A Welcome Message From the Author

[Lisa_Scottoline]

Hi Everyone --

Daddy’s Girl is the 14th thriller I’ve written, and all of them involve smart, strong, sexy women who get themselves in trouble and then have to get themselves out of it. Daddy’s Girl is the story of Nathalie Greco, a bookish law professor who has a lot of growing up to do, and that growing up begins when she hears the dying declaration of a murdered prison guard.

That’s the main plotline of the story, but I always like to examine family and love relationships in my books. Natalie’s problem within her family is that she’s overlooked and overwhelmed by the football-loving Greco clan, and her three big brothers who clamor for the attention of "Big John" Greco, their father. The impetus for the book, encapsulated in its title, is my own relationship to my father, who has now passed. I was a typical Daddy’s Girl, and my father was extraordinarily loving and warm to me. Whenever I was with him, I felt like the sun was shining down on me and me alone -– and because I had such a terrific relation to him, I know how important that was in my life. So I wanted to explore a character, like Natalie, who wasn’t as lucky as I was; a character who used to feel close to her father but somehow got lost in the shuffle of varsity football practices and booster club dinners.

Nat’s relationship to her hunky boyfriend Hank Balisteri is complex, too, because he fits in better with the Greco clan that Nat does. He’s a big jock, too, and even does business with her father’s construction company. Hank has the Greco stamp of approval, but does he have Nat’s? And how does he hold up when she meets the Faculty Hippie, ponytailed Angus Holt, who is the first man who seems to "get" Nat’s love of teaching? As you read the novel, I hope you’ll find that these themes -– love, family, and justice -- help to enrich the novel and give it a depth beyond the normal thriller.

Thank you so much for coming to the book club, and I can’t wait to meet each and every one of you!

Lisa Scottoline

[VirginiaCook]

Lisa, Love your books but I guess you hear this all the time. I am from Philly and love to read about places I am familiar with. Keep us in suspense with your wonderful stories. I live in a far west city but some day I hope to meet you.

[Lo_Lo]

This will be the first time I've read one of your books. Also the first group I've joined for fiction. I enjoy finding new authors. Especially those that have other books to choose from. I'm quite excited.

[booklover_mew]

Hi Lisa! We've met actually-my daughter and I got to meet you, at a book signing-at Border's Books, in Ramsey NJ last week. Love the books, love the ladies you write about, and love you. Looking forward to discussing Nat, and Hank, and Angus.

[Lisa_Scottoline]

Virgina, Thanks so much for you very kind words. I can never hear them enough! They make my day! It's like hearing: "please," "thank you," and even "I love you". Some words never get old.

[Lisa_Scottoline]

Great! Thanks for coming to my signing! Hope you had fun - they're not the typical book signing, I know. Someday tell me which one you were, if you don't want to say online. xox

[Lisa_Scottoline]

Lo Lo, Thanks for giving me a shot! I appreciate that!