Everywhere That Mary Went

by Lisa Scottoline

2000

Status

Available

Publication

HarperTorch (1993), 368 pages

Description

Fiction. Mystery. Suspense. Thriller. HTML: Mary DiNunzio is trying to make partner in her cutthroat Philadelphia law firm. She's too busy to worry about the crank phone calls that she's been getting�??until they fall into a sinister pattern. Mary can't shake the sensation that someone is watching her. Following her every move. Then the shadowboxing turns deadly, and she has to fight for something a lot more important than a partnership�??her life

User reviews

LibraryThing member pidgeon92

I was going along with the whole story - despite the useless pop culture references from the early 1990s - right up until the killer is revealed. What an idiotic climax. I won't be reading the rest of the books in this series.

13 more

LibraryThing member bookappeal

Mary DiNunzio hopes to make partner in a cutthroat law firm, especially since the fatal accident that took her husband's life. She wins a major case but starts receiving vaguely threatening notes and is fairly certain someone is following her. Could it be a co-worker, jealous of her success? Mary

is still grieving her husband and the absence of her twin sister who is sequestered away in a convent as a novitiate, and now she's starting to fear for her life. With the help of best friend and fellow lawyer, Judy, Mary tries to sort it all out with what will become her trademark inner strength, and sense of humor, seen in future Scottoline novels.

Show Less

LibraryThing member IandSsmom

Very good mystery! Little cliff hanger at the end!! Liked the characters and just overall really enjoyed the book! Can't wait to read/listen to the rest of her books!!

LibraryThing member LisaMaria_C

The heroine and narrator of the book, Mary Di Nunzio, is an associate in a corporate law firm in Philadelphia and up for promotion to partner. She's foul-mouthed, ballsy wise-cracking and the voice is pretty light and humorous. It's not just first person but present tense and sounds a bit odd.

Present tense often lends a sense of lyricism and immediacy but that's not really the tone set here.

The thing is, even though this was on a Suspense novel reading list and is billed as a legal thriller, I felt that what this was meant to be--and should have been--was chick lit. It might have worked well as chick lit. There's a certain wit and a breeziness to the voice. Mary is close to a family full of quirky characters such as a twin who is a novice in a cloistered Catholic order. At the firm there's her best friend Judy, her loyal gay male secretary Brent and a fellow associate who is trying to woo her. Mary's still grieving though for her husband who was killed in a seeming accident, but she's just beginning to consider picking up on her personal life. Despite that from the beginning Mary is dealing with harassing hangup calls and a stalker, for the first hundred pages or so there really is no sense of menace.

So when that part of the book does kick into gear, I felt as if I accidentally had picked up another book. And I don't feel it ever comes together well as either a suspense novel or legal thriller. In fact, I thought the resolution was laugh-out-loud funny in a bad way. This didn't leave me wanting to ever read more of Lisa Scottoline.

Show Less

LibraryThing member she_climber

Great characterization and depth. Story was a little thin. I had a hard time concentrating on the "mystery" because I cared more about the individuals. But all in all a fun read that went very quickly. I'm going to enjoy reading the rest of this series I believe.

LibraryThing member LivelyLady

Well done audio book about an attorney who is being stalked. Very suspenseful.

LibraryThing member Pmaurer

It was interesting to read about the early career of Mary, especially since I was exposed to her career later in her professional life. Not as well written as the later books, but enjoyable. I'm curious to see which of the associates is brought into the later books.

LibraryThing member Andrew-theQM

This was an enjoyable debut in the Rosato and Asociates series, however initially it didn't feel like the first book in a series and I do wonder if originally it was written as a standalone. At the end of the book, though, the scene was set for possibly making it into a series. This was a good book

and I liked the main character Mary Di Nunzio, and will be very interested to read more about her. A few good twists and shocks were provided in this book. It was also good to r ad a book where women formed the central characters (and strong characters at that) and that didn't look to a man to solve their problems.I do look forward to reading on in this series.

Show Less

LibraryThing member scot2

I enjoyed reading this book. It was a quick, easy book to read and I didn't guess who the stalker was. I liked the main character.

LibraryThing member Carol420

It’s a thriller that has the reader guessing until the very end. Don’t trust any of the possible suspects…you’ll be blindsided by the identity of the perpetrator. It reminded me of a great deal of the Roselli and Isles series as there is a lot of fun dialogue and homey episodes with Mary's

Italian family. This is the first of this series that I have read but I understand the idea will be to focus on a different attorney that makes up the all women’s law firm with each additional book. . Great idea… Since this book was published in 2009 I’m sure there are many more waiting for me I’m looking forward to it.

Show Less

LibraryThing member GrandmaCootie

Marvelous! What else do you need to say but that it’s by Lisa Scottoline. Doesn’t matter if it’s Rosato & Associates, Rosato & DiNunzio, standalone thriller or humorous non-fiction, you know before you pick it up that it will be terrific and totally satisfying. Going back to the beginning of

her books, reminds me why I was right to choose her as my favorite author.

Show Less

LibraryThing member FerneMysteryReader

To read a novel by any author that creates novels in a field in which they have worked brings realism and depth to the settings, dialogue, drama, action, and resolution that are unmatched. Lisa Scottoline brings her extensive legal experience to each novel written and as a Philadelphia native adds

the unique Philly flavor to the setting, character conversations and especially their humor. As I read"I scuff into the kitchen and crack a pressurized can of Maxwell House. The can opens with a fragrant hiss, then the telephone rings."I felt like I was back in my first apartment opening that precious Maxwell House can, smelling the heavenly fragrance, and getting the percolator ready so it was all ready to plug in at just the perfect moment to serve fresh percolated coffee with dessert.

A wonderful series opener! I can't wait to read more!!

Show Less

LibraryThing member rmarcin

I have read several of Lisa Scottoline's Mary DiNunzio books, but I had started well into the series. I decided to go to the beginning and read the books, so I could get the back story on Mary, the death of her husband, her life before joining with Bennie Rosato, etc.
I truly enjoyed this book. It

was a fast-paced legal thriller, with a bit of a cliff hanger at the end. The book explains the death of Mary's husband, Mike, which is referenced in many of the later books. The book also introduces us to Mary's parents, her best friend-Judy Carrier, her twin sister-Angie, and Ned Waters, all characters found in other books in the series.

Show Less

LibraryThing member AliceAnna

I was extremely disappointed in this book. The plot was decent, but the characterizations and the dialogue were, at times, cringeworthy. I know that it was a first novel so I suppose I should be a little more lenient in my criticism, but how in the hell was this a finalist for an Edgar?

For one

thing, I like smart women characters, not characters who put themselves and others in danger because they might not make partner otherwise. What the hell was that? And jumping into bed with Ned was just weird. She acts like a prude one second and then shacks up with a weirdo the next. Not to mention the eff bombs that seemingly came out of nowhere. I did not like Mary at all. So, no more Scottoline for me!

Show Less

Fewer