New York Times bestselling author Lisa Scottoline delivers a
knockout stand-alone thriller featuring a young federal prosecutor who
risks her life to bring down the kingpin of a conspiracy responsible for
murders in West Philly.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Vicki Allegretti goes to meet a confidential
informant and finds herself facing a loaded 9 mm Glock semiautomatic
weapon, wielded by a panicky teenager. Violence is the last thing this
neophyte lawyer expects. The case is easy, the kind given to new ADAs to
help them cut their teeth. Yet almost before she has time to react, her
partner is dead, shot in the chest.
From that high-octane introduction to her job, Vicki vows to continue
with the case, protect her informant, and find the shadowy figure behind
the death of her partner. This decision will take her to the depths of
the federal detention center's "bowl," to a row house on the street
where she grew up, and to the posh suburbs where her parents now live.
Set against the gritty backdrop of a modern American city and imbued
with Lisa Scottoline's trademark style and wit, Cater Street is the
story of a determined young lawyer seeking justice.