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Analysis Of Lisa Scottoline's Don T Go

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No one describes Lisa Scottoline 's novel Don 't Go, published in early 2013, better than the way Michael Cavacini has. His words; "To my delight, I quickly fell in love with Don 't go and was fully engrossed in the plot from start to finish." breathe into my feelings toward this book. I agree with Cavacini that Scottoline excels in focusing on family members ' relationships and Don 't Go continues to be an emotionally charged tale peppered with humor in every chapter. This stand alone book remains unpredictable and filled with twists and turns that can keep anyone turning pages all day long. Interestingly, Cavanici points out that Scottoline wrote from a male 's perspective for the first time; that can be especially hard to achieve being a

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