The moment that Vicki Allegretti, a Philadelphia born, wise-cracking, lively and energetic attorney, is held at gunpoint by a frightened looking teenager, she realises that investigating drug dealers is even more dangerous than she'd anticipated. Especially when she knows that her partner has been left dying over by the screen door. Then she meets Reheema Bristow, a suspect with brains, beauty and attitude to boot, and Vicki loses it with her, earning herself a suspension from work. She heads off to her friend Dan for ...
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The moment that Vicki Allegretti, a Philadelphia born, wise-cracking, lively and energetic attorney, is held at gunpoint by a frightened looking teenager, she realises that investigating drug dealers is even more dangerous than she'd anticipated. Especially when she knows that her partner has been left dying over by the screen door. Then she meets Reheema Bristow, a suspect with brains, beauty and attitude to boot, and Vicki loses it with her, earning herself a suspension from work. She heads off to her friend Dan for comfort, but how comfortable can you be with a happily married man whose very presence makes you tumble over your words and go weak at the knees? It's all too much for Vicki, and ever hot headed, she decides to track down the teenager who nearly killed her. Her search leads her to another encounter with Reheema , and soon the women realise that they can help each other out. Downtown Philly may have seen some sights, but none quite so fast, feisty and fashionable as the Vicki and Reheema duo, snaking through the snow on wheels no car shop would sell a speedway driver, let alone a couple of girls out for a ride... Fast-paced, brimming with fun, action and tremendous twists, DEVIL'S CORNER is Lisa Scottoline writing at the very height of her inimitable best. 'Scottoline's ability to mix humor with serious subject matter, combined with her intense research . . . make for compelling entertainment' Publishers Weekly 'If you're missing your fix of Ally McBeal you'll love this' New Woman Magazine
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As New in As New jacket. Mint condition. Macmillan, 2005. First UK edition-first printing(1 3 5 7 9 8 6 4 2). Blue hardback(silver lettering to the spine) with Dj(a couple of creases, nicks and scratch on the Dj cover), both in mint condition. The book is new with light shelf wear, small ink mark on the outer edge of the pages.393pp. Price un-clipped. This is another paragraph From Publishers Weekly: Scottoline's 12th novel was inspired by a real-life jury trial for crack-cocaine trafficking of members of one of the most violent gangs in Philadelphia history (in her acknowledgments, the former trial lawyer admits she watches cases like these for fun). Such inspiration lends a tough, uncompromising realism to this stand-alone legal thriller. Scottoline (Killer Smile; Dead Ringer; etc. ) sets the book in Philly, of course, and her lead this time is assistant U.S. Attorney Vicki Alegretti, whose petite frame belies her gutsy, unbridled determination on the job. While conducting a routine interview with a confidential informant on a straightforward matter, things go awry, and Vicki's partner--along with the informant--is shot. Resolved to find the killer, Vicki takes on the case (unbeknownst to her boss), and that's when the twists begin. In short chapters with cliffhanger endings, Scottoline spins a tale that finds Vicki joining forces with Reheema, a gorgeous black woman from the drug-ridden West Philly neighborhood of Devil's Corner. Reheema wants to find the person responsible for murdering her crack-addicted mother, and as she and Vicki play detective, they realize the murders may be connected and that they're getting increasingly closer to bringing down a sizable drug ring. Scottoline's ability to mix humor with serious subject matter, combined with her intense research of inner city drug trafficking and a side plot involving Vicki's love life, make for compelling entertainment.
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Very good in Very good jacket. VGC plus. Macmillan, 2005. First UK edition-first printing(1 3 5 7 9 8 6 4 2). Blue hardback(silver lettering to the spine, small dent on the edges of the cover) with Dj(a couple of creases and small nicks on the edges of the Dj cover), both in VGC plus. Nice and clean pages with two small marks and light shelf wear on the outer edges, two small creases on the edges of the pages. 393pp. Price un-clipped.
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