A young lawyer searches for her missing rival from high school and
finds more than she bargained for, in the latest high-octane thriller
from New York Times bestselling author
She's bright, witty, and dynamically attractive. So why can't Mary
DiNunzio still get a date? While her love life is frozen, her career is
heating up. She's become quite a rainmaker at her law firm, attracting
new clients from her loyal South Philly fan base. But of all the
friends-from-down-the-block, second cousins, and ersatz uncles who come
for help, that last person she expects to see is Trish Gambini, a
super-foxy hair colorist--and Mary's high school rival.
Back then, while Mary was becoming a straight-A president of the Latin
Club and all around Most Likely to Achieve Sainthood, head Mean
Girl/Slut Trish flunked religion and was one of the most popular girls
in the class. But the once fearless teenager has become a woman
terrified of her live-in boyfriend, Bobby Mancuso, an abusive,
gun-toting drug dealer for the mob. Mary remembers Bobby very well. He
was her first high school crush . . . and more.
Even though she's is sympathetic to Trish's plight, there's really
nothing Mary or the law can do. Right now this Italian girl has far too
much on her plate to worry about Trish. She's caught in the middle of a
legal rumble between her father's Dean Martin Fan Club and the Frank
Sinatra Social Society. Dino's fans are tired of the King of Cool being
one-upped by Francis Albert, and they're want to sue for emotional
distress.
But that's just the beginning of trouble for Mary. Trish suddenly
vanishes, and then Bobby Mancuso. Until Bobby is found--dead. To prevent
a riot and save her reputation among neighbors and family, the South
Philly girl must find Trish and solve a murder. And she'll do it her
way, though maybe with a little help from Dean and Frank.
