Big News: Lisa's new psychological thriller THE UNRAVELING OF JULIA coming July 15, 2025!

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ABOUT THE BOOK

The Unraveling of Julia

#1 bestselling author Lisa Scottoline crafts a riveting psychological thriller in which a troubled young widow inherits a mysterious Tuscan estate, shrouded in secrets. Can she unravel the mystery before it unravels her? 

Lately, Julia Pritzker is beginning to think if she’s cursed. She’s lost her adoptive parents, then her husband is murdered. When she realizes that her horoscope essentially foretold his death, she begins to spiral. She fears her fate is written in the stars, not held in her own hands.

Then a letter arrives out of the blue, informing her that she has inherited a Tuscan villa and vineyard – but her benefactor is a total stranger named Emilia Rossi. Julia has no information about her biological family, so she wonders if Rossi could be a blood relative. Bewildered, she heads to Tuscany for answers.

There, Julia is horrified to discover that Rossi was a paranoid recluse with delusions of grandeur, who believed herself to be a descendent of Duchess Caterina Sforza, a legendary Renaissance ruler. Julia is stunned by her uncanny resemblance to Rossi and even to Caterina, then she unearths eerie parallels between them, including an obsession with astrology.

Before long, Julia suspects she’s being followed, and strange things begin to happen. Not even a chance meeting with a handsome Florentine can ease her disturbed mind. When events turn deadly, she breaks with reality.

Julia’s harrowing struggle becomes a search for her identity, a race to save her sanity, and ultimately, a question of her very survival.

New York Times Bestseller

USA Today Bestseller

★ Nominated for Best Thriller of the Year – International Thriller Writers

Amazon Editors Best Mysteries, Thrillers and Suspense Books of 2024 So Far

★ Amazon Editors Most Anticipated Crime Fiction of Spring 2024

★ Most Anticipated Mystery of 2024 by Goodreads

★ Hall of Fame Selection by LibraryReads

★ “Books We’re Looking Forward To” Selection by The Washington Post

★ A Must Read Mystery and Thriller Hitting Stores this Spring – The Real Book Spy

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The Truth About the Devlins

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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?

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.

Ghosts of Harvard by Francesca Serritella Paperback Cover Image

★ 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

Life with Lisa

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Dirty Laundry
By Lisa Scottoline
I think I need to do my laundry more often.
Let me explain.
As you may know, I live alone.
As in, I’m celibate.
But I digress.
Since it’s just me, I don’t generate a lot of laundry.
I barely sweat.
Did I mention I’m celibate?
And also, in winter, who sweats?
Usually, I’m bundled up in fleece tops and sweatpants and from time to time, I even sleep in them.
TMI?
Get ready.
I’m about to air my dirty laundry. Link in bio to read the rest.
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Lisa Scottoline
Dirty Laundry
By Lisa Scottoline

I think I need to do my laundry more often. 
Let me explain.
As you may know, I live alone. 
As in, I’m celibate.
But I digress.
Since it’s just me, I don’t generate a lot of laundry. 
I barely sweat.
Did I mention I’m celibate?
And also, in winter, who sweats?
Usually, I’m bundled up in fleece tops and sweatpants and from time to time, I even sleep in them.
TMI?
Get ready. 
I’m about to air my dirty laundry.

Click to read the rest: https://www.scottoline.com/chick-wit/

Dirty Laundry
By Lisa Scottoline

I think I need to do my laundry more often.
Let me explain.
As you may know, I live alone.
As in, I’m celibate.
But I digress.
Since it’s just me, I don’t generate a lot of laundry.
I barely sweat.
Did I mention I’m celibate?
And also, in winter, who sweats?
Usually, I’m bundled up in fleece tops and sweatpants and from time to time, I even sleep in them.
TMI?
Get ready.
I’m about to air my dirty laundry.

Click to read the rest: www.scottoline.com/chick-wit/
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I also would’ve thrown away the sauce pan.

I think I would do the laundry more often as well.

What about the rats in the barn!??

Good morning 😊, I would have screamed my head off. We live next to a farm so we do get field mice. My husband found one in the laundry tub, but thank goodness never in the washing machine!!! Eeeeek.

Loved it

I admire that you took the mouse outside. Very kind.

Jimmies!!! You are a Philly girl!!!

Maybe the mouse needed a bath. If you give a mouse some bubbles….🐭🛁

You keep us so entertained with these short stories about your everyday life!! Love them!!😎

We had two mice that got into our dryer through the vent. Unfortunately we did not discover them until they had died from the heat of the dryer. I had to rewash that load twice to get rid of the smell.

Ok I'm impressed about the saucepan and lid idea. Do you do this often? 🤔

My late mother could have told you what happens if one ends up in the dryer. She told me, but I’ll spare you the very gross details. I am glad your mouse runs free.

I agree, throw it all out!! Do NOT wash the “jimmies”!

I would have screamed and slammed the lid down on the machine! Then called the exterminator! I am petrified of rodents. Yuck! I am impressed that you were able to rescue it and release it. 😳💪

Eeek - scary - you are so funny - thanx for sharing your gift of prose.

Thank you for not killing the mouse! You are a good and kind person!

Jimmies forever!

I love this and your daughter’s story!🤣

Always such a fun early morning read!! Thanks for the tips, Lisa Scottoline!! Off to do the laundry!!🧺

I was going to say, get a screen for the drain!

At first I was thinking it was a great idea to just put clothes into the washer instead of the hamper…now that idea is gone! When I open my washer it’s empty…thank goodness! But there is something living in the corner wall of the bedroom and a hole in the siding outside! Exterminator comes Tuesday!

Better than the time you drank the bottle of water in your car with the mouse already in it😫

EEEEEEKKKKKK !!!😳

Imagjne if you would have not seen the mouse and turned the machine on..ugh 🤮

“I can make up anything I want to. I write fiction.”

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So cute!

Wishing you a relaxing weekend! 💕🙏💕 Looking forward to the New book!!

So sweet

Such cuddly looking little dog.

Hope your weekend is filled with fun!

Canine cigar!??

Adorable 🥰

Hi Eve. I hope you , Mom, and family all have a fun weekend ❤️🐾🩷💜

I just want to hug her.

Is that a cigar??? Lol

Wishing you a wonderful weekend, have a great time!!!

Have a great weekend

Adorable!! Have a wonderful weekend!

Great pic!!! 😊

Have the best weekend..

Happy Weekend! Happy St Patrick’s Day! Enjoy!

Happy Weekend!

Have a great weekend 📖😊

She is adorable ❣️

She really has grown! Beautiful baby!! Have a great weekend!❤️

Just hanging out & enjoying the sunshine’s

Happy Weekend! She has grown & so adorable! 😊

Hi Eve Happy Early St. Patrick’s Day ☘️

Always makes me smile

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