Reviews

The Vendetta Defense by Lisa Scottoline

lauraashirley's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

5.0

mackenzierm's review against another edition

5.0

This so far, is my favorite book by Lisa Scottoline. The Vendetta Defense was an amazing book. At the beginning of the novel I was close to hating it. The start of it was really boring, for me. As I got to about 150 pages in I began to love it. There was plenty of suspense and action that kept me wanting to read.

I really liked Pigeon Tony, his character really made this book for me. That was probably part of the reason I kept reading it. He was just so likable. And the Italian aspect interests me, I love learning about different cultures through books of any kind.

dontmissythesereads's review against another edition

4.0

Book #64 read in 2009

Loved this! Being from Italian heritage, I loved reading characters that so reminded me of my grandfather. :)

bjerz's review against another edition

4.0

Lisa Scottoline has created some memorable characters. Judy is a tough and smart and fearless attorney, painter and devoted friend. Her best friend, Mary, is recuperating from a murder attempt in a previous story, and Judy agrees to represent the Mary's neighbor, a tiny old Italian named Pigeon Tony. Little does Judy know that her friendship will lead to several murder attempts against her but also a meet up with her client's hunky grandson.

The Vendetta Defense is a fun, fast-paced romp. I highly recommend it and am looking forward to reading more of Scottoline's stories.

melissa_reads's review against another edition

3.0

Got lost with some of the flashbacks and lost interest in the middle.

sio1806's review against another edition

1.0

A three year could have produced better.

jessca's review against another edition

4.0

I read this book a few years ago, so it's not fresh in my mind, but I still remember the characters and the basic plot after all this time and many other books in between. That's saying something for how intriguing it was, because there have been many other books that I don't remember at all! Pigeon Tony is so loveable, he's who comes to mind the most out of anything else about this book. The writing was a bit confusing to me at times, I remember that I had to read and re-read many parts because the description wasn't clear to me about what was going on. I actually disliked the writing enough at first, that I almost put the book down before even finishing the first chapter. I'm glad that I stuck with it, though, as I grew to love the main characters and the story.

hazelbright's review against another edition

3.0

Sort of a fun read. Gets a little repetitive with the old man telling his story three different times, though.

apostrophen's review against another edition

4.0

This was a great book on two levels: First, it had a wonderful grasp of a period of history (something I'm beginning to really count on Scottoline to provide), and second, a really moving story with characters you couldn't help but connect with. Tony - or Pigeon Tony, after his habit of raising racing pigeons - willingly admits to having killed, but not murdered, a man. Both are in their eighties, and are on either ends of a vendetta spinning back to their youths. Judy Carrier, one of Scottoline's characters from the Rosato and Associates firm, is representing him, and incredibly conflicted: how do you defend someone against murder who admits to the killing? And why does she want to? I actually got choked up at passages while listening to this, and surprised myself with a few sniffles. The story, which moves back to the days of fascist Italy in Pigeon Tony's recollections, unfolds two plot lines at once, and the result is a clever intersection. I really enjoyed this - I've enjoyed all of Scottoline's books - and definitely suggest it for your listening pleasure.