Book Review - Think Twice by Lisa Scottoline

Synopsis:  Unbeknownst to her identical twin Bennie Rosato, Alice Connelly is on the run from her drug-dealing confederates who are trying to kill her. Alice see...more Unbeknownst to her identical twin Bennie Rosato, Alice Connelly is on the run from her drug-dealing confederates who are trying to kill her. Alice sees only one way out - to become Bennie. She slips a drug into her drink, and usurps her life. Not only does she sleep with her boyfriend, impersonate her at work - and steal her money, but she also warns the police that her evil twin is out to get her. Her plan works perfectly, because when Bennie emerges to fight back, everyone thinks she's Alice - including the police.

Meanwhile, Mary DiNunzio, distracted by personal problems is also duped by Alice. The happy DiNunzio home is disrupted by the arrival of a sexy and mysterious cousin who claims to be a witch - and manages to put Mary's father under her spell! Bennie, with everything at stake, is fighting for her life - on all levels. She's reached breaking point. But when the chips are finally down, what will she do? Is blood thicker than water, and can an ordinary, law-abiding woman be driven to evil?

First Line:  "Bennie Rosato didn't have anything in common with her identical twin, except their DNA."

Random Quote:  "The blackness around her was as empty as space.  She would have imagined that she was floating but for the pain in her body and the stench that brought her back to earth."

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Review:  This isn't the best of Lisa Scottoline's books, but isn't the worst, either.  Mostly it feels a bit forced and slapdash, but the evil twin plot is always entertaining and she writes some funny characters and gives them some funny lines.  Oddly, the best part of the book were the chapters where our heroine is buried alive and struggling to break free - truly claustrophobic and utterly believable descriptive writing that made me wonder if Ms. Scottoline had herself buried alive to see what it might feel like.  Those chapters made my skin crawl.  Other than that the book is mildly entertaining, but really just so-so.

FTC Disclosure:  San Leandro Public Library

Rating:  White