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Our intrepid Anonymous Book Reviewer submits third tome for your consideration:

“Lady Killer” by Lisa Scottoline

Mary DiNunzio is an attorney in a small law firm doing well with small cases, mostly from people in her neighborhood in south Philly.  She is surprised when an old schoolmate arrives in her office seeking her help.  This woman had been part of the fast crowd in their high school days, while Mary had been a quiet, straight A student.  Trish is now involved in a relationship with another old schoolmate of theirs, who, Trish reports, is abusive to her.  He’s also connected with the mob.  He has threatened to kill her.

Mary remembers Mike; he was the guy she’d tutored in high school and secretly wanted to be with.  How could he have become this abuser?  Trish disappears, which leads to a series of misadventures with Trish’s “mean girls” friends from high school, who are trying to find her.  Mary learns more about Mike and tries to save Trish’s life.  She agonizes over the feelings about Mike that this case has resurrected in her.  Feelings of rejection and inferiority that no longer fit with the successful lawyer she has become.

Mike turns up dead in an alley and Mary risks her livelihood and her reputation trying to solve his murder.

The story is plausible and has some good twists and turns.  Readable lite fare.