Mistaken Identity

Nothing can prepare criminal attorney Bennie Rosato for her new client, Alice Connolly, who bears an uncanny physical resemblance to her and tells her, "Pleased to meet you. I'm your twin." But Bennie grew up an only child. She doesn't have a twin. Or does she? Bennie takes on the woman's defense in a murder case and plunges into the mystery of the murder—as well as the secret of her own identity. Not until the verdict is in will she finally learn the truth.

Mistaken Identity is Lisa Scottoline's sixth and tastiest dish yet. The book is gripping and smart, and it brings into bloom the highly likable character of Bennie Rosato, who made her debut appearance in Legal Tender. Bennie has her vulnerable moments--we witness this when, in some emotional scenes, she doubts the authenticity of her twin. Still, Ms. Rosato is no shrinking violet, especially when it comes to exposing the questionable goings-on of Philadelphia's Eleventh Precinct.

Scottoline keeps us in a bubble of suspense--is Connolly really Bennie's twin? Did she murder Della Porta? If not, who did and why? The author neatly ties all our unanswered questions together into a perfectly formed bow, and keeps us frantically turning pages until the very end. --Naomi Gesinger

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Mistaken Identity by Lisa Scottoline , 2008-06-23

I started reading Ms. Scottoline books in the middle of this series and decided to go back to the beginning of the series, I am so glad I did.

Great Series!


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Good read, but not her best, 2008-04-24
Good book, great vacation/weekend read. I discovered Lisa Scottoline late in the game, and I em enjoying her books. I don't have as much time to read heavy modern fiction as I used to, and these novels really fill the space for me. As a defense attorney, I really admire and root for Bennie Rosato and her firm.


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What Happened to DiNunzio? , 2007-04-11
This book was alright, but at 561 pages, it should've tied up every loose end. I was completely blindsighted by the ending and it left me feeling extremely frustrated. I found the whole boxing story line unnecessary and boring. I don't think it connected smoothly to the plot or added to it. In fact, it opened up more questions concerning the boxing wives and their roles.

The story itself wasn't too believable, but it did keep my interest and I found the trial portion to be a real page turner. Bennie's character is not very likeable, in my opinion, but my main complaint about this book is the DiNunzio character. What happened to her? I've only read a couple of Scottoline's books, including her first novel, Everywhere That Mary Went, and in the first book DiNunzio was a confident, bright attorney who, along with Carrier, made partner at their firm, but planned to open their own firm. Granted, I didn't read any of the books between Everywhere That Mary Went and Mistaken Identity, but how could Mary DiNunzio have gone from being so strong, to being such a wimp? Her character in this book was so mousey, and every other line was "Catholics don't do this," and "Catholics don't do that." It was totally annoying. Her character in this book did a complete 180, which was very disappointing, because I was expecting Rosato and Associates to be a big powerhouse firm.

I will probably read more of Scottoline's books, but I hope that she allows Mary to have a personality in future books.


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One of Scottoline's best, 2006-11-19
This courtroom drama features Bennie Rosato, the head of an all-female law firm. Bennie agrees to take on a murder case for a woman named Alice Connolly who is accused of killing her detective boyfriend, but who claims that she's been framed by the police. The most interesting part of the book centers around Alice's startling resemblance to Bennie and her assertion that she is Bennie's twin. Author Scottoline spins out the suspense throughout the book. Is Bennie truly Alice's twin or is Alice merely using a ploy to get Bennie to defend her? In this book the reader meets Bennie's ill mother and her absentee father, and Bennie examines what family really means. This is a fascinating story with lots of twists and turns which kept me guessing up to the last page.


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A Wild, Unpredictable Ride., 2006-11-02
This is not my favorite mystery/thriller, but it's a very good read with lots of unexpected bends in the road and enough to keep the reader glued to the very end. Mistaken Identity questions the ethics of both lawyers and police with the intensity only a former lawyer like author Scottoline can really delve into, and the results are sometimes overly analyzed but never boring--except for some of the courtroom scenes that occasionally drag on into infinity.

Imagine your surprise to discover a client who looks way too much like you to be coincidence and raises questions about your entire existence that make it hard for you to concentrate on getting your alleged twin off death row. Now imagine that same twin is guilty of everything else under the sun except for the murder she's serving time for and is insisting that the cops set her up. This story has so many wild twists and turns, plus an ending I never saw coming, that I couldn't leave it alone until I was done, but I must admit not knowing what all the coverup was about when the murderer was revealed.

All the way, Bennie Rosato's alleged twin Alice Connolly is an unlikable manipulator and liar, but she defends her with integrity and passion nobody else can quite understand except for Mary, a co-worker who also has a twin. The supporting characters that surround Bennie are what really make this book a pleasure to read, and the outcome will most likely leave you wide-eyed as it did me. You may come away at the end with a lot of questions about some of the loose ends, but I guarantee you a fast paced, exciting ride into the world of criminal defense and crooked cops. Check out Mistaken Identity for an unmistakably good, if at times uneven, read.

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