Mary DiNunzio finally has everything she wants. She is married to her wonderful husband, Anthony, and is a partner at her friend Bennie Rosato's law firm. Things are about to change. One of Mary's oldest friends, Simon, was fired from his job for supposedly low sales numbers. After losing his wife several years ago, Simon is now faced with the unthinkable: his daughter Rachel has cancer and is in desperate need of a bone marrow transplant. Simon feels the real reason he was fired is because his insurance rates will be sky high, and firing him was the only way for his old boss to avoid this. Mary takes on the case, but there's one problem: Bennie already represents the parent company of Simon's former employer. Mary and Bennie argue over this conflict of interests. Feeling that they are both right, Mary knows the only thing she can do is quit the firm. Not something either one of them want, but Mary has no other choice.

On top of everything else going on, Simon is arrested for the sudden murder of his old boss. Mary knows there is no way Simon killed him, but she also knows he did meet with him hoping to avoid going to trial. When Bennie meets with the owner of the parent company, he tells Bennie if Mary takes on this case to court, he will fire Bennie's firm. Because this is such a big client for her law firm, Bennie is going to accept that Mary is quitting, but things take on a very twisted path. Mary and Bennie soon realize they must help each other to solve this murder mystery. Can they expose the truth, save the firm, and save Simon?

I really love the Rosato and DiNunzio series by Lisa Scottoline. I've read most of them, and will definitely be tracking down the others to get more of the backstory of these amazing women. I started BOOK TITLEEXPOSED late in the afternoon, and didn't want to put it down until much too late! Then I started again the next morning and finished it. Scottoline shows how two people, who seem to only be work colleagues, really are great friends. I really liked that there was more about Bennie in this book. In previous books, Bennie seemed kind of shallow to me, but she was fully fleshed out in EXPOSED. I also enjoyed the fact that Mary is Italian, and so am I. Scottoline really shows how Italians stick together and are always there for one another. A great read, looking forward to the next one soon!

Book Summary

A BATTLE FOR JUSTICE PITS PARTNER AGAINST PARTNER...

Mary DiNunzio wants to represent her old friend Simon Pensiera, a sales rep who was wrongly fired by his company, but her partner Bennie Rosato represents the parent company. When she confronts Mary, explaining this is a conflict of interest, an epic battle of wills and legal strategy between the two ensues—ripping the law firm apart, forcing everyone to take sides and turning friend against friend.

SOMETIMES LOYALTY CAN BE LETHAL.