I usually love Lisa Scottoline’s book, but The Truth About the Devlins fell kind of flat for me.

Thank you to NetGalley for allowing me to read this ARC.

Lisa Scottoline really does her research with books. I love how truthful she is in her stories. As a child of somebody who struggled with alcohol, beer of all things, it was so truthful with every word about recovery. The story follows a prominent family of lawyers when something goes wrong. The whole story is a big who done it, but it flowed effortlessly. I really enjoyed the crossover with a case that’s going on in the real world today. This book was overall a good read.

I really enjoy most of Lisa Scottoline books. This is a crime thriller about a family of lawyers. Tj is a recovering alcoholic. He is trying to get his life back on track after a prison sentence. He works at the family law firm with his parents, sister and his brother. It’s clear that he has broken a lot of trust with his family and they are prepared to offer him some “tough love”. Although I thought I knew where the story was going I did find this book enjoyable.

I loved this book! I love how the author grabs your attention from the start and holds on to it until the very end.

Excellent!

Lisa Scottoline writes fast paced engrossing novels and The Truth about the Devlins is another hit out of the ball park.

TJ is the outcast of a prominent family of lawyer. Having spent time in jail and rehab, he finds he cannot get a job as a private investigator.
Until his oldest brother admits to murdering a client who was embroiled deep into embezzlement.
TJ sets out to investigate the situation but soon both of them are entangled in a web and it takes all that he has to fight for his family, Unless they implode first

I was given this book by NetGalley for an honest review-
OMG I absolutely devoured this book! Scottoline is a great author- I have loved everyone of her books.
TJ is the black sheep in the Devlin family- the others are lawyers. TJ is an alcoholic whose been in prison and is determined to turn his life around, He begins work as the investigator in their firm. When one night his brother draw him into his troubles saying he thought he had murdered someone he thought was embezzling. TJ begins investigating as things starting amping up- he finds bugs in his home and car, he feels like he is being followed. Someone doesn’t want him digging. What is going on? The more he digs the more he wonders if his brother is telling him the truth? To get to the bottom of this will he hurt his family? What is his brother hiding ? And then—the shocking conclusion. A musts read!!

The Truth about the Devlins by Lisa Scottoline

⭐️⭐️⭐️ 3.5/5

I am really excited for this to be my first Lisa Scottoline book; I have a lot of her other books on my list to read. I thoroughly enjoyed her writing style and thought the story line was well thought out— to the point of being jaw-dropping in certain places. I really appreciated how, at the end, everything tied together. With that being said, this was not my favorite story. Character development seemed very stereotypical to me, and the characters made me cringe overall. In my opinion, my dislike of this book has more to do with my personal preferences and is not due to the author. I will still be reading other books by Lisa Scottoline because I liked her writing style.

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I have read Lisa Scottoline since I was a teenager and she only keeps getting better with time. New book=GREAT!

I really enjoyed this crime thriller about a family of lawyers and one investigator, TJ. It is TJ who helps John when he believes he committed murder, and TJ discovers a web of lies and crime that may unravel the entire family. I thought there was excellent character development, and the storylines and relationships had many layers. There are a lot of heavy elements, too, so the author delves deep into real life trauma. A really gripping and fast-paced book.

Thank you to NetGalley and Penguin Group Putnam for this ARC in exchange for an honest review.

What an absolutely riveting book. I was hook from page 1 and couldn’t stop turning the pages. I loved TJ. He’s flawed and made some really bad decisions, but he owned up to them and paid for his crimes. There are a lot of twists and turn in this book and I enjoyed every one of them. I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced free copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own. I received a copy from the publisher through NetGalley.

A charming story about TJ Devlin, the black sheep of his family as he struggles to prove himself to his family following incarceration. TJ is doing his best. His very wealthy and powerful family discounts him and generally are embarrassed of him and his mistakes but he is trying to show that he has changed. He faithfully works as a gofer and undercover detective for his dad's firm while attending AA meetings and straightening out his life. When his brother gets caught up in a dangerous group of men, TJ comes to the rescue but finds himself tangled in something a bit more complex than it appeared. Can TJ safe the family, the family name and himself?

I liked this very much and would love to follow TJ in his career. He had a great voice and personality. I did find the discounting by the family, especially the dad a bit too much and just hard to take. All in all, a great thriller/detective story with family characters! #Penguin #Lisasottoline #Thetruthabouthedevlins

Another winner from Lisa Scottoline! Great paced book about a dysfunctional family that has it all- they have built a prestigious law firm and will stop at nothing to protect it. I really enjoyed the character TJ with his addiction issues. I felt that they were portrayed realistically. His sister Gabby was also interesting_ I do wish she played a bigger part in the book. I don’t feel that we got to know as much about her as the other characters until the end. I read this book in one day. Fast paced and truly engrossing- I stayed up way too late to finish it! I love this author and all of her books. Thank you to NetGalley, Lisa Scottoline and Penguin Group Putnam for the opportunity to read and review this ARC. Highly recommend!⭐️⭐️🌟🌟⭐️

Fun as always, and a great set of characters I hope we see again. Making TJ, a recovering alcoholic also added depth and humanity to the character. As always, the legal battles are both engaging and well thought out, and the ending was clever. A perfect weekend read!

Lisa Scottoline is one of the few authors that I chose to read before even knowing what the book is about. This one, like all her others had not only mystery, but heartfelt emotion as well. One of the things I really liked was that she did her research and more when it came to addicts and their thoughts and behaviors. I often roll my eyes when I see an author try to write about addiction but this one succeeded in getting it right. The mystery itself was a good one and held a lot of twists. Everytime I thought I knew what direction this story would take, it went somewhere else entirely. The character development was exceptional and this touched a lot on unconditional love and family bonds. Now, while it wasn't the best from this author or my favorite of the year, I still have to give it an extra star than I originally was going to. There were no flaws or plot holes and the writing was as impressive as always with this author. So I give this one four stars for the solid read it was.

Thank you Netgalley and Penguin Group Putnam for this ARC.

I enjoyed reading about The Devlins. It was a very action packed thriller with a lot of heart. For whatever reason I enjoyed What Happened to the Bennett’s more but The Truth about the Devlins was good & even knowledgeable of the subject of alcoholism & the AA program.

What a twisty tale about a seriously messed up family. The author does a good job of exploring the reasoning and backstory behind the characters' actions, and allows the novel to unfold slowly. Good thriller overall, though a bit forced at times.

The Truth About the Devlins is that you would hate to be involved in their lives or have them for neighbors. Author Lisa Scottoline does a good job of revealing the layers of deceit which encompass this family. At the beginning, T.J. seems the bad guy for his drunken behavior and driving, but by the end he looks better in comparison to the larger family. It's a cute plot as we see the Devlins unravel.
Thanks NetGalley for the ARC.

This is the perfect family drama/mystery book to settle in with. TJ is an engaging and interesting (and flawed) narrator. Theres a smidge of self righteousness throughout the Devlin clan, that can be a little bit annoying but is par for the course for lawyers.

The real meat of the book is the story of the inmates that were tested on. It's not a sole plot point but it is very real, and what happened to those men is absolutely horrible and should be the subject of MORE books. It gets cursory treatment here, although you learn the basics of what happened and the horrible notion that justice isn't given to everyone. 3.5 stars

An enjoyable read with the humor and irony similar to some of her earlier novels. TJ, is the bad younger son in a family of high achieving lawyers. He is a recovering alcoholic. This book explores lots of topics, bad family dynamics, privilege, medical crimes against prisoners, politics, recovery and heartbreak and rebuilding your life TJ is a likeable character, i had to remind myself he was male as his emotional sensitivity and expressiveness. Another theme dealt with was betrayal, particularly among family members and how to forgive and create anew
4.5

The Develins are a family which have 4 members the mother, father, brother and sister are attorneys with a fifth member Tj who works for the firm as an investigator, Tj is an ex convict who is a recovering alcoholic and spent time in prison for leaving his girlfriends 2 year old daughter unattended in a car.
As the story begins a series of unexpected events unravel within the family and continues with many subplots and a very large cast of characters. As you weave your way throughout the book it keeps you guessing until the very end.
I have read virtually every book that this author has written and I wanted to love the book but I just didn't. It dragged at to many points and way to many people in the book made it hard to follow at times and I found myself just wanting to finish this and move on to something else. Will I read more from this author, yes, but I hope that her next book is more fulfilling to me than this was. I really wanted to give this a higher rating but this is how I felt about this effort.