming Jill’s ex-husband has been murdered. Drawn back into a family she thought she had left, Jill risks everything to learn the truth.

Volunteer lunch mom Rose McKenna faces a split-second choice when an explosion rips through her daughter’s school cafeteria. Branded a villain no matter what she did, Rose must uncover what really happened that day to protect her family and her name.

In this essay collection, Lisa Scottoline and her daughter Francesca Serritella swap stories about mothers and daughters, friendships, fashion, work, and aging. Short, sharp pieces make you feel like you are laughing along with two quick-witted friends.

Bennie Rosato’s twin, Alice, lures her into the woods and leaves her for dead, then slips into Bennie’s life, stealing her identity, firm, and friends. Fighting to survive, Bennie has to reclaim everything she is while stopping a sister who knows all her weaknesses.

This short bonus story explores the twisted bond between Bennie Rosato and her identical twin, Alice Connolly, from Alice’s point of view. It offers a chilling glimpse into the mind that haunts *Think Twice* without spoiling the novel’s main plot.

In this follow-up to *Why My Third Husband Will Be a Dog*, Lisa Scottoline and Francesca Serritella write about empty nests, aging parents, fashion mishaps, dogs, and dating. Their short essays show three generations of women navigating change with candor and comedy.

Journalist Ellen Gleeson almost tosses a “Have You Seen This Child?” flyer until she notices the missing boy looks exactly like her adopted son. Digging into the adoption’s paperwork, she uncovers disturbing gaps and risks everything to learn whether her child was stolen.

In this first collection of “Chick Wit” columns, Lisa Scottoline writes about divorce, dating, dogs, girlfriends, and her indomitable mother, Mother Mary. The brief essays are frank, funny, and surprisingly tender, celebrating the chaos of ordinary life.

Mary DiNunzio’s glamorous high school rival comes to her for help escaping an abusive, mob-connected boyfriend, then vanishes. Blamed for not doing enough, Mary launches a one-woman search that endangers her job, her family, and her heart.

Law professor Natalie Greco agrees to teach a class at a nearby prison, only to be caught in a violent riot. After a dying guard presses a cryptic message on her, Nat finds herself accused of murder and forced underground to expose a deadly conspiracy.

Newly appointed federal judge Cate Fante seems to have it all, but leads a secret double life after hours. When a high-profile case in her courtroom ends in murder and her private behavior hits the tabloids, Cate is targeted by a killer and forced to confront her past.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Vicki Allegretti watches a routine meeting with an informant explode into violence that kills her partner. Refusing to walk away, she teams up with a streetwise woman from West Philadelphia to take on a drug ring ruling a neighborhood called Devil’s Corner.

Mary DiNunzio takes on a pro bono case for the estate of an Italian American man who died in a World War II internment camp. As she pushes for reparations, she uncovers evidence that his “suicide” may have been murder and puts herself in a killer’s sights.

Bennie Rosato is juggling a make-or-break class-action trial when she learns her criminal twin, Alice Connolly, is impersonating her, draining accounts and wrecking her reputation. Bennie must stop Alice, save her firm, and win in court before her life is stolen completely.

Rosato & Associates newcomer Anne Murphy wakes up on a holiday weekend to news reports that she has been murdered. Realizing someone else died in her place, Anne stays officially “dead” while she and her colleagues hunt the killer and protect a high-profile client.

Judy Carrier defends “Pigeon Tony” Lucia, an elderly South Philly pigeon racer accused of killing the mobster who murdered his family decades earlier. As she follows him into the world of homing pigeons and old grudges, Judy must decide whether revenge can ever look like justice.

Advertising executive Jack Newlin calmly confesses to murdering his wealthy wife, but nothing about the crime scene quite fits. When young attorney Mary DiNunzio takes his case, she suspects he is protecting someone and that the truth could destroy more than one life.

Criminal defense lawyer Bennie Rosato meets a new client accused of killing a cop—and is stunned to see her own face staring back. The woman claims to be Bennie’s twin sister, and defending her forces Bennie to question her past as much as the case.

Criminal lawyer Marta Richter is about to win an acquittal for a wealthy client accused of shooting a would-be carjacker when he casually admits his guilt. Determined to stop a killer from walking free, Marta enlists Judy Carrier and Mary DiNunzio to reopen the case before the jury returns.

Bennie Rosato prosecutes police misconduct for a living, but her world implodes when her law partner and former lover is murdered and all the evidence points to her. Branded a fugitive, she has to stay ahead of the cops she once challenged and find the real killer.

Philadelphia trial lawyer Rita Morrone is defending a popular federal judge—who also happens to be her boyfriend’s father—against a sexual-harassment suit when the accuser is murdered. As the judge becomes the prime suspect, Rita’s personal and professional lives collide dangerously.

Judicial law clerk Grace Rossi is helping a charismatic judge on a complex racketeering appeal when he is found dead, apparently by suicide. Convinced something is wrong, Grace quietly investigates the court’s inner workings and discovers a deadly conspiracy tied to the very case they handled.

Ambitious associate Mary DiNunzio has spent eight years chasing partnership at a prestigious Philadelphia firm. As anonymous calls and near misses track her every move, she realizes someone is stalking her and must fight both office politics and a relentless hunter to stay alive.