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Daddy's girl / Lisa Scottoline.
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- ISBN: 9780060833145 :
- ISBN: 9780060833152 (pbk.) :
- ISBN: 0060833149 :
- Physical Description: 336 p. ; 24 cm.
- Publisher: New York : HarperCollins, 2007.
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- 6 of 6 copies available at BC Interlibrary Connect. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Terrace Public Library.
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- 0 current holds with 6 total copies.
| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terrace Public Library | Sco (Text) | 002011567 | Adult Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
- Booklist Reviews : Booklist Reviews 2006 December #1
Natalie "Nat" Greco's law students just aren't that interested in the history of justice, and she can't seem to find a way to reach them. Then a new teaching opportunity develops that would take her out of the University of Pennsylvania and into a local prison classroom. She opts for the dramatic change of scenery and soon finds herself in the middle of a prison melee, attempting to save the life of an injured prisoner, who makes a dying declaration intended for his wife. In attempting to deliver the bewildering message, Nat nearly gets herself killed and winds up being framed for murder. Ever concerned with justice, Nat goes on the lam as she tries to uncover the mystery of the prisoner's final words. Scottoline mixes stand-alones and her Rosato and Associates series in fairly even proportions, so series fans have learned to expect the occasional interruption. This one finds the author in good form, combining suspense- and character-building effectively. Like her heroine, Scottoline has recently begun to teach at Penn and is also embarking on another new project, a show for Court TV called Murder by the Book, featuring best-selling mystery writers presenting and discussing dramatizations of real-life crimes. She's already immensely popular, but expect the bump in exposure to bump up demand for her latest. ((Reviewed December 1, 2006)) Copyright 2006 Booklist Reviews. - BookPage Reviews : BookPage Reviews 2007 March
Scottoline's surefire stunnerNatalie Greco has a well-ordered, albeit somewhat mundane existence, definitely not the stuff of which suspense novels are typically made. She teaches The History of Justice at the University of Pennsylvania, she has a boyfriend her family approves of, she drives a Volvo, for heaven's sake! Still, not everything is rosy in Natalie's world. As author Lisa Scottoline notes in the opening line of Daddy's Girl: "Nat Greco felt like an A-cup in a double-D bra." Her class is poorly attended, and her boyfriend is more than a little overbearing, as are the male members of her gregarious Italian-American family. Then one day Angus Holt, a charismatic latter-day-hippie faculty member, corners Natalie and requests her help teaching a class at a local prison. "It's safe," Angus assures her. Famous last words; the class opens just in time for a prison riot of epic proportions, in which a guard dies in Natalie's arms, his final utterance a strange request: "Tell her it's . . . under the floor." Whatever "it" is, it's about to create an immense amount of chaos for Natalie Greco. Soon she will find herself running for her very life, framed for a murder she had no part in. Fast pacing, crisp dialogue, taut storyline, a bit of illicit romanceâDaddy's Girl is Scottoline in top form all the way. Copyright 2007 BookPage Reviews.
- Kirkus Reviews : Kirkus Reviews 2007 January #2
Still another untested female member of the Philadelphia bar undergoes baptism by fire when a routine prison visit erupts in violent death.Unsure of her skills and status as an assistant professor at Penn Law, Natalie Greco reluctantly accepts her scruffy, charismatic colleague Angus Holt's invitation to join him at the legal clinic he runs at Chester County Correctional Facility. Their visit to the minimum-security prison goes fine until a riot breaks out. Amid the call to lockdown, three inmates are killed. So is correctional officer Ron Saunders, who dies as Nat is struggling to administer CPR. She's too late to save his life, but not too late to hear the last words he's desperate to pass on to his wife Barbara: "It's . . . under the floor." Contemplating her boyfriend Hank Ballisteri's likely reaction to the cuts and bruises she got when she was attacked during the melee, Nat is glum. But the worst is still ahead. First, Barbara Saunders disclaims any knowledge of what might be under the floor; then her house is burgled; finally, minutes after Nat leaves her, she's shot and left for dead, with another murder right around the corner, just waiting to be pinned on Nat. Seasoned fans will eagerly anticipate the obligatory developments that follow. Nat and her lawyer talk the police into letting her go; new evidence makes her look guiltier than ever; and, in the tale's most absorbing pages, she takes it seriously on the lam, showing all the resourcefulness of Scottoline's other Philadelphia lawyers (Dirty Blonde, 2006, etc.) in disguising herself, boosting a new set of wheels and evading pursuit en route to a clever and well-prepared surprise.On the down side, Nat's relation to her male-dominated construction family, despite the emphasis promised by the title, is less compelling than usual, and the lead criminal is easily spotted by readers less starry-eyed than Nat. Copyright Kirkus 2007 Kirkus/BPI Communications. All rights reserved. - Library Journal Reviews : LJ Reviews 2006 November #2
Everything is running smoothly for by-the-book law professor Natalie Greco until she catches the final words of a dyinginmate during a prison riot and finds herself in the middle of a conspiracy. With an 11-city tour. Copyright 2006 Reed Business Information. - Library Journal Reviews : LJ Reviews 2007 February #2
Scottoline introduces readers to another strong heroine as likable as Mary DiNunzio, Bennie Rosato, and Cate Fante. Nat Greco is a mild-mannered law school professor who finds her world spinning out of control after she agrees to an impromptu guest lecture at a local jail with a colleague. Within minutes of arrival, a riot locks down the jail, Nat's life is threatened, and her coworker is injured. She flees the classroom and encounters a grisly crime scene. After dispatching someone to her associate, she attempts CPR on a dying prison guard, who gives her a message for his wife. Nat's attempts to deliver the message ensnare her in a web of corruption, danger, and intrigue that threaten her reputation and her life. Those who can tolerate a slow beginning won't be disappointed. Once the book picks up pace, it's a nonstop joy ride all the way to the finish. Recommended. [See Prepub Alert, LJ 11/15/06.]âMary Todd Chesnut, Northern Kentucky Univ. Lib., Highland Heights
[Page 114]. Copyright 2007 Reed Business Information. - Publishers Weekly Reviews : PW Reviews 2006 December #3
The undistinguished academic career of Natalie "Nat" Greco, a mousy and nave law professor at the University of Pennsylvania, takes an unexpected turn at the start of this less than compelling legal thriller from bestseller Scottoline (Dirty Blonde ). When an attractive male colleague, Angus Holt, convinces Nat to accompany him on a teaching assignment at a nearby prison, a sudden riot puts them both in peril. Nat finds herself desperately attempting to save the life of a guard, apparently stabbed by an inmate during the fracas. The dying man asks her to pass on his last words to his wife, but possessing knowledge of this cryptic message proves dangerous. Nat finds herself accused of murder and must evade the law while also tracking down the bad guys. Her methods more often resemble that of Nancy Drew than an Ivy League professor, and the plot suffers by comparison with Peter Abrahams's gritty End of Story (2006), which makes better use of a similar theme. 11-city author tour. (Mar.)
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