The Truth about the Devlins
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- Author：Lisa Scottoline
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Reviews
Stella
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Another excellent story。 Could not put it down！
Kerry
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I’m definitely an outlier here。 Didn’t like this book。 Only thing I liked was the cat。 This review is pretty nonsensical but whatever… I just feel like I read a different book than everyone else？ It was predictable （which is fine but I was banking on a twist to spice it up）， the MMC was so unlikeable & hard to root for。 The plot was just not my vibe which I probably could’ve guessed based on the synopsis （so that’s on me。） Also， this book names more makes of cars than I’ve ever experienced in a I’m definitely an outlier here。 Didn’t like this book。 Only thing I liked was the cat。 This review is pretty nonsensical but whatever… I just feel like I read a different book than everyone else？ It was predictable （which is fine but I was banking on a twist to spice it up）， the MMC was so unlikeable & hard to root for。 The plot was just not my vibe which I probably could’ve guessed based on the synopsis （so that’s on me。） Also， this book names more makes of cars than I’ve ever experienced in a book before。I don’t know。。 it just was not for me， but everyone else is seemingly enjoying it so take my thoughts with a grain of salt。 I just wasn’t having a fun time reading it。 1。5 stars because of the cat， Mango。 。。。more
Ricky
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Amazing！ Could not put it down and read it in one day。 Can't wait for Lisa's next novel。 Amazing！ Could not put it down and read it in one day。 Can't wait for Lisa's next novel。 。。。more
Julie
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3。89⭐️⭐️⭐️ a nice thriller with twists you don’t see right away
Anna Stahl
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interesting I really enjoyed this book and all the action。 It kept me on my toes and I couldn’t wait to see how it ended。
Ashley
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Really good， couldn't put it down （it came out 2 days ago。） Really good， couldn't put it down （it came out 2 days ago。） 。。。more
Lori Martin
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The Truth About The Devlins is a fantastic legal thriller with family issues mixed in。 The Devlins have 3 children， John， Gabby， and T。J。 John and Gabby work as lawyers for their parents firm and T。J。 works as an investigator for the firm。 T。J。 has recently gotten out of prison after serving 1 year for leaving a toddler unattended in a car。 It was his girlfriend's daughter and he loved her very much， but he forgot she was in the car when she fell asleep。 T。J。 is an alcoholic and wanted a cold be The Truth About The Devlins is a fantastic legal thriller with family issues mixed in。 The Devlins have 3 children， John， Gabby， and T。J。 John and Gabby work as lawyers for their parents firm and T。J。 works as an investigator for the firm。 T。J。 has recently gotten out of prison after serving 1 year for leaving a toddler unattended in a car。 It was his girlfriend's daughter and he loved her very much， but he forgot she was in the car when she fell asleep。 T。J。 is an alcoholic and wanted a cold beer so bad that he forgot about the girl in the backseat。 He didn't know he had done it until the police were called when someone saw the girl in the car。 By that time， T。J。 was very drunk， but he was devastated that he had done this。 His girlfriend broke up with him even though they'd been living together and had plans for the future。 T。J。 held out hope that someday she would forgive him and they could get back together。 He plead guilty at trial and was sentenced to a year in prison。 T。J。 was the black sheep of the family。 John was the golden boy that could do no wrong and Gabby was always doing good pro bono cases for people that needed help。 That's why T。J。 is shocked when John pulls him aside at their father's birthday party。 He's really stressed out。 He tells T。J。 that he thinks he killed someone。 He wants T。J。 to come with him to see if the guy is dead。 He was meeting with an accountant of a company that is a client of John's。 John tells T。J。 that he had found a discrepancy in the bills and needed to find out where the missing money was。 When he got to the meeting point the accountant pulled a gun on John。 John didn't have a weapon and picked up a rock。 He threw the rock at Lamaire and hit him in the forehead。 The man dropped and started bleeding badly。 John left。 When T。J。 and John go back to the place it happened there's blood on the ground， but the body is gone。 John tells T。J。 there was a maroon car in the lot that he assumed was Lamaire's but it's gone。 T。J。 says he'll help John but they have to get back to the party before their parents wonder what's going on。 Will T。J。 be able to find the accountant？ Did John kill him？ If he did， who moved the body？ Why is there no mention of the missing man on the news？ Why didn't he show up to work if he's alive？ Where is the missing car？ Did anyone see John at the scene？ As T。J。 does all he can to help John， they end up at odds。 John makes up a story about T。J。 to cover for the reason they left the party。 T。J。 is furious as John always deflects and blames everything on him。 As things progress and John looks like he's in over his head， T。J。 is struggling with his sobriety。 Nothing is going right and he's sick of passing his favorite bars。 Will T。J。 be able to stay sober and help his brother and his sister with her pro bono case？Things get really tense as you get further into the book。 I couldn't stop reading and it would be 3 a。m。 with me still reading this book！ I really felt for T。J。 after all he'd been through and wanted him to get a good outcome。 This book will keep you guessing who is behind all of the things that happen to the Devlins。 I really enjoyed The Truth About The Devlins and rate it 4 stars with a high recommendation。 I'd love to see another book with T。J。 and the Devlins in a series。 As usual， Lisa Scottoline， has written a book with an unforgettable story and unforgettable characters。 I'd like to thank NetGalley and Penguin Group/Putnam/G。P。 Putnam's Sons for an advanced copy of The Truth About The Devlins in exchange for a fair review。 #TheTruthAboutTheDevlins #bookreview 。。。more
flayne
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Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for an ARC ebook。This one started off as a fast paced thriller， and continued with a few twists， but wasn't really a page turner。 I liked the main character and his story， but most of the other family members were undeveloped and mostly unlikable。 Once the main mystery is solved ， the rest of the book was a slow wrap up of loose ends， and mostly uninteresting。 Not bad， but nothing special。 Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for an ARC ebook。This one started off as a fast paced thriller， and continued with a few twists， but wasn't really a page turner。 I liked the main character and his story， but most of the other family members were undeveloped and mostly unlikable。 Once the main mystery is solved ， the rest of the book was a slow wrap up of loose ends， and mostly uninteresting。 Not bad， but nothing special。 。。。more
Erica
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So good！！！ A mystery book that’s really about family dynamics
Teresa
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The Truth About the Devlins is a family drama， thriller， mystery， and legal suspense all wrapped into one。 TJ Devlin is a recovering alcoholic and ex-con， definitely the black sheep in a family of lawyers， but he is trying to keep （get？） his life together， working as an investigator for the family law firm and attending AA meeting regularly。 When his brother， John， reached out for TJ's help because he thinks he may have accidentally killed someone， TJ finds himself in a more dangerous and comple The Truth About the Devlins is a family drama， thriller， mystery， and legal suspense all wrapped into one。 TJ Devlin is a recovering alcoholic and ex-con， definitely the black sheep in a family of lawyers， but he is trying to keep （get？） his life together， working as an investigator for the family law firm and attending AA meeting regularly。 When his brother， John， reached out for TJ's help because he thinks he may have accidentally killed someone， TJ finds himself in a more dangerous and complex situation than he could have imagined， testing his sobriety and endangering his life。 The Devlins have strong family loyalties despite many dysfunctional dynamics， which makes for some interesting choices and situation。 The characters have depth and many of them shine; TJ himself is self-deprecating and very likeable， easy to root for despite the mistakes he has made in the past。 Together with the twisty， fast-paced plot and lots of action，this book is a winner for me！ 。。。more
Robyn Heil
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This riveting page turner is a must read！ Lisa Scottoline is so good at weaving together complex plots and colorful characters that you will find yourself enthralled。 This book is about family and believing in yourself。 Readers will move through a roller coaster of emotions as they careen to the ending。 Readers of Karin Slaughter will devour this book。
BLRBabe
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Book starts with bang with a confession to TJ， the black sheep among high achievers of Devlin family。 TJ pushed in mystery while he is on way build a sober life and trust with family。 Author manages well both TJ struggles with his family dynamics and the murder mystery。 It was good read。
Stephanie Shuttlesworth
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3。5
Rhea
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Another well-written， captivating novel from one of my adored authors， who has a great head on her witty shoulders！ I mostly listened to the excellent narration by Ballerini， who also provided the narration in one of my favorite Scottoline books， “Loyalty”。
Kathleen
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Married attorneys Paul and Marie Devlin work beside their two eldest children and fellow lawyers， John and Gabrielle， at their well-regarded law firm。 Then there is TJ， the youngest Devlin。 He is a recovering alcoholic with a criminal record。 He also works for the firm—as an ‘investigator’。 So， when John tells TJ he may have inadvertently killed a client （well he did throw a large rock that hit Neil Lemaire）， TJ agrees to help his brother avoid arrest。 Neil was an accountant for one of Devlin & Married attorneys Paul and Marie Devlin work beside their two eldest children and fellow lawyers， John and Gabrielle， at their well-regarded law firm。 Then there is TJ， the youngest Devlin。 He is a recovering alcoholic with a criminal record。 He also works for the firm—as an ‘investigator’。 So， when John tells TJ he may have inadvertently killed a client （well he did throw a large rock that hit Neil Lemaire）， TJ agrees to help his brother avoid arrest。 Neil was an accountant for one of Devlin & Devlin’s clients， and may have uncovered some sketchy financial practices。 Neil’s body turns up a day later with a bullet hole， golden child John points the finger at TJ stating that TJ was drinking again。Scottoline explores what it means to be the ‘black sheep’ in a family of over-achievers and how readily they will believe the worst despite lack of evidence。 TJ fights back by doing some serious investigating and what he uncovers causes him to question everything he thought he knew about his family。 Despite what he learns， he remains loyal to them。 Family is family！ He believes that some of the disdain he faces is of his own doing and did jail time in the past to atone for it。Gabby uses TJ on one of her pro bono cases involving a pharmaceutical company using convicts as subjects in drug testing that caused harm。 [This case mirrors an actual case。] This is the case that provides the most mystery and action in Scottoline’s story。The strength of Scottoline’s story is with her characters， particularly recovering alcoholic TJ--his struggles to remain sober， his desire to earn the trust of his family， and to believe in himself。 Ironically， TJ proves to be more honorable than some of the other Devlins。 。。。more
Kindle Worm
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3。5 ⭐️’sThe Devlins are a high powered family of attorneys that have their own law practice。 TJ is the one exception， running into some serious trouble with alcohol and ending up spending time in jail， he’s now the firms investigator。 There isn’t that much to do， but the job has been created to keep him out of further trouble。 When his brother， John， asks him for help one night， TJ walks into a real mess， one that could cause him a lot of trouble in the future， one that others will blame him for 3。5 ⭐️’sThe Devlins are a high powered family of attorneys that have their own law practice。 TJ is the one exception， running into some serious trouble with alcohol and ending up spending time in jail， he’s now the firms investigator。 There isn’t that much to do， but the job has been created to keep him out of further trouble。 When his brother， John， asks him for help one night， TJ walks into a real mess， one that could cause him a lot of trouble in the future， one that others will blame him for。 The Devlins empire is about to take a hit， their firm and their reputations， but will they be able to rise above their circumstances or will they crumble right along with everything else？ This book was a bit on the slow side until the end， and other than rooting for TJ， the other characters were not relatable and quite frankly， unlikable！ Thank you to Random House and Netgalley for an ARC of this book。 。。。more
book_luv_r
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🎧AUDIOBOOK REVIEW🎧Flew through this in one day。 The narrator absolutely makes this book shine。 He narrated the previous book What Happened To The Bennetts。 While I liked that one a tad more， this one was still really good。 Both of these books need to be listened to rather than read。 So good。
Bobbi Wagner
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This is an author that I have enjoyed reading from the first book I picked up by her。 This is one of my favorites yet。 This is a well written story where the author used details to bring the characters to life。 I enjoyed watching the growth of the characters which made the story easy to read。 They are connectable， relateable and add so much to the story。 I also enjoyed the twist and turns that made the story hard to put down。 This is a story that just when you think you know waht is going on， th This is an author that I have enjoyed reading from the first book I picked up by her。 This is one of my favorites yet。 This is a well written story where the author used details to bring the characters to life。 I enjoyed watching the growth of the characters which made the story easy to read。 They are connectable， relateable and add so much to the story。 I also enjoyed the twist and turns that made the story hard to put down。 This is a story that just when you think you know waht is going on， then something else happens which makes you second guess things。 This is such a great story。 I highly recommend it。 。。。more
Susan
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The Devlins are a wealthy， powerful family who run a law firm。 Dad and Mom are in charge， and their 2 sons and daughter work there as well。The book is narrated by TJ， the younger son， who is an investigator for the firm。 He’s an ex-convict， having served time in prison， and a recovering alcoholic。 TJ is struggling to earn his place as a valued family member， despite his brother John， and sister Gabby appearing to be the bright， shining light in his father’s eyes。We follow TJ’s quest to help solv The Devlins are a wealthy， powerful family who run a law firm。 Dad and Mom are in charge， and their 2 sons and daughter work there as well。The book is narrated by TJ， the younger son， who is an investigator for the firm。 He’s an ex-convict， having served time in prison， and a recovering alcoholic。 TJ is struggling to earn his place as a valued family member， despite his brother John， and sister Gabby appearing to be the bright， shining light in his father’s eyes。We follow TJ’s quest to help solve a mystery， involving his older brother， and the firm’s business。This book is full of action， intrigue and twists。It’s a well written， enjoyable look at a family dynamic in a stressful combination of events。 Thank you to NetGalley and Putnam books for the ARC。 My review is my honest opinion of this book。 。。。more
Brooke
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This was surprisingly more emotional than anticipated， but that's a testament to the writing。 It's not really a thriller， and the murder mystery is almost a sub plot。 The story is really the family drama。The tightrope of TJ's sobriety， and being a hair's breath away from relapsing。 （view spoiler）[And when he does， it's devastating bc we were all rooting for you！I knew early on that John was a conniving piece of work and behind everything， but I didn't know the extent。 Man was in serious denial a This was surprisingly more emotional than anticipated， but that's a testament to the writing。 It's not really a thriller， and the murder mystery is almost a sub plot。 The story is really the family drama。The tightrope of TJ's sobriety， and being a hair's breath away from relapsing。 （view spoiler）[And when he does， it's devastating bc we were all rooting for you！I knew early on that John was a conniving piece of work and behind everything， but I didn't know the extent。 Man was in serious denial about his gambling addiction。 And TJ should've kicked his ass for framing him。I didn't care for the romance with Maya。 She and her friends were snobs。 I was hoping for a spark with Lily， the pawn shop owner's daughter。 （hide spoiler）]Another emotional highlight is Gabby's pro Bono case for （view spoiler）[formerly incarcerated Black men who were medically experimented on without full knowledge。 Unfortunately， it's happened a lot throughout our history， and the topic was handled with care， devoting page time for the men to tell the stories of the hell they endured。 And I was glad it was addressed in the author’s note as well。 （hide spoiler）]It wasn't the book I thought I was getting， but still a good， compulsive read。SN: The cat lives。 No worries。 。。。more
Dawn
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I sped through this book and enjoyed it most of the time。 It was often melodramatic。。。 on occasion too much so。 （view spoiler）["Some of the media even got up， clapping。" （hide spoiler）] c'mon， just， no。 That's way too over-the-top。 In general， it was ridiculous in a fun way。 Heavy topics are addressed but it felt like a beach read。 3。5， rounded down， but I would try another book by the author。 I sped through this book and enjoyed it most of the time。 It was often melodramatic。。。 on occasion too much so。 （view spoiler）["Some of the media even got up， clapping。" （hide spoiler）] c'mon， just， no。 That's way too over-the-top。 In general， it was ridiculous in a fun way。 Heavy topics are addressed but it felt like a beach read。 3。5， rounded down， but I would try another book by the author。 。。。more
Jenna Sfraga
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The Truth about the Devlins is that the story moves very slowly [I tried to be funny here。。。]。 Might have been too slow of a burn for me but， TJ was an awesome main character。 This covers a lot about addiction， law/crime and justice and make sure to read the acknowledgements！！！ Thank you to NetGalley and the publishing team for this free e-ARC in exchange for my honest review。
Amy Roelant
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Lots of dysfunctional family and legal drama。 Rooted for TJ the whole way （and his sister）。
Rubie
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And here I thought I enjoyed What Happened to the Bennetts！ Pshhhh。 The Truth about the Devlins by Lisa Scottoline is another pulse-pounding domestic thriller about family， justice， and the lies that tear us apart。This is a very well written book that will keep you guessing and sitting on the edge of your seat。A clever， entertaining and addictive psychological suspense novel。The Truth about the Devlins is an intriguing and tension-filled family drama。 Lisa Scottoline’s writing is stellar。 She dr And here I thought I enjoyed What Happened to the Bennetts！ Pshhhh。 The Truth about the Devlins by Lisa Scottoline is another pulse-pounding domestic thriller about family， justice， and the lies that tear us apart。This is a very well written book that will keep you guessing and sitting on the edge of your seat。A clever， entertaining and addictive psychological suspense novel。The Truth about the Devlins is an intriguing and tension-filled family drama。 Lisa Scottoline’s writing is stellar。 She draws us in and takes us on a breathless ride。 It is a gut-wrenching story that will have you holding your family close。Scottoline not only made the ending surprising and unexpected， she also managed to make it satisfying and completely plausible。Thank You NetGalley and G。P。 Putnam's Sons for your generosity and gifting me a copy of this amazing eARC！ 。。。more
Bailey Drake
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I like the author's writing style， it's very easy to read and feels so informal that I feel as though I'm reading a story between my friends。 It was honestly hard to put down because of how easy and quick it is to read！ I love a suspenseful book that reels you in immediately。 Everyone loves a good dysfunctional family， at least I do because I can totally relate。 Not to the crime part but to the disfunction。 I love that they're a lawyer family who may end up breaking the law to save their son's r I like the author's writing style， it's very easy to read and feels so informal that I feel as though I'm reading a story between my friends。 It was honestly hard to put down because of how easy and quick it is to read！ I love a suspenseful book that reels you in immediately。 Everyone loves a good dysfunctional family， at least I do because I can totally relate。 Not to the crime part but to the disfunction。 I love that they're a lawyer family who may end up breaking the law to save their son's reputation， though it may not end up being that easy。 I also enjoyed the sincerity behind TJ's character and his alcoholism。 It's a disease and was written very well in this book， in my opinion。 I physically ached for him at times during this book。 That's how you know you're truly loving a character， and that's all thanks to Lisa Scottoline's writing。 。。。more
Court
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Some twists that shocked me into pausing and taking a minute to myself。 Character development that leaves you distraught and hopeful in the same breath。
PinkAmy loves books， cats and naps
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4。5 STARSLisa Scottoline has done it again。 The Devlins are a prominent family of lawyers in the Philadelphia suburbs， with the exception of youngest son TJ who’s fresh out of prison and two years sober。 Older brother John， the golden child and his father’s favorite， enlists TJ’s help after a work-related incident。 John isn’t telling everything he knows and he may not be as golden as everyone thinks。 Narrated by TJ， as THE TRUTH ABOUT THE DEVLINS unfolds， it’s quite clear that most of the Devlin 4。5 STARSLisa Scottoline has done it again。 The Devlins are a prominent family of lawyers in the Philadelphia suburbs， with the exception of youngest son TJ who’s fresh out of prison and two years sober。 Older brother John， the golden child and his father’s favorite， enlists TJ’s help after a work-related incident。 John isn’t telling everything he knows and he may not be as golden as everyone thinks。 Narrated by TJ， as THE TRUTH ABOUT THE DEVLINS unfolds， it’s quite clear that most of the Devlins are hiding secrets from each other。 The audiobook is narrated by three pitch-perfect Edoardo Ballerini。 。。。more
Charlotte Lynn
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This book kept me up late at night and reading all day long。 I was so hooked on the Devlin family and their dysfunctional family。 I needed this family to figure out the truth and stand by each other as they struggled。 Every person in this family had something going on that they were struggling with and the rest of the family was not seeing the support that they needed to give each other。 They had to figure out before they were lost to each other forever。 The Truth About the Devlin’s is a wonderf This book kept me up late at night and reading all day long。 I was so hooked on the Devlin family and their dysfunctional family。 I needed this family to figure out the truth and stand by each other as they struggled。 Every person in this family had something going on that they were struggling with and the rest of the family was not seeing the support that they needed to give each other。 They had to figure out before they were lost to each other forever。 The Truth About the Devlin’s is a wonderful family thriller。 The drama had me turning pages needing to know what would happen next。 I would love to have more from this family。 I have been a fan of Lisa Scottoline’s books for as long as I can remember。 I recommend them all， especially this one， to any thriller， mystery， family drama， legal drama reader。 Thank you Penguin Group Putnam for a copy of the book via NetGalley in exchange for my honest review。 。。。more
Kara
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Now available！！！Procedural/ family drama。 Was a bit slow for me and lost interest at times。 The Devlins are a highly reputable family who have a very prestigious law firm， other than our narrator， TJ， the whole family works there。 Was quite frustrating and depressing the way TJ was treated by his own family。 The plot was good。 Didn’t particularly care for any of the characters though and they all had flaws that had you upset or disliking them at times。 Good just wasn’t great for me。 Thanks to Ne Now available！！！Procedural/ family drama。 Was a bit slow for me and lost interest at times。 The Devlins are a highly reputable family who have a very prestigious law firm， other than our narrator， TJ， the whole family works there。 Was quite frustrating and depressing the way TJ was treated by his own family。 The plot was good。 Didn’t particularly care for any of the characters though and they all had flaws that had you upset or disliking them at times。 Good just wasn’t great for me。 Thanks to Netgalley for my electronic advanced reader copy in exchange for my honest review。 All opinions are my own。 。。。more
Kimberly （kimmerthebooknerd）
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