Lisa Scottoline is an American

United States

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 author of legal thrillers. Her novels have been translated into 25 languages.

Scottoline was born in Philadelphia

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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 and graduated magna cum laude from the University of Pennsylvania

University of Pennsylvania

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, where she earned a degree in English

English language

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. In 1981, she received a Juris Doctorate from the University of Pennsylvania Law School

University of Pennsylvania Law School

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 cum laude. She became a litigator at a prestigious law firm

Law firm

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 in Philadelphia but left the workforce after the birth of her daughter. Initially writing as a way to earn money at home, she has since written 13 bestselling novels, including Final Appeal, which received the 1995 Edgar Award

Edgar Award

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 for "Best Paperback Original Mystery," and Moment of Truth, which reached number five on the New York Times Best Seller List

New York Times Best Seller list

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Scottoline writes a column entitled "Chick Wit" for The Philadelphia Inquirer. A collection of her columns was compiled in a book entitled Why My Third Husband Will Be A Dog: The Amazing Adventures of an Ordinary Woman and published on November 24, 2009.

Books

Rosato & Ass.

1. Everywhere That Mary Went (1993)
2. Final Appeal (1994)
3. Running From the Law (1996)
4. Legal Tender (1996)
5. Rough Justice (1998)
6. Mistaken Identity (1999)
7. Moment of Truth (2000)
8. The Vendetta Defense (2001)
9. Courting Trouble (2003)
10. Dead Ringer (2003)
11. Killer Smile (2004)
12. Lady Killer (2008)
13. Think Twice (2010)

Standalones

• Devil's Corner (2005)
• Dirty Blonde (2006)
• Daddy's Girl (2007)
• Look Again (2009)
• Why My Third Husband Will Be A Dog: The Amazing Adventures of an Ordinary Woman (2009)
• Save Me (4/2011, St. Martin's Press)

External links

• Lisa Scottoline's Web site
• Reading Guides and title list for Lisa Scottoline's books (official publisher web page)