Blockbuster author Lisa Scottoline returns to the Rosato & Associates
law firm with Betrayed, and maverick lawyer Judy Carrier takes the
lead in a case that's more personal than ever.
Judy has always championed the underdog, so when Iris, the housekeeper
and best friend of Judy's beloved Aunt Barb, is found dead of an
apparent heart attack, Judy begins to suspect foul play. The
circumstances of the death leave Judy with more questions than answers,
and never before has murder struck so close to home.
In the meantime, Judy's own life roils with emotional and professional
upheaval. She doesn't play well with her boss, Bennie Rosato, which
jeopardizes her making partner at the firm. Not only that, her best
friend Mary DiNunzio is planning a wedding, leaving Judy feeling left
behind, as well as newly unhappy in her relationship with her live-in
boyfriend Frank.
Judy sets her own drama aside and begins an investigation of Iris's
murder, then discovers a shocking truth that confounds her expectations
and leads her in a completely different direction. She finds herself
plunged into a shadowy world of people who are so desperate that they
cannot go to the police, and where others are so ruthless that they prey
on vulnerability. Judy finds strength within herself to try to get
justice for Iris and her aunt -- but it comes at a terrible price.