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Title: Killer Smile CD by Lisa Scottoline, Rosenblat Barbara ISBN: 0-06-075823-6 Publisher: HarperAudio Pub. Date: 01 June, 2004 Format: Audio CD Volumes: 10 List Price(USD): $39.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.94 (17 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Another great book by Scottoline
Comment: KILLER SMILE by Lisa Scottoline
Lisa Scottoline's latest legal thriller, KILLER SMILE, takes the reader back to WW II to solve a mystery involving an Italian immigrant. Lawyer Mary DiNunzio is working for a client whose family goes back to WW II when a number of Italian Americans were rounded up and placed in internment camps, similar to the Japanese Americans. Amadeo Brandolini died during WW II at one of the camps, and Mary is trying to figure out if this was truly a suicide, or murder.
She picks up clues that lead her to the conclusion that it was murder, and as she delves further into the history of this man, she finds herself in danger. When her law office is burglarized, she can't imagine that this is related to her investigation of Brandolini's life. Her boss Bennie Rosato is not pleased that Mary cannot let go of this investigation, because it is obvious that all Mary can do is breath and think about Amadeo.
A side trip to Fort Missoula, Montana, where the internment camp used to be, helps Mary put more pieces together. She discovers that Amadeo had a close friend at the camp, which may be the key to what really happened.
I enjoyed reading KILLER SMILE. It was not your typical legal thriller, since Scottoline spent a good part of the book on the Italian American experience during WW II. It was an eye-opener, as I had thought only the Japanese Americans were sent to the camps during this awful time in history. One thing I was not happy about, however, were the many errors that were made during one scene of the book. An entire scene taking place in a Japanese restaurant showed countless errors referring to specific foods. The word "togarashi" is red pepper, NOT sweet potato cakes as was told in the book. An error such as this is either a poor research job or misinformation, and the author needs to find a different source in terms of researching details such as this. I am assuming the facts about the Italian American experiences during WW II are accurate.
Despite the few negative comments, I am going to give this book 4 stars. It was worth the read despite the errors, and non-Japanese readers will definitely not catch them. This is my second book by Scottoline, and I definitely plan on reading the rest.
Rating: 3
Summary: Enjoyable, but not as good as previous Scottoline novels.
Comment: Mary DiNunzio is tired of everyone trying to fix her up so she immerses herself into her job. Mary's latest case is a pro bono representation of the Brandolini estate.
Amadeo Brandolini came to Philadelphia to start a family and build up a small fishing business. As World War II is about to break, Amadeo was arrested by the FBI as part of an Italian-American interment. Amadeo was sent to a camp in Montana where he eventually committed suicide.
Now, sixty years later Amadeo's son hires Mary to sue for reparations.
Mary wants to get to the bottom of Amadeo's suicide and in order to do that she must trace the footsteps of his life only to discover new, puzzling questions. Someone does not want Mary to find out the truth and they will do whatever it takes to stop her...even murder.
'Killer Smile' is an enjoyable read but not one that is not on par with Lisa Scottoline's other novels. I found the plot somewhat dull and the secondary characters un-interesting. Scottoline does a nice job of peppering the novel with witty dialogue and there are some suspenseful moments that will genuinely surprise readers, but as a whole the novel just didn't work.
Not one of the better Lisa Scottoline novels.
Nick Gonnella
Rating: 4
Summary: A good read
Comment: Not as good as her earlier ones, but an interesting plot line. Some of it is hard to believe...a lawyer would all these felonious things like breaking and entering, lying to get information, tampering with evidence??? But if you suspend disbelief, it is engaging and keeps you reading to get the outcome.
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