Books with title Dirty Blonde

Cate Fante begins her career as a federal judge with a bang. A high-profile producer, accused of stealing a TV show idea, is murdered just after Cate dismisses the lawsuit. Because of suspicious connections, Cate becomes a prime suspect. Under investigation, her racy alte ego is revealed--Cate escapes courtroom tension with late-night trysts in shady bars. Now she must defend her actions and keep from getting trapped in the legal system she thought she knew so well.

New York Times bestselling author Lisa Scottoline delivers a riveting page-turner about sex and murder, which starts in the elite chambers of a sexy female judge and ends on the cold, gritty streets of Philadelphia.Cate Fante is strong and smart, but when she gets appointed a federal judge, even she wonders if she can do the job justice. She's in her thirties, and she feels like she's joining the world's most exclusive retirement village. But Cate keeps her doubts a secret. And, as it happens, much else. For she leads a dark, double life that she hides from everyone.Then a high-profile case in her courtroom explodes into a shocking murder-suicide, and it blasts her cover wide open. Overnight, her new career hangs in tatters. But Cate's troubles are only beginning. An enemy no one anticipated sends her running for her life -- embarking on a journey that begins in the mystery of her own childhood. She'll have to fight her way back to the truth, or die trying.Dirty Blonde is Lisa Scottoline's most suspenseful and gripping thriller to date. Mixing poignancy with her trademark wit and wonderfully compelling characters, it questions whether law and justice are always the same thing.