Bone Valley (29 page)
Authors: Claire Matturro
A former appellate attorney and member of the writing faculty at Florida State University College of Law, CLAIRE HAMNER MATTURRO was recently a visiting faculty member at the University of Oregon School of Law but has now returned to Georgia. She is the author of two previous Lilly Cleary novels,
Skinny-dipping
and
Wildcat Wine
.
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www.clairematturro.com.
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MAKE NO BONES ABOUT IT—EVERYONE
LOVES
CLAIRE MATTURRO’
S
LILLY CLEARY!
“A delightful heroine: A sharp, sassy, sexy attorney with a penchant for trouble and an almost neurotic dislike of clutter, personal and physical…. Cleary is likable, an entertaining addition to the ranks of wise-cracking crime novel heroes.”
Virginian-Pilot
“Matturro has a wicked sense of comedic timing. I don’t know what they put in the water down there, but she’s got to be drinking from the same well as Carl Hiaasen.”
Boston Globe
“Funny and tough and full of wacky characters who are utterly real, [
Bone Valley
] is a mystery, a legal thriller, and a serious novel rolled into one. Lilly Cleary is not just another lawyer–detective. She’s as smart as she is sexy, and she’s got a cockeyed but endearing array of clients and sidekicks that spring to life from the fertile Florida soil.”
James Hall
“Matturro’s brassy heroine has elbowed her way onto Hiaasen and Leonard’s turf…. We Florida writers don’t need this kind of competition—and I’ll be standing in line for her next one.”
Tim Dorsey
“Breezy…funny…Claire Matturro is very much worth reading.”
Cleveland Plain Dealer
“Claire Matturro takes the legal thriller firmly in hand and invigorates it with an irreverent but always on-target mix of humor, suspense, and characters so real you’ll swear you see these people every day. The author combines…the kind of off-the-wall humor that Janet Evanovich does so well, adds a sophisticated twist to the wit, and then layers in an insider’s jaundiced view of the law akin to Lisa Scottoline’s novels.”
Ft. Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel
“Attorney Lilly Cleary blends cynical amorality with a fetish for organic foods that perfectly reflects today’s political and cultural values. I loved the fresh, original voice and am already looking forward to her next adventure.”
Margaret Maron
“Loads of fun.”
James Grippando
“Matturro proves that multilayered mysteries don’t have to be put solely in the hard-boiled category. Using humor and absurd situations, Matturro illustrates all that is wrong—and right—with our legal system…. Matturro also constructs a most appealing—and annoying—heroine in Lilly Belle Rose.”
Charleston Gazette
“Breezy and funny, with a heroine who’s a magnet for trouble. Dive in!”
Lisa Scottoline
“Lilly Belle Cleary…moves at the speed of sound…In a breezy, self-aware style, Cleary brings a reader into the sordid, ethically challenged world of defense attorneys.”
Detroit Free Press
“Matturro’s writing is crisp…. [She’s] a fresh South Florida voice, reminiscent of Carl Hiaasen…. Thankfully, there’s enough room in the literary crime pool for both of these writers.”
Miami Herald
“A bright, brassy, sexy heroine enters the lists of legal fiction with a joyful noise…. This new kid on Grisham’s block is one to watch.”
Kirkus Reviews
“Lilly Belle Cleary is a whip-smart lawyer with the heart of a buccaneer and the soul of a lady bountiful.
Bone Valley
is bona fide fun.”
Virginia Swift, author of
Hello, Stranger
“Good to know there are more Lilly Cleary adventures coming. Her sweet, sassy, sexy personality is enthralling.”
Denver Rocky Mountain News
This is a work of fiction. The characters, incidents, and dialogue are products of the author’s imagination and are not to be construed as real. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.
BONE VALLEY
. Copyright © 2006 by Claire Hamner Matturro. All rights reserved under International and Pan-American Copyright Conventions. By payment of the required fees, you have been granted the non-exclusive, non-transferable right to access and read the text of this e-book on-screen. No part of this text may be reproduced, transmitted, down-loaded, decompiled, reverse engineered, or stored in or introduced into any information storage and retrieval system, in any form or by any means, whether electronic or mechanical, now known or hereinafter invented, without the express written permission of HarperCollins e-books.
EPub © Edition SEPTEMBER 2007 ISBN: 9780061969966
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