Lisa Scottoline Books in Order
Lisa Scottoline is an American legal thriller and psychological thriller author best known for the Rosato & Associates series, set at an all-women Philadelphia law firm. As a former trial lawyer who graduated from Penn Law, she brings her background, knowledge and expertise to her books that feel authentic. She has won the Edgar Award and been named a Thriller Master by International Thriller Writers, and has over 30 million copies of her books in print worldwide.
This page lists all Lisa Scottoline books in order, including the Rosato & Associates and Rosato & DiNunzio series, the Julia spin-off series, her historical fiction duology, standalone thrillers, the humorous memoirs she co-wrote with her daughter, novelist Francesca Serritella, and her short stories.
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Rosato & Associates Series (Books in Order)
The Rosato & Associates series follows the lawyers of a Philadelphia all-women law firm, led by the founder Bennie (Benedetta) Rosato, who works together with her partner, Mary DiNunzio. Each book focuses on a different lawyer, including Mary, Judy Carrier, Anne Murphy, and Bennie, with their current cases and situations that get resolved at the end of the book.
Reading Order
- Everywhere That Mary Went, 1993
- Legal Tender, 1996
- Rough Justice, 1997
- Mistaken Identity, 1998
- Moment of Truth, 2000
- The Vendetta Defense, 2001
- Courting Trouble, 2003
- Dead Ringer, 2003
- Killer Smile, 2004
- Lady Kille, 2008
- Think Twice, 2010
- The Backstory to Think Twice, 2010
Rosato & DiNunzio Series (Books in Order)
The Rosato & DiNunzio series continues in the same Philadelphia Rosato legal universe, and it now focused on the partnership between Bennie Rosato and Mary DiNunzio. Mary was already part of the original series, but here she takes a more central role.
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Julia Series (Books in Order)
The Julia spin-off series follows Julia Pritzker, an American woman whose life repeatedly unravels and rebuilds. It starts with with the murder of her husband in Philadelphia and her unexpected inheritance of a Tuscan estate. The second book brings back Bennie Rosato in a supporting role.
Reading Order
- The Unraveling of Julia, 2025
- This Changes Everything, 2026
Harold Middleton (Books in Order)
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A serial thriller co-authored with other prominent writers
- The Chopin Manuscript, 2007
- The Copper Bracelet, 2009
- The Starling Project, 2014
The Amazing Adventures of an Ordinary Woman (Books in Order)
The Amazing Adventures of an Ordinary Woman is a humorous collection of essays that looks at women’s everyday lives, their relationships and going through the years.
Co-authored with her daughter, author Francesca Serritella
Reading Order
- Why My Third Husband Will Be a Dog, 2009
- My Nest Isn’t Empty, It Just Has More Closet Space, 2010
- Best Friends, Occasional Enemies, 2011
- Meet Me at Emotional Baggage Claim, 2012
- Have a Nice Guilt Trip, 2014
- Does This Beach Make Me Look Fat?, 2015
- I’ve Got Sand in All the Wrong Places, 2016
- I Need a Lifeguard Everywhere But the Pool, 2017
- I See Life Through Rose-Colored Glasses, 2018
Standalone Novels
- Final Appeal, 1994
- Running From the Law, 1996
- Devil’s Corner, 2005
- Dirty Blonde, 2006
- Daddy’s Girl, 2007
- Look Again, 2010
- Save Me, 2011
- Come Home, 2012
- Don’t Go, 2013
- Keep Quiet, 2014
- Every Fifteen Minutes, 2015
- Most Wanted, 2016
- One Perfect Lie, 2018
- After Anna, 2018
- Someone Knows, 2019
- Eternal, 2021
- What Happened to the Bennetts, 2022
- Loyalty, 2023
- The Truth About the Devlins, 2024
Collections and Anthologies
- Natural Suspect, 2001
- Naked Came the Phoenix, 2001
- Their World is Law, 2002
- What I Know Now: Letters to My Younger Self, 2006
- In the Shadow of the Master, 2008 (edited by Michael Connelly)
- No Rest for the Dead, 2011
- The Best American Mystery Stories Volume 16, 2013
- Suspense Magazine May 2013, 2013
- Crimespree Magazine #61, 2015
- MatchUp, 2017 (edited by Lee Child)
- The Best American Mystery Stories 2017, 2017
- Pigeon Tony’s Last Stand, 2023
Non-Fiction Books
- Happy and Merry, 2012 (with Francesca Serritella)
Lisa Scottoline Biography
Lisa Scottoline is an American author of legal thrillers and psychological thrillers whose has written more than 35 novels. She has published with HarperCollins and St. Martin’s Press since her debut in 1993, and has over 30 million copies of her books in print in 35 countries.
Official website: scottoline.com
New York Times Bestselling author Lisa Scottoline was born in 1955 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She spent her childhood in Bala Cynwyd, a suburb near the city. She graduated magna cum laude from the University of Pennsylvania in 1976 with a degree in English. Her studies were focused on contemporary American short stories. One of her professors was the famous author Philip Roth, who helped her pursuing her dream to write books.
She attended the University of Pennsylvania where she got her undergraduate and graduate degrees in law in 1981. She worked as a trial lawyer at Dechert, Price & Rhoads before leaving in 1986 to raise her daughter. She returned to her job briefly in 1994 as a clerk to a federal appeals judge while completing her first novel, Everywhere That Mary Went.
Her second novel, Final Appeal, won the Edgar Award for Best Paperback Original Mystery in 1995, which made her popular in legal fiction. The Rosato & Associates series that followed had eleven books and introduced Bennie Rosato and Mary DiNunzio, characters she continued in the Rosato & DiNunzio series. More recently she has branched into historical fiction with Eternal in 2021 and Loyalty in 2023, and into gothic psychological thrillers with the Julia series, which is a spin-off from her Rosato universe.
Lisa Scottoline has served as President of Mystery Writers of America and was named a Thriller Master by International Thriller Writers. She taught a course she developed, Justice & Fiction, at Penn Law, and has co-written a long-running series of humorous memoirs with her daughter, Francesca Serritella, who is also a bestselling author and columnist. She is also a columnist for The Philadelphia Inquirer, having written the humorous Chick Wit column for 15 years together with her daughter.
Lisa Scottline lives on a farm outside Philadelphia.
Lisa Scottoline Awards and Honors
Awards
- Final Appeal – Edgar Award for Best Paperback Original Mystery (1995)
- PW Innovator (2004)
- Fun, Fearless Female Award (2004)
- Leone di San Marco Award (2005)
- Distinguished Author Award from the Weinberg Library at the University of Scranton
Nominations and Shortlists
- Everywhere That Mary Went – Edgar Award for Best Paperback Original Mystery (1994)
- Pigeon Tony’s Last Stand – Macavity Award for Best Mystery Short Story (2024)
- Pigeon Tony’s Last Stand – Edgar Award for Best Short Story (2024)
- The Truth About the Devlins – ITW Award for Best Standalone Thriller (2025)
Because I really like her books, I made the mistake of reading the Spanx chapter just before going to sleep. Because Lisa’s humor always takes me by surprise, this chapter was way over the top: bursting out loud, laughing hysterically with tears running down my face, I had a difficult time going to sleep with those words running through my head. This was several years ago and wish I knew which book of hers it was in. Her fiction books always have wonderful twists. Linda Walk
I just discovered Lisa’s books during the COVID-19 pandemic. I am so glad I found her. I have read/listened to 4 in a row and love them. Can’t wait to read/listen to more of her books.
I have read 28 of her books already with 2 more to go before I run out of reading her books. These books have kept me involved with her characters at every turn and I have really enjoyed reading them. When I’m done reading the last 2 that I have, I am going to look forward to what she brings for 2020. Hopefully something very soon. Thanks for always giving us a good storyline and most often a heartfelt story.
Good article on Lisa Scottoline.
I have a question and cannot find the answer. I read the first two Rosato & Associates
1. Everywhere That Mary Went (1993) good 5/19
2. Legal Tender (1996) 5/19. And would like especially to
follow Mary. So do I continue with reading by copywrite dates or switch down to the Rosato & DiNunzio Novels. Thanks for any input.
I just discovered your books thro’ an old Readers’ Digest in the library of our Retirement Community in Texas. I plan to go back and read every one I can find. I love your sense of humour and your surprise endings. The only downside is that Hollywood may not come calling – or may be they have, and I’m just out of the loop – I don’t can’t handle all the gratuitous sex and violence any more. Anyway, best wishes for your continued success. Thanks for the hours of excellent reading I’m anticipating!
I love reading your books. The mystery in them is worth it.You never know who did it even though I try my best.So far I read 16 books and still going . Thank you so much.Peggy
I loved your last book One Perfect Lie. I went to my public Library and put it in spot light for every to read. Also, I posted it on my Facebook page for everyone to read I put it under the Title Best Read for the Summer. Can’t wait for your next Book. Thanks again for an Awesome Book.