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From #1 bestselling author Lisa Scottoline comes a pulse-pounding domestic thriller about family and justice, the ties that bind us, and the lies that tear us apart.

TJ Devlin is the charming disappointment in the prominent Devlin family, all of whom are lawyers at their highly successful firm – except him. After a stint in prison and rehab for alcoholism, TJ can’t get hired anywhere except at the firm, in a make-work job with the title of investigator.

But one night, TJ’s world turns upside down after his older brother John confesses that he just murdered one of their clients, an accountant he’d confronted with proof of embezzlement. It seems impossible coming from John, the firstborn son and Most Valuable Devlin.

TJ plunges into the investigation. seizing the chance to prove his worth and save his brother. But in no time, TJ and John find themselves entangled in a lethal web of deception and murder. T.J. will fight to save his family, but what he learns might break them first.

A wayward son. A wealthy family. A murder that could destroy them all.

Meet The Devlins. Are they a family or a conspiracy?

Praise for The Truth About the Devlins

“What do you get when you combine family dysfunction plus deep dark secrets plus legal drama?  A thoroughly engrossing thriller that will keep you riveted till the very end.  Scottoline knocks this one out of the park!”
—#1 New York Times bestselling author Lisa Gardner

“A ripping blend of legal and family drama.”
—Publishers Weekly

“The tense mystery plays out as a catalyst for redemption and family healing—Scottoline’s heart-warming specialty. . . . A new family thriller by best-selling Scottoline is automatically a must-have.”
Booklist

New York Times Bestseller

Globe and Mail Bestseller

Barnes & Noble Most Anticipated Novel of March

★ Booklist Starred Review

★ “A Best Historical Fiction of Spring” – BookBub

★ LibraryReads Selection for March 2023

★ BookBub Most Anticipated of 2023

★ Lit Hub Top 25 Book for 2023

★ CrimeReads Top 25 Historical Crime Book to Look For in 2023

★ Zibby Magazine Most Anticipated Book of 2023

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★ Short-listed for the Hammett Prize by the International Association of Crime Writers

★ Amazon Best Book of 2022 – Mystery/Suspense/Thriller of the Year

Kirkus Reviews Best Book of 2022 – Mystery/Thriller of the Year

★ #2 New York Times Bestseller

★ #1 Apple Books Bestseller

USA Today Bestseller

People Book of the Week

★ Library Reads Selection

★ Highly Anticipated Thriller of 2022 by Buzzfeed

★ Goodreads Most Anticipated Spring Book

★ Goodreads Most Anticipated Mystery of 2022

★ Publishers Weekly Top 10 Mystery Thriller of 2022

★ Bookbub Most Anticipated Mystery & Thriller of 2022

★ Top 10 Editors Pick for March by Audiofile Magazine

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What Happened to the Bennetts

★ Instant New York Times Bestseller

USA Today Bestseller

★ An Indie Bestseller

★ Named a Critic’s Favorite Book of the Year by The Jewish Chronicle

★ Chosen as a “Buyer’s Pick” by Costco

★ Ingram Book Club Pick

★ Good Morning America “Must Read Book of March” from Zibby Owens

★ A USA Today “Book Not to Miss”

★ Indie Next Pick

★ Library Reads Selection

★ Barnes & Noble “Best Historical Fiction to Read Right Now”

Library Journal Starred Review

★ A Bustle Most Anticipated Book of March 2021

★ Best Historical Novel of 2021 – Cosmopolitan

★ Goodreads Nominated for Best Historical Fiction of 2021

★ Best Historical Fiction – Foreign Policy Magazine

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Eternal

What war destroys, only love can heal.

Debut Novel from Francesca Serritella

Lisa’s daughter, Francesca Serritella, with whom she has written their funny memoirs every summer, had her first novel published on May 5, 2020. Lisa couldn’t be prouder of her! She thinks you’ll love it too. She hopes you order it today.

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★ Best First Novel Finalist– International Thriller Writers

Philadelphia Magazine “Great Beach Read of 2020”

★ Amazon Editor’s Pick for “Best of the Month”

★ Goodreads “May’s Most Anticipated Novel”

★ Named a “Thriller that Will Have You on the Edge of Your Seat This Summer” by PopSugar

★ Named an “Addictive New Thriller” by Book Riot

Teen Vogue Book Club Pick

Parade Magazine’s Best Thriller & Mystery of Summer

★ Best Books of 2020: Boston.com Reader’s Pick

★ Favorite College-Set Thriller of All Time – Audible.com

EARLY PRAISE

Ghosts of Harvard is written with a masterly, focused hand, belying the fact that this is Serritella’s debut novel. The pages burn with frenetic energy and are peopled by memorable, compelling characters. The tension is palpable, the twists and surprises perfectly timed and the stakes as high as humans should be asked to endure. The end result, a novel you will long remember and characters you will want to see again. A triumph in every respect.”
—#1 New York Times bestselling author David Baldacci

“Wow, what a lively, compelling, and intoxicating debut. Ghosts of Harvard is so many things—a rumination on grief, a glimpse behind the ivory walls of a famous institution, a poignant look at mental illness, and a powerful story about the ghosts that haunt us all. Francesca Serritella is my new ‘go-to’ author.”
—#1 New York Times bestselling author Harlan Coben

“Every time I thought I knew where Ghosts of Harvard was heading, I turned out to be wrong. Part mystery, part ghost story, part psychological thriller, this novel is all entertainment.”
—#1 New York Times bestselling author Jodi Picoult

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1 day ago
Lisa Scottoline
Kit and Boone playing Tic-Tac-Toe?

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So cute

Priceless!!! Best Kodak moment, EVER!!!!😊

Awesome.

❤️❤️

So cute!!!💞💞🐾🐾

So sweet ❤️

Love that!!!

New door colors?

Priceless 🐶

Your doors are pink. I love it.

Is that the room with the spiders?!

They are so adorable! ♥

Carolyn Stoick

Adorable 😊

Either that or they are playing statue! 🤪🤪

Beautiful fur babies!!!

What a great picture!! Love those pink doors too!

Door men! Need top hats😂

Lisa, definitely magazine worthy photo. Love your Doormen

So, what’s your next move, Lisa??? 💝

Brings a much appreciated smile to my weary face. Thanks. 🥱

Love the pink doors. ❤️

Love this 💕

You need one more !

Great picture

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2 days ago
Lisa Scottoline
Scary Season
By Lisa Scottoline

Some call this time of year autumn.
I call it spider-and-mouse season.
Its a time of basic vermin and moral complexity.
Let me explain.
Its turning cold in my neck of the woods, and Im lucky enough to have a nice warm house.
Spiders know this.
They have my number.
And my address.

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Scary Season
By Lisa Scottoline

Some call this time of year autumn.
I call it spider-and-mouse season.
It's a time of basic vermin and moral complexity.
Let me explain.
It's turning cold in my neck of the woods, and I'm lucky enough to have a nice warm house.
Spiders know this.
They have my number.
And my address.

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Mine too.🕷🕷🕸🕸🐞

So very true ... 🐞 and stink bugs too! Ugh!

Love this because it is about me!!! Same!!! We have a place in the Poconos that I love. When I am there the truth is I am actually the outcast because I am now in there house, right!? All the same I am in the battle everyday and hopefully I win today! 🏆

I can relate after chasing a Ferrari-sized spider, in my bare feet til it scampered under the washer. After husband and I dragged the washer out, we sprayed the thing with Lysol😲. Curtains for you, little vermin.

Copy that!!

Funny! Love your Sunday humor! I woke up one morning to find a dead mouse on the pillow next to mine, a gift from my indoor kitty. It reminded me of the Godfather scene. Until then never knew we had a mouse in the house.

Eeeek! Good luck Lisa Scottoline !!!

😆‼️ You know, of course, that there is no such thing as a SINGLE mouse! You just SEE one at a time! 😂

I just managed to catch a centipede that has been in my bathroom for weeks! I’ve watched it grow from 3/4 of an inch to an inch and a half long! I finally grabbed him off the wall and flushed him!!!

Feral cats chase mice to my kitchen door...

I hate those messes to pieces! Oh, in my Philly experience the only thing worse than having mice running around the house is catching one. Glue boards, mouse traps, bathroom trash cans, plastic bag hanging on the back of the chair…no easy or humane way to dispose of them. Hope you have a way to find peace with them in or out of your house 🙏

Your Ferrari spiders that don’t get in have gone to my daughter’s basement. After her pest control guy left, there were carcasses everywhere. No mice…….because he also found a snake skin! 😵‍💫😱🫣😵‍💫😱🫣😵‍💫😱🫣😵‍💫😱🫣😵‍💫😱🫣

Hilarious😂Thanks for a good laugh this morn!

“My super senior cat is like yours when its supposed to be hunting..”They were probably reading AARP magazine.”🤣😹🤣

I too used to have same issue in MA..I was raised catholic and the nuns let spiders run amok in their convent..you do not kill spiders according to them they keep your house free of bugs. But my youngest son got bitten by one and ended up.in the hospital..allergic to spiders bites. To this day, many years later and 3 more hospital stays he is scared to death of spiders all 6ft 170 lbs of him. Conundrum for sure!

Mice can carry diseases. www.google.com/search?q=do+mice+carry+diseases&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&hl=en-us&client=safari Please get an exterminator ASAP! Also, think about your pets being exposed to mice and getting sick! 🤢

I am having the same problem with spiders in my new apartment. My 23 year-old granddaughter insists that if I put them outside, they will die because they are house spiders. Meanwhile, they are making webs in my living room and hanging there victims from them. It is very unpleasant and I don’t know what to do. so I really identify with your moral dilemma!

I had a cat who brought mice home to teach her kittens how to hunt and kill mice. I put mom and her kittens outside quietly and learned what her meow sounded like when she brought them home and shooed her kittens outside immediately

I hate it when the crickets start coming in, especially the spider crickets that jump a mile high. I scream the entire time while trying to catch them.

A-ha! I found what we were supposed to do with the spiders.

I have friends who save spiders. I do not. If I think I have a mouse I buy traps that won’t hurt the cats. I know, cats kill mice. No one told Snowball that. He wouldn’t kill ANYTHING. 👼 🐱

Too funny!! Thanks❤️🎃👻

Mice coming in and caught in my house averaging 3 per week. I spend a fotune on Mouse traps. One disadvantage of living in a wooded country area.

Thanks for the laughs!

Love this column. My youngest daughter, age 45, is still deathy afraid of spiders. Good thing her 6 year olld daughter will catch them and release to the outside.

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