Lisa Scottoline

Lisa Scottoline
Born (1955-07-01) July 1, 1955
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Occupation Lawyer, author
Nationality American
Alma mater University of Pennsylvania
University of Pennsylvania Law School
Genre Fiction, legal thrillers

Lisa Scottoline (English pronunciation: /skɑtəˈlean/[1]) (born July 1, 1955) is an American author of legal thrillers.[2]

Life

Born in Philadelphia, Scottoline earned a B.A. in English magna cum laude (in three years) from the University of Pennsylvania, then graduated cum laude from the University of Pennsylvania Law School. She clerked for judges at the state and federal appellate courts and later became a litigator at the Dechert firm in Philadelphia.[3] After the birth of her daughter, she left the law firm and started writing.[3] Final Appeal received an Edgar Award, for excellence in crime fiction. She has since written 30 bestselling novels, including Look Again and Don't Go, both which reached number two on the New York Times Best Seller List.[4][5] she has served as President of the Mystery Writers of America and won many other honors. Her novels have been translated into 30 languages and she has 30 million copies in print.

Since March 2007, Scottoline and her daughter Francesca Serritella have been writing the "Chick Wit" column for The Philadelphia Inquirer.[6][7] A collection of those humorous nonfiction columns has been published in a series of bestselling books co-written with her daughter Francesca Serritella, the first of which is entitled Why My Third Husband Will Be A Dog: The Amazing Adventures of an Ordinary Woman and published on November 24, 2009.

Books

Rosato & Associates

  1. Everywhere That Mary Went (1993)
  2. Legal Tender (1996)
  3. Rough Justice (1997)
  4. Mistaken Identity (1998)
  5. Moment of Truth (2000) - #10 on NYT Bestseller list and on the list for six weeks.[8][9]
  6. The Vendetta Defense (2001) - #7 on NYT Bestseller list and on the list for five weeks.[10][11]
  7. Courting Trouble (2003) - #8 on NYT Bestseller list and on the list for three weeks.[12][13]
  8. Dead Ringer (2003) - #5 on NYT Bestseller list and on the list for four weeks.[14][15]
  9. Killer Smile (2004) - #14 on NYT Bestseller list and on the list for two weeks.[16][17]
  10. Lady Killer (2008) - #4 on NYT Bestseller list and on the list for four weeks.[18][19]
  11. Think Twice (2010) - #4 on NYT Bestseller list and on the list for three weeks.[20][21]

List incomplete. Please refer to www.scottoline.com for a complete list of books.

Rosato & DiNunzio Novels

  1. Accused: A Rosato & Associates Novel. St. Martin's Press. 29 October 2013. ISBN 978-1-250-02765-8. 
  2. Betrayed: A Rosato & DiNunzio Novel. St. Martin's Press. 25 November 2014. ISBN 978-1-250-02768-9. 
  3. Corrupted: A Rosato & DiNunzio Novel. St. Martin's Press, 10 October 2015, ISBN 978-1-250-02793-1
  4. Damaged: A Rosato & DiNunzio Novel. St. Martin's Press. 16 August 2016. ISBN 978-1-250-09962-4. 
  5. Exposed: A Rosato & DiNunzio Novel. St. Martin's Press. 15 August 2017. ISBN 978-1-250-09971-6. 

Standalone fiction

Serial novels contributed to

Nonfiction

References

  1. ↑ Sachs, Andrea (2009-04-13). "Novelist Lisa Scottoline". Retrieved 2016-10-24. Scot-oh-lee-nee.
  2. ↑ Scottoline, Lisa. "Timeline Photos". Today is my birthday!
  3. 1 2 Scottoline, Lisa. "All About Lisa Scottoline". Lisa Scottoline.
  4. 1 2 "The New York Times Best Seller List - week of May 3, 2009 - Fiction" (PDF). New York Times.
  5. 1 2 "The New York Times Best Seller List - week of April 28, 2013 - Fiction" (PDF). New York Times.
  6. ↑ Scottoline, Lisa (March 18, 2007). "Chick Wit : First-day jitters for a columnist". The Philadelphia Inquirer.
  7. ↑ "Scottoline and Serritella". The Philadelphia Inquirer.
  8. ↑ "The New York Times Best Seller List - week of March 12, 2000 - Fiction" (PDF). New York Times.
  9. ↑ "The New York Times Best Seller List - week of April 16, 2000 - Fiction" (PDF). New York Times.
  10. ↑ "The New York Times Best Seller List - week of March 18, 2001 - Fiction" (PDF). New York Times.
  11. ↑ "The New York Times Best Seller List - week of April 15, 2001 - Fiction" (PDF). New York Times.
  12. ↑ "The New York Times Best Seller List - week of June 9, 2002 - Fiction" (PDF). New York Times.
  13. ↑ "The New York Times Best Seller List - week of June 23, 2002 - Fiction" (PDF). New York Times.
  14. ↑ "The New York Times Best Seller List - week of June 15, 2003 - Fiction" (PDF). New York Times.
  15. ↑ "The New York Times Best Seller List - week of July 6, 2003 - Fiction" (PDF). New York Times.
  16. ↑ "The New York Times Best Seller List - week of June 20, 2004 - Fiction" (PDF). New York Times.
  17. ↑ "The New York Times Best Seller List - week of June 27, 2004 - Fiction" (PDF). New York Times.
  18. ↑ "The New York Times Best Seller List - week of March 9, 2008 - Fiction" (PDF). New York Times.
  19. ↑ "The New York Times Best Seller List - week of March 30, 2008 - Fiction" (PDF). New York Times.
  20. ↑ "The New York Times Best Seller List - week of April 4, 2010 - Fiction" (PDF). New York Times.
  21. ↑ "The New York Times Best Seller List - week of April 18, 2010 - Fiction" (PDF). New York Times.
  22. ↑ "Edgar Award Winners and Nominees Database". Mystery Writers of America. Search for 'Scottoline' to view record
  23. ↑ "The New York Times Best Seller List - week of June 19, 2005 - Fiction" (PDF). New York Times.
  24. ↑ "The New York Times Best Seller List - week of June 26, 2005 - Fiction" (PDF). New York Times.
  25. ↑ "The New York Times Best Seller List - week of April 2, 2006 - Fiction" (PDF). New York Times.
  26. ↑ "The New York Times Best Seller List - week of April 23, 2006 - Fiction" (PDF). New York Times.
  27. ↑ "The New York Times Best Seller List - week of April 1, 2007 - Fiction" (PDF). New York Times.
  28. ↑ "The New York Times Best Seller List - week of April 8, 2007 - Fiction" (PDF). New York Times.
  29. ↑ "The New York Times Best Seller List - week of May 17, 2009 - Fiction" (PDF). New York Times.
  30. ↑ "The New York Times Best Seller List - week of May 1, 2011 - Fiction" (PDF). New York Times.
  31. ↑ "The New York Times Best Seller List - week of May 22, 2011 - Fiction" (PDF). New York Times.
  32. ↑ "The New York Times Best Seller List - week of April 29, 2012 - Fiction" (PDF). New York Times.
  33. ↑ "The New York Times Best Seller List - week of May 13, 2012 - Fiction" (PDF). New York Times.
  34. ↑ "The New York Times Best Seller List - week of May 12, 2013 - Fiction" (PDF). New York Times.
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