Bennie Rosato is back. As Lisa Scottoline herself would say,
Yay!
Scottoline’s newest offering in the Rosato and DiNunzio series
features the law firm’s founder and mother-figure taking on a rare capital
murder case, where all the evidence points to her client’s guilt. Why does
Bennie sign on to defend Jason Lefkavick without even a second thought? She has
a 13-year-old debt to pay off.
Corrupted begins
with Bennie heading to the Roundhouse to meet with her client, someone she hasn’t
seen since he was 12. Then the story jumps back to 2002, to fill in the history
that these two characters share. Bennie, who prides herself on keeping personal
and professional lives totally separate, stumbles when she meets 12-year-old
Jason, who’s been incarcerated in a juvenile detention facility for fighting at
school. All of a sudden feelings of motherhood protectiveness seep under her
professional façade. Once that first crack opens up, she also finds herself
involved in a personal relationship which her brain tells her she should avoid.
Scottoline’s better novels, in my opinion, are the Bennie Rosato
stories. They have well-developed characters, focus on the law – an area
Scottoline knows well, and offer the mystery and intrigue that keeps the reader
turning the pages. I bet we’ll see another Rosato and DiNunzio fairly soon,
because Scottoline has given us a peek at Bennie’s more human, vulnerable side
and a hint at more romance to come for the leading lady. Write on, Lisa. I’m
waiting.
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