Accused: A Rosato & DiNunzio Novel Audio CD – Unabridged, October 29, 2013

I found Mary and the whole brood of people trite and tiresome. I felt, right from the beginning, with Mary writing notes to Judy while being interviewed by a potential client, that their behaviour was childish and totally inappropriate. The same with the whole family bursting into the conference room.The characters felt like caricatures, not fully well-developed, stereotypical. In fact all the characters were less than real, stilted, with prescribed mannerisms and speech patterns.The writing was overshadowed by these problems so I couldn't focus on whether or not her writing was good.I'm sorry, but the whole book felt juvenile to me.

Lisa Scottoline was recommended to me, and being a fan of legal mysteries, I chose to start with this one. Unfortunately, I must have "chosen poorly." . Although the main character, Mary, seemed engaging, and the basic premise of a young girl client seemed promising, I agree with the other reviews siting the overly-featured family characters, and Mary's seemingly naive understanding of key legal points, after becoming a partner in a law firm. (stop reading here if you don't want to read possible spoilers)For me the story went off the rails when Mary was was being chased by the lawyer - as another review mentioned, why would he personally try to kill her? The entire action scene with the generic "gun and brick" read like a bad TV movie - the ending followed suit, employing that infamous plot device of solving the mystery using a character (who was barely even mentioned in the story) because he was jealous of his brother - which also was never developed! Based on the good ratings of her other books, I may try again, but I wouldn't recommend this one.

I had read several books by this author several years ago and then quit. I saw this one and decided to try it even though I had reservations about it in the back of my mind. After a few pages I remembered...TRASH! Mary DeNunzio (or however it's spelled) is the most unprofessional woman I've ever read about. She passes notes to a co-worker during a business meeting and mentions something about "breast feeding" her. She can't control her parents who interfere and butt in to the professional routine. In 99% of law offices the woman would be run out the door and never given a partnership! The old world Philly/Italiano bunk might be entertaining to folks in Philly, but how about those in Albuquerque or Anchorage? Too much is too much. A little bit of humor is great in a mystery but not this...and it's really NOT funny! I'm sending the book back and going back to another one by Katherine John, a Welsh writer, whose mysteries are most entertaining and realistic.

Lisa...I've read and loved many of your works. The character Mary is near and dear to my favorite people in light literature. HOWEVER, this book fails to bring a well-developed and believable plot to the table. Too much dialogue between secondary characters who add little value to the book's overall (flimsy) plot, unnecessary and wholly and often tangential situations where people lose track of their purpose, and the development of a direction that no lawyer would take, even in a fictional setting; takes the reader in a meandering and loosely knitted long book that is unsatisfying and frustrating. One dimensional plot and characters, no strength to the story-line, and is totally predictable at every chapter.If you like Scottoline's books (and I still do) pick another if given the choice....this one fails to deliver and leaves you thinking that you should have picked another author to read in those evenings before bedtime. Sorry, but this is a stinker !!

Although I used to enjoy Lisa Scottoline's novels, I now recall why I took a prolonged break from them. ACCUSED features attorney Mary DiNunzio, a callow attorney whose insecurities and antics render her a caricature of a young urban professional and Ivy League graduate.Ms. Scottoline spends at least half of the book wallowing in the histrionics of DiNunzio and her colorful family, at the expense of the story line. Frankly, this novel reminds me of Janet Evanovich and her protagonist Stephanie Plum minus the law degree and the hot guys--not a praiseworthy thing.The convoluted plot (what there is of it) comes to a highly illogical conclusion and ends with an epilogue replete with happy talk. As a reader, I rail against an author who deprives me of the chance to solve the mystery. Trust me, Ms. Scottoline's manufactured solution comes out of far left field and does NOT hit a home run.

My favorite author is Robert Crais because I love a murder mystery and Elvis Cole, his lead character, delivers mystery with wit. Scottoline, I now know, does the same. I like how she builds her characters and gets you involved with them. This book was a pure delight to read. Murder is a serious topic, but a more lighthearted approach to the solving of the case is a welcome change. Scottoline has a new fan.

I haven't read Lisa Scottoline for a while but liked her books in the past so I decided to give this one a try. I was very disappointed. The story line was predictable and the cast of extraneous characters thrown in for interest sake took on the ridiculousness of a circus act. Even some of the characters actions and reactions were not in the realm of believable. All that aside, what drove me crazy were the huge number of grammatical errors. The use of then instead of than, your or instead you're and more simple errors in spelling that are just too numerous to list. Where are the copy editors? Sadly, this book just was not up to par.

Very amateurishWon’t read any more of the seriesLisa does better stuff

Thank you for the speedy delivery of my book. I enjoy these novels very much.

Enjoyable read.

ok

E le api che la piccola e problematica protagonista descrive con accorata sensibilità danno un tocco in più a un bel thriller. Poteva scadere in melensaggini che molto spesso infarciscono romanzi anche più conosciuti e reclamizzati. Invece, pur inserendo una nutrita compagnia di parenti e amici appartenenti alla medesima grande famiglia che coincide con gli affetti perduti insieme alla nostalgia sempre piuttosto deprimente per il paesello natio, Lisa Scottoline gioca sul filo del rasoio e arriva alla conclusione in modo superbo. Vincente. Mi piace