Think Twice, by Lisa Scottoline

Lisa Scottoline's series of mysteries set at Bennie Rosato's law firm is like a legal soap opera (think L.A. Law) except that the firm has no male lawyers. Each title focuses on one or two of the four attorneys at the firm, all of whom have interesting quirks. While Scottoline is not among my favorite mystery writers, I have enjoyed the series as mindless reading.

Scottoline herself describes Think Twice, the latest title in the series, as "a thriller with gunplay, chase scenes, and bad girls, but at its warm and gooey center, it's a story about the power of a mother's love." Really? I would describe it as the story of a sociopath and her twin sister, with totally unbelievable plot elements, including the intervention of an Italian witch. Scottoline, who has gone over the edge with some of her stand-alone thrillers, has now taken the Bennie Rosato series over the cliff as well.

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