Betrayed: A Rosato & DiNunzio Novel (Rosato & Associates Book 13) (38 page)

Thanks and love to my incredible agent, Molly Friedrich, who has guided me for so long now, and to the amazing Lucy Carson and Nichole LeFebvre.

Thanks and another big hug to my dedicated assistant and friend Laura Leonard. She’s invaluable in every way, and has been for over twenty years. Thanks, too, to my friend and assistant Nan Daley, who helped so much with research for this book, as well as for making girl field trips with me! This novel is dedicated to Laura and Nan because it wouldn’t have been possible without them.

And to George Davidson, for doing everything else, so that I can be free to write.

Thank you very much to my adorable and brilliant daughter, Francesca, a wonderful writer in her own right, for her love, support, and great humor.

And to my family, for everything.

Also by Lisa Scottoline

Fiction

Keep Quiet

Accused

Don’t Go

Come Home

Save Me

Think Twice

Look Again

Lady Killer

Daddy’s Girl

Dirty Blonde

Devil’s Corner

Killer Smile

Dead Ringer

Courting Trouble

The Vendetta Defense

Moment of Truth

Mistaken Identity

Rough Justice

Legal Tender

Running from the Law

Final Appeal

Everywhere That Mary Went

Nonfiction (with Francesca Serritella)

Have a Nice Guilt Trip

Meet Me at Emotional Baggage Claim

Best Friends, Occasional Enemies

My Nest Isn’t Empty It Just Has More Closet Space

Why My Third Husband Will Be a Dog

About the Author

LISA SCOTTOLINE is a
New York Times
bestselling and Edgar Award–winning author of twenty-two nove
ls. She has 30 million copies of her books in print in the United States, and she has been published in thirty-five countries. She has served as the president of Mystery Writers of America, and her thrillers have been optioned for television and film. She also writes a weekly humor column with her daughter, Francesca Serritella, for
The Philadelphia Inquirer,
and those critically acclaimed stories have been adapted into a series of memoirs, the first of which is entitled
Why My Third Husband Will Be a Dog
. She lives in the Philadelphia area with an array of disobedient pets. Visit
www.scottoline.com
or follow Lisa on Facebook or Twitter at @LisaScottoline.

This is a work of fiction. All of the characters, organizations, and events portrayed in this novel are either products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously.

BETRAYED.
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ISBN 978-1-250-02770-2 (hardcover)

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e-ISBN 9781250027689

First Edition: November 2014