Blockbuster author Lisa Scottoline returns to the Rosato Associates law firm with Betrayed, and maverick lawyer Judy Carrier takes the lead in a case thats more personal than ever. Judy has always championed the underdog, so when Iris, the housekeeper and best friend of Judys beloved Aunt Barb, is found dead of an apparent heart attack, Judy begins to suspect foul play. The circumstances of the death leave Judy with more questions than answers, and never before has murder struck so close to home. In the meantime, Judys own life roils with emotional and professional upheaval. She doesnt play well with her boss, Bennie Rosato, which jeopardizes her making partner at the firm. Not only that, her best friend Mary DiNunzio is planning a wedding, leaving Judy feeling left behind, as well as newly unhappy in her relationship with her live-in boyfriend Frank.