This is a great read for anyone who loves legal thrillers, cares about domestic violence, or wonders how lawyers can live with themselves. The suggested questions are intended to help your reading group find new and interesting angles and topics for your discussion. Law of attraction allison leotta he stood by the side of the page see if you can create your wish to leave. A graduate of harvard law school and michigan state university, she lives with her. Discretion, speak of the devil, and a good killing follow in that order. Synopsis allison leotta, novelist, former sexcrimes. Below is a list of allison leotta s books in order of when they were first published. She is a graduate of harvard law school and michigan state university. Yet when laprea johnson walks into annas lifebattered.
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In 2011, she left the department of justice to pursue writing fulltime. She is the acclaimed author of law of attraction, discretion, and speak of the devil, and founder. She lives with her husband, michael leotta, and their two sons just outside of d. Allison leotta was a federal sexcrimes prosecutor in washington, dc, for twelve years. For twelve years, allison leotta was a federal prosecutor specializing in sex crimes and domestic violence in washington, d. She is the acclaimed author of law of attraction, discretion, speak of the devil, a good. Everyday low prices on a huge range of new releases and classic fiction. Buy law of attraction anna curtis by allison leotta from amazons fiction books store. Allison leotta s books allison leotta average rating. Her first novel, law of attraction, was published in 2010, and is part of the critically acclaimed series about the fictional sex crimes.
Allison leotta is a federal sexcrimes prosecutor in washington, d. Her books have won various awards and have been placed on multiple. At the start of this book, anna curtis is shown getting summoned at the crime scene where a beautiful woman is found dead after falling from her balcony. Synopsis allison leotta, novelist, former sexcrimes prosecutor, tv. Law of attraction by allison leotta, 2010 edition, in english. Law of attraction by allison leotta is a novel that fans of lisa scottoline and marcia clark will be able to relate to as it is not everyday that a female author can write an amazing legal thriller as one compares the amount of females to males writing. Law of attraction by allison leotta overdrive rakuten. Chicago turabian author date citation style guide leotta, allison. Like the heroine in law of attraction, her debut legal thriller, leotta started out in the u.
Law of attraction, volume 1 from former federal sexcrimes prosecutor allison leotta comes the first book in the anna curtis seriesa riveting debut legal thriller. The souls urge refers to work with your special selves we have in our lives by what we think what we say how he would definitely get one. The law of attraction was her first book, and its popularity hit the ground running just after a few months after it was published. Leotta is a graduate of michigan state university and harvard. Allison leotta brings a fresh voice to the thriller genre. Law of attraction by allison leotta 2011, hardcover. Allison leotta served as a federal sexcrimes prosecutor in washington, d. An interview with federalprosecutorturned novelist allison leotta. A graduate of harvard law school and michigan state university, she lives with her husband, michael, and their two sons in takoma park, maryland. Author allison leottas complete list of books and series in order, with the. Attorneys office and the flirtations and machinations of washingtons ivy league lawyers to the struggles of its poorest citizens on the gritty streets of anacostia, law of attraction is a gripping debut from an exciting new talent. From the linda fairstein of a new generation, federal sex crimes prosecutor and harvard law.
Allison leottas expertise as a federal prosecutor permeates every page of law of attraction, her debut legal thriller. Law of attraction is the debut legal thriller by allison leotta, a federal sexcrimes prosecutor and graduate of harvard law school the novel tells the story of a strong, smart female prosecutor who fights to protect women from domestic violence. A novel anna curtis series book 1 kindle edition by leotta, allison. It kept me reading late into the night and guessing until the very last page. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Her goal is for grisham to be dubbed the male allison leotta. Allison leotta was a federal prosecutor in washington, d. Chicago turabian humanities citation style guide leotta, allison, law of attraction. Law of attraction introduces anna curtis, a newlyminted prosecutor at the u. Drawing on her experience, she now writes legal thrillers, for which shes been dubbed the female john grisham. Allison leotta books list of books by author allison leotta. Torn between bringing a killer to justice and saving her. Attorneys office prosecuting misdemeanor domestic violence cases.
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Law of attraction is a great ride, with plenty of twists and turns leading to a shocking end. Law of attraction is the debut legal thriller by allison leotta, a federal sexcrimes prosecutor and graduate of harvard law school. In 2011, she left the justice department to pursue writing full time. Allison leotta made her debut as a published author in 2010 with the novel law of attraction. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading law of attraction. After a woman at the center of a domestic violence case is murdered, attorney anna curtis must join with a handsome prosecutor to face off against her boyfriend, who. I wove those fascinating reallife details into the plot of my first book, law of attraction. In leottas solid suspense debut, anna curtis, an earnest but decidedly green washington, d. Allison leotta is an american novelist, former prosecutor and blogger, best known for her popular legal crime thrillers. But its more than a courtroom dramaits part love story, part murder mystery. Law of attraction was a fairly enjoyable read for leotta being that its her first novel, although quite predictable at times there is a twist in the tale at the end, indeed the lead character just starting a new career in the prosecutors office in washington dc from law school, reflects well in leotta s starting of a new career as an author. If this author writes more and i hope she does, she needs to carefully consider who. Law of attraction is realistic, gritty, and filled with twists and turns.
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