Reviews

Devil's Corner by Lisa Scottoline

nancykorb's review against another edition

3.0

"Her gratitude didn't show."

katemoxie's review against another edition

2.0

Yawn.

k_cavacini's review against another edition

4.0

I really enjoy Lisa Scottoline's writing for a few reasons; she writes books about strong women, all involved in the legal field, and she focuses her books in Philadelphia. Devil's Corner featured one of my favorite Scottoline women so far and I really enjoyed the friendship between Reheema and Vicki that develops throughout the book. The mystery/case was also interesting and kept me guessing. All in all a good, quick read!

git_r_read's review against another edition

4.0

I get a new favorite each time I listen to or read a book by Lisa Scottoline and I just finished this one, so it's my new favorite. It may remain so since I liked or loathed all of the characters as they were supposed to be. I liked the evolving relationships between the main character, Vicki Alegretti and her best friend, Dan, a coworker in US Attorney's office. I especially liked the growing from antagonism to grudging friendship to genuine mutual admiration between Vicki and Raheema Bristow. Raheema is first a federal prisoner wanted on gun charges and then becomes Vicki's accomplice in helping to clean up the neighborhood of Devil's Corner of crack dealers and thugs.

novelesque_life's review against another edition

4.0

4 STARS

"Prosecutor Vicki Allegretti goes to meet a confidential informant, is almost killed, and a cop is gunned down before her eyes. She saw the killers, now all she has to do is find them. The deeper Vicki probes, the more she becomes convinced that the murder wasn't random. When another murder takes place, Vicki is thrown together with an unlikely ally -- The Girlfriend from Hell. Will they find the killers before they kill each other?" (From Amazon)

A great law suspense thriller with a character I quite liked. I recommend this one to law thriller fans!

pepperjl's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

ashleyvee's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.5

mackenzierm's review against another edition

I started reading this book but it wasn't catching my attention so I've moved on to other books for a while.

bougainvillea's review against another edition

3.0

I'm enjoying this books so far, as I do all of Scottoline's books. But I hate when she refers to the African American characters. It drives me nuts. When she talks about Cavanaugh or whoever, he's 6 foot tall, blond, or whatever. When she talks about Bale, he's the tall African-American whatever. I find it so aggravating. I don't assume everyone is white when I read, especially when the story is set in Philly, so it's really jarring when the author makes it a point to mention the character is black.

Ok, I finished. It's not my favorite, but it was a good read. I kind of missed Benny and the girls. Although I loved Daddy's Girl and Dirty Blonde, so it's not like I only enjoy the Rosato books. Now to get my hands on Look Again.

jennifernicole86's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5