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The vendetta defense / Lisa Scottoline.
Record details
- ISBN: 0060185074
- ISBN: 9780060185077
- ISBN: 0061031429 (pbk.)
- Physical Description: 390 p. ; 25 cm.
- Edition: 1st ed.
- Publisher: New York : HarperCollins, c2001.
Content descriptions
- General Note:
- 25 cm.
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- Subject:
- Italian Americans > Fiction.
Trials (Murder) > Fiction.
Homing pigeons > Fiction.
Women lawyers > Fiction.
Vendetta > Fiction.
Philadelphia (Pa.) > Fiction. - Genre:
- Legal thrillers.
Legal stories.
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Available copies
- 6 of 7 copies available at BC Interlibrary Connect. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Terrace Public Library.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 7 total copies.
| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terrace Public Library | Sco (Text) | 001493329 | Adult Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
While defending an old Italian pigeon keeper accused of a vengeance killing based on a fifty-year-old feud, Philadelphia lawyer and legal scholar Judy Carrier falls for the client's handsome grandson. 250,000 first printing. - Baker & Taylor
Lawyer Judy Carrier agrees to defend an old Italian pigeon-keeper accused of murder, but the complexities of the case, which centers on a fifty-year-old vendetta, leave her in doubt of her ability to mount a convincing defense. - Blackwell North Amer
In The Vendetta Defense, New York Times bestselling author Lisa Scottoline delivers a wonderfully rich, vivid story of past sins, love, and justice.
Lawyer Judy Carrier takes the case of her career when an elderly pigeon racer named Anthony Lucia is arrested for the murder of his lifelong enemy, Angelo Coluzzi. "Pigeon Tony," as he's known to all his South Philly neighbors, confesses he killed Coluzzi because of a vendetta begun more than fifty years ago, a blood feud that has brought great tragedy to Pigeon Tony's life.
Her client's guilt, however, is only the beginning of Judy's problems. The Coluzzi family wants revenge, and they are determined to finish off Pigeon Tony and Judy before the case can go to trial. And if that isn't enough, Judy's got to contend with Tony's magnetic grandson, Frank, a man who makes her think about everything but the law, and her boss, the no-nonsense Bennie Rosato.
In a case steeped in blood and memory, it will take a stroke of brilliance to save Pigeon Tony. But if anyone just might see justice done, it's this gutsy young attorney who'll risk everything to win ... including her life.
- HARPERCOLL
"Scottoline knows the simple yet magical secret at the heart of compelling suspense fiction." â Philadelphia Inquirer
In the sixth riveting thriller in #1 bestselling author Lisa Scottolineâs Rosato & Associates series, a lawyer is handed the case that could make her careerâand jeopardize her life.
Judy Carrier takes the case of her career to defend Anthony Lucia, fondly known as "Pigeon Tony," who freely admits to killing his lifelong enemy in order to settle a personal vendetta. Her client's guilt, however, is only the beginning of Judy's problems. The victim's family wants revenge and is determined to finish off Pigeon Tony and Judy before the case goes to trial. Then there's Pigeon Tony's hunky grandson, who makes Judy think about everything but the law.
In a case steeped in blood and memory, it will take brains and a lot of luck to save Pigeon Tony. But if anyone will see justice done, it's this gutsy girl who will risk everything to winâincluding her life.