#NetGalley #Feared (#6 in the Rosato & DiNunzio series) #St. Martins Press

Rosato & DiNuzio are being sued with a lawsuit that claims reverse sexual discrimination. Bennie, Mary, and Judy quickly figure out that they might be the victims of a setup that was planned to shut down Rosato & DiNuzio.

The plot twists will keep you guessing until the very end, leading up to a shocking conclusion.

Loved, loved, loved the strong women in this book. They made me laugh, several times. The mystery kept me guessing right until the very end. Feared would make a great book discussion selection for a group that includes both male and female participants.

Another excellent book by Lisa Scottoline! I love all of her books - the funny essays collections she writes with her daughter, the stand alones, but my favorites are her Rosato & DiNunzio series! Once I received this book, I set aside everything else I was reading and doing and just read!

I love the characters - Bennie and Mary, of course, but also Judy, Anne, Marshall, John, Lou, Mary's parents, the three Tonys, etc. I always like to come back to these characters and seeing what the crazy cast is up to now. In this book Rosato & DiNunzio is being sued for reverse discrimination and the lawyer for the plaintiffs is Mary's nemesis Nick Machiavelli. Oh and Mary just happens to also be 7 months pregnant and dealing with all the hormones, etc. that go along with that. The issues that arise from the lawsuit and the way that Mary, Bennie, and the rest deal with them make for one great thriller. I kept having to read just one more chapter. I thought I had everything figured out at the end, but I was wrong!

I highly recommend this book whether you are already a fan of Lisa Scottoline or you have not yet read anything by her.

There's nothing quite as satisfying as finishing an Amazing book and the latest installment in the Rosato & DiNunzio series, proves no different. It was long awaited and very much worth the wait!
If you've been a fan for awhile, then you're quite familiar with Mary DiNunzio's crazy family and friends and for me, they help keep the series alive. I love the Tony's and can even picture them in my head, they played a vital role in this book and it was great! Meanwhile, Mary (even in her very pregnant body) proves to be an extremely tough adversary and one that you just don't mess with!!
And the killer? I had NO clue, I thought it was one person and my mind is just blown!! Lisa Scottoline is great like that, you never know how something will play in her books until it happens. Great author! Buckle up for another ride with the toughest female lawyer team you've ever met!!
Thanks #netgalley for the advanced copy, it was a great read!

Machiavelli, a corrupt lawyer, aggressively strikes close to the DiNunzio household, attacking Mary’s father and one of their beloved family friends by filing a lawsuit that accuses them of embezzling from the treasury of a local South Philly social club to which they belong. The lawsuit is frivolous, but Machiavelli ups the ante by spreading rumors that support its allegations, muddying the reputation of Mary's father.

The claims shake the DiNunzio clan to its foundations, threatening her father's weakening heart, and Mary steps in to fight back. But Machiavelli is a more than worthy adversary. Then the unthinkable happens, and Mary goes to her own dark side, finding a part of herself that makes her more fearsome than ever before. Is it still a battle between good and evil, when good turns evil? And will Mary be able to find herself, before she loses her soul completely?

 Feared, the sixth entry in the acclaimed Rosato & DiNunzio series, expertly explores what happens when we are tempted to give in to our own inner darkness.-Goodreads

Very good mystery. Lisa does not disappoint and this is another good add to her works! Thank you for allowing me to review!

Feared by Lisa Scottoline is a first for me. It’s the first time I have read a book that is part of a series where I haven’t read them in sequence. It is number six in the Rosato/DiNunzio series.
Feared is a great book on its own and tantalizingly enough to wet my appetite for more of her books. I will be adding the previous five books in this series to my summer reading.
The law firm of Rosato and DiNunzio is busy with one of the biggest cases of their firms career. They are representing a small security company in an antitrust suit against two much larger companies.
At the same time the firm is hit with a reverse sexual discrimination suit brought on by their longtime nemesis, Nick Machiavelli. Showing no mercy towards the firm including a very pregnant Mary DiNunzio, Machiavelli pulls out all the stops including some very questionable tactics to try and put the firm six feet under..
If that wasn’t enough, one of their lawyers, Judy, finds herself a person of interest in the murder of one of their own. Mary DiNunzio and Bennie Renalto have their hands full in this David versus Goliath legal thriller.
Feared elevates Lisa Scottoline into the ranks of must read authors.
Thank you to Netgalley and St. Martin’s Press for an advance copy of the book.
#Netgalley #Feared

What starts out as a simple lawsuit of reverse discrimination soon adds industrial espionage and even murder into the mix. Add in a 7+ months pregnant lawyer and her South Philly family and friends and you have all the ingredients for another outstanding entry in Scottoline’s library of winners

This was good! I love how it touched on current topics and looked at reverse discrimination. I love the supporting characters in this series. I think this is one of the best books in this series. Highly recommend it!

Thank you, NetGalley & St. Martin’s press for the free ARC of Feared, by Lisa Scottoline, in exchange for my honest review.

Did I like this book? Yes and no. I wanted so badly to, as I’m a Scottoline fan. I found this one to be a bit over the top with legal jargon and “believability” factor. I won’t give any spoilers. Suffice it to say that the basis for the opening lawsuit never sat right with me. If it was based more in reality, I might have really enjoyed this book. I’ll let you, the reader, be your own judge.

This book in the Rosato DeNunzio series has legs as a stand-alone. In Scottoline fashion, the characters are well developed. Friendship and family are at the forefront. There is just the right blend of intrigue and humor to keep you engaged. You see? I really did want to love this one!

I would recommend it though; just not as highly as Scottoline’s previous works.

The new Lisa Scottoline was so fast paced, i literally read it in one day! Such a great continuation of the Rosato & DiNunzio series. Loved that Nick was back in this book...really added to the plot. I anxiously await Lisa Scottoline's books....each one gets better and better. Thank you to the publishers for the advanced reader copy. i have recommended this one to everyone!

Lisa Scottoline's Mary DiNunzio and Bennie Rosato characters are some of my favorites. The lawyers are very different women but gel together perfectly in their law firm fighting injustices and winning cases. Feared begins with the duo along with fellow lawyer, Judy Carrier being sued for sexual discrimination by three male lawyers. One of the few males working in their office, John Foxman, resigns after revealing that he has felt discriminated against at the womens' firm. Foxman ends up dead and information comes to light that he and Carrier were involved in a relationship. Dinunzio is seven months pregnant, trying to help her friend prove her innocence as well as save their law firm from a devastating law suit. Mary does all of this while the wonderful quirky characters from her extended Italian family tries to help. In the end, Mary saves the day and the duo of DiNunzo and Rosato prevail. The good girls win!

This book could be read as a stand-alone but you'd miss out on a world of great reading.
The stakes are high for the firm of Rosato & DiNunzio & Associates when it is the focus of a lawsuit and smear campaign by Mary's nemesis, Nick Machiavelli.
The plot is detailed with excitement as Mary, Judy, Bennie & Ann work together to solve a colleague's murder as well as a client's corporate life and death lawsuit.
Mary's extended South Philly family provide the love and laughter that makes this a series to look-forward-to -encounter every year.
Thank you Lisa Scottoline for another great book in this series!

Another great Rosato & DiNunzio book by Lisa Scottoline! #6 in the series, Feared brings more of what there is to love about Mary, legal cases, South Philly, and current events. So many elements tie together in this one - Mary is pregnant and learning to deal with working and pregnancy. Her deeply conventional Italian family and their friends have views on traditional gender roles. Rosato & DiNunzio have prided themselves on being a female agency, but this causes conflict when they are sued for reverse discrimination. Making a visit from past books, Nick Machiavelli is deeply involved in this story and has it out for Mary and her law office. Many moving parts come together, perhaps too smoothly, but in an entertaining way. I thought the book was going to end leaving a piece unanswered but I should've had faith that Lisa Scottoline wouldn't leave us hanging like that. This series remains a favorite.

Lisa Scottoline has a new book in the Rosato and DiNunzio series (book six) called Feared. The title is perfect as three men have decided to sue Rosato and DiNunzio Law Firm. They alleged that the firm has discriminated against them as men, because they are an all woman law firm. This law suit seems to be suspicious until they speak with John, their only male member and then it strikes them Machevillis is behind all of this.

Mary and her family are just devastated by the claims and the scope of the suit. Not only could they lose their law firm, but also their houses and all that they personally own. Machevillis is playing for keeps. Mary is pregnant and feeling overwhelmed by all this. They are shocked again when John is killed by an unarmed intruder. Suddenly everything at stake is not as important as the murder, but is it all twisted together?

I enjoyed Feared. It was a fun read by Lisa Scottoline. I like how the law firm members treat each other. I love the family feeling of the characters. Lisa Scottoline does not disappoint in her newest book. It comes out in August - so be prepared.

I am a Lisa Scottoline fan and am even more of one now. This story kept me guessing to the end. I would definitely recommend it.

This book had me from the very beginning and never lost my interest at all. I really thought I had it figured out, and each time I thought that, something would happen to make me see I was wrong, up until the very end. I could completely identify with Mary’s family since it sounded just like my best friend’s big Italian family!

Since I was born and raised in suburban Philadelphia, I feel like I connect with Lisa Scottoline’s books because they take place in places so familiar to me. I just never want them to end!

I received FEARED from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

FEARED is the 6th installment of the series fearing the three women law firm of Donato, DiNuzio and Carrier. It also features a previous protagonist, Nick Machiavelli. Regrettably, the plot disintegrated in the end when the mystery was solved. It is not a suspenseful thriller, but more of a cozy mystery. The climax is the only bit of suspense. The unrealistic denouement is absurd, as the main culprit in litigation is not brought to justice, but forgiven. This character conducted numerous illegallaities, but is allowed to continue on? Ludicrous, and it ruined it for me. The characterization of Mary and her family was rich; poor characterization otherwise. If you want to have a good beach read about an engaging law firm of ladies that is a light mystery, it may fit the bill!

Feared is the latest Rosato & DiNunzio story by Lisa Scottoline. Feared is a stand along story, but richer if earlier books have been read in this series, as it's like visiting old friends. Ms Scottoline never disappoints. The reader is kept guessing as to "who done it" and is treated to some edge of the seats moments. I was given an early copy to review.

Wow! This is the first time I have read a novel by Ms. Scottoline and I am surprised that I haven’t come across her books before! I have to admit, I almost put this down as I found the beginning quite slow, but I am every so glad that I chose not to because the plot of the story thickened and the pace moved quite fast with all the twist and turns! I loved the interaction with the Italian-American neighbours …and who could forget the endearing Tonys and Mary’s father! They were scene stealers! The author definitely kept me guessing as to “who dunn it!” I can see Ms. Scottoline being one of my favorite top 10 authors if this book is any indication as to what is to come. So for that, I thank Ms. Scottoline, the publisher and NetGalley for an advanced copy of her book in return for an unbiased and truthful review.

Feared by Lisa Scottoline -  Get ready for another roller coaster ride of a novel.  From her first book in this series these lady lawyers have been on an entertaining full charge ahead mission. Nothing and no one is going to hold them down or get in their way. It is nonstop dialogue with family and friends with an unexpected twist at the end.