This area of the website makes material about Lisa available to the Press. It is a source of digital images that are appropriate to both print and electronic media. If downloading these images doesn't satisfy your needs, please contact Laura Leonard at: laura@scottoline.com Alternately, you can send requests via email to: lisa@Scottoline.com. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE After a four book hiatus, Lisa Scottoline's beloved and most requested character resurfaces in the New York Times bestselling author's new suspense novel, LADY KILLER LADY KILLER By Lisa Scottoline Mary DiNunzio is back! After a four book hiatus, Lisa Scottoline's beloved and most requested character resurfaces in the New York Times bestselling author's new suspense novel, LADY KILLER (HarperCollins; February 12, 2008; ISBN:0060833203;$25.95). As with all her novels, the thrills and page-turning action of LADY KILLER are secondary only to Scottoline's unforgettable characters and strong, sexy, smart women who get themselves in‐and out‐of trouble. Mary DiNunzio started it all 15 books ago, and now with 20 million Scottoline books in print in over 20 languages, her return in LADY KILLER is greatly anticipated by both readers and reviewers. The reappearance of Mary DiNunzio marks a very personal milestone for Lisa. Since the last Mary novel, KILLER SMILE, Lisa suffered the loss of her beloved father, Frank. It wasn't until she sat down to write the book following his death, that she realized how much her father molded the character of Mr. DiNunzio, Mary's father. Scottoline says "It was simply too hard to write about the DiNunzios, and oddly it wasn't until I wrote my last novel, DADDY'S GIRL, that I got my mojo back and felt ready to write about the characters I've missed so much." In LADY KILLER, all of Mary DiNunzio's teenage angst comes flooding back when her high school nemesis, Trish Gambone (dubbed "Trash" by Mary) comes seeking her help. It doesn't matter that Mary is now the rainmaker of Rosato & Associates, Trish's mere presence is enough to make Mary feel like she's at the bottom of the food chain. As it turns out, however, Trish's life has taken a horrifying turn. She is terrified of her live-in boyfriend, an abusive South Philly mobster, who just happens to be one of Mary's ex-boyfriends. When Trish vanishes, Mary makes it her personal mission to find her longtime enemy, and works against the clock to save her life. Complete with a Scottoline style shocking surprise ending, DiNunzio is forced to confront some very uncomfortable truths about her own past and the profound effects of lifelong love — and hate. LADY KILLER can be best described as Grey's Anatomy for the page, a compelling storyline laced over ever evolving friendships, relationships and coming to terms with one's self. We invite you to join us in celebrating the amazing career of Lisa Scottoline as she re-introduces readers to characters who put her on the track to becoming one of the premiere thriller writers of today. # # #