Someone Knows

Someone Knows by Lisa Scottoline. New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 2019. 387. ****

Five teenagers enter the woods surrounding a suburban housing development, five go in, and four come out. It's now twenty years later and the four have had to live with the consequences of their actions on that fateful night. Pledging to never speak to each other or the events of that night ever again has haunted them through their marriages, successes and abandoned dreams. One of the four is now dead and they attend his funeral and reconnect to discuss what they did and should have done. Are they legally liable because they did nothing and told no one? Will this secret destroy their present lives or has it already? Allie feels unworthy to have a baby and to fully love her husband; Sasha is drinking and popping pills to quell her anxiety, while Julian has been ruthlessly successful in his father's company. Each of them carries the memories of what they remember of that night fuelled by alcohol and jealousy. Do any of them know what really happened and who is to blame? A not so innocent prank ended in one death, who will be next?

I had the pleasure of hearing Lisa speak about Someone Knows. She is highly entertaining and loves to talk about moral and ethical dilemmas. As a former lawyer, she has insight into the legal aspects of the crime that was committed on that fateful night. The story is told in alternating voices and this adds to the suspense and unfolding of the story.  A good read for Book Clubs, there are many issues to debate and discuss. I have read all of her books and now have to wait for her next one.

She definitely has a thing for Bradley Cooper and includes him in many of her social media postings. She brought him with her to Barnes and Noble.

My friend and I waited in line to have her sign our books. Lisa is warm, friendly, and spends a few minutes with everyone in line. 

Lisa is a highly popular local author to the Philadelphia and Chester County areas and often incorporates local landmarks in her books. 

Lisa Scottoline is the New York Times-bestselling author and Edgar Award-winning author of thirty-two novels. She has 30 million copies of her books in print in the United States and has been published in thirty-five countries. After a successful career in corporate law, Scottoline released her first legal thriller, Everywhere that Mary Went, in 1994. Her debut was nominated for an Edgar Award, the most prestigious award given in crime fiction. Her second novel, Final Appeal, won the Edgar Award for Best Paperback Original in 1995. Since then, she has gone on to write 30 more critically acclaimed novels, and her recent, After Anna, was a #1 bestseller. Scottoline also writes a weekly column with her daughter, Francesca Serritella, for The Philadelphia Inquirer, and those universally beloved stories have been adapted into a series of bestselling memoirs. In addition to writing, Lisa reviews popular fiction and non-fiction, and her reviews have appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, and The Philadelphia Inquirer. Lisa has served as President of Mystery Writers of America and has taught a course she developed, "Justice in Fiction" at the University of Pennsylvania Law School, her alma mater. She lives in the Philadelphia area. For more information https://www.scottoline.com

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