Courting Trouble
| Author | Lisa Scottoline |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Legal thriller, Mystery fiction |
| Publisher | HarperCollins |
Publication date | 2002 |
| Publication place | United States |
| ISBN | 9780061740923 |
| OCLC | 1152566715 |
| Preceded by | The Vendetta Defense |
| Followed by | Dead Ringer |
Courting Trouble is a legal thriller novel written by American author Lisa Scottoline. The seventh entry in the Rosato & Associates series, it follows Anne Murphy, an attorney at the Rosato & Associates law firm, who spends Independence Day at the beach while her house is looked after by an acquaintance who physically resembles her. However, she learns through the morning paper that the acquaintance has been murdered and that the police have misidentified the body as Murphy. She chooses to remain legally dead as she reveals to her colleagues that she is alive and asks for their help in investigating the murder as she prepares for an upcoming high-profile court case.
The novel debuted at #8 on The New York Times Best Seller list and remained on the list for three weeks.[1][2]
Reception
[edit]Ann Hellmuth of The State called the novel a "good-hearted Fourth of July romp with enough fireworks to entertain even the most jaded palate."[3] Eugen Weber of the Los Angeles Times called the it a "fast-moving and suspenseful thriller, cheerful, charming, ditsy, a bit contrived, frequently funny and a good read."[4] Oline H. Cogdill of the Daily Press opined that while Scottoline's "intuitive knack for creating three-dimentional characters who challenge the norm still shines", the novel is "undrecut by too much humour, too much zaniness that override the plot."[5] Ed Grabianowski of The Manhattan Mercury called it "irritating and pointless" with a thrill that "makes no sense". However, he opined that when the humour is not "ghoulish and inappropriate", it is "light and mildly clever."[6]
Reference
[edit]- ^ "The New York Times Best Seller list – week of June 9, 2002 – Fiction" (PDF). The New York Times.
- ^ "The New York Times Best Seller list – week of June 23, 2002 – Fiction" (PDF). The New York Times.
- ^ Hellmuth, Ann (9 June 2002). "Thriller explodes with quick-paced fun". The State. Retrieved 29 March 2025.
- ^ Weber, Eugen (21 July 2002). "L.A. CONFIDENTIAL; IN THE CLEAR , By Steve Lopez, Harcourt: 356 pp., $25 COURTING TROUBLE, By Lisa Scottoline, HarperCollins: 320 pp., $25.95 THE ATHENIAN MURDERS , By Jose Carlos Somoza, Farrar, Straus & Giroux: 262 pp., $24". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 29 March 2025.
- ^ Cogdill, Oline H. (7 July 2002). "In search of her own killer". Daily Press. Retrieved 29 March 2025.
- ^ Grabianowski, Ed (11 August 2002). "This book's in 'Trouble'". The Manhattan Mercury. Retrieved 29 March 2025.