Mary DiNunzio and
Bennie Rosato, are proud of the law firm they started. It was all
female lawyers, but they do have one male attorney, John Croft. He
seems happy with the firm, but when the firm is sued by three lawyers
for discrimination because they weren’t hired, Mary and Bennie
discover that not everything is as rosy as it seems.
Nick Machiavelli, a
lawyer Mary has tangled with before, is behind the law suit. Mary
beat him once, and now he wants revenge. Mary and Bennie think they
are secure. They have John, but suddenly he quits. Now they have a
real perception problem.
Mary is heavily
pregnant which adds to the difficulty of fighting a lawsuit, but she
manages to use it to her advantage. She and Bennie are sympathetic
characters trying to make their place in what was once a man’s
world. One of the interesting parts of the book is showing the
reaction of the men, John and Mary’s husband, to taking a secondary
role to the ladies in their lives. It was well done and makes you
think.
I love Mary’s
South Philadelphia family. You have to laugh out loud at her father
and his friends, the Tonys. It feels very real to be almost a part of
that family.
If you enjoy a
mystery with characters you can enjoy, this is a good read.
I received this book
from Net Galley for this review.
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