Rough Justice - Softcover

ROUGH JUSTICE employs a whip-smart protagonist ... a nasty villain, and a breathless pace".

-- US magazine

"An entertaining, giddily paced legal thriller that readers will enjoy...Not since Ben Franklin launched his kite has Philadelphia been the site of such electrifying suspense."-- Maureen Corrigan, "Fresh Air, " National Public Radio"The female John Grisham."-- "People" magazine"Fascinating...Thrilling...Nail-Biting."-- "Detroit Free Press" (4 stars)

The third electrifying book in #1 bestselling author Lisa Scottoline’s Rosato & Associates series has criminal lawyer Marta Richter in a race to prove one man’s innocence.

“Lisa Scottoline writes riveting thrillers that keep me up all night, with plots that twist and turn.”--Harlan Coben

Criminal lawyer Marta Richter is hours away from winning an acquittal for her client, millionaire businessman Elliot Steere. Elliot is on trial for the murder of a homeless man who had tried to carjack him. But as the jury begins deliberations, Marta discovers the chilling truth about her client’s innocence.

Taking justice into her own hands, she sets out to prove the truth, with the help of two young associates. In an excruciating game of beat-the-clock with both the jury and the worst blizzard to hit Philadelphia in decades, Marta will learn that the search for justice isn’t only rough—it can also be deadly.