Procure Keep Quiet Penned By Lisa Scottoline Distributed As Publication

such a fan of Scottoline but I almost didn't finish this book, It was repetitive and I figured out the ending about a third of the way through, On top of that, it was very depressing, A father, who had never been close to his teenage son, makes a decision that will change the lives of his whole family and several others, and then covers it up.
The story is about the changes that take place in these people, An OK read but Scottoline has written much better, Lisa Scottoline delivers every time I was on the edge of my seat listening to this book!!! I have read a lot of this authors books which I find quite enjoyable.
This book takes a turn on what the author usually writes, Instead of focusing on the women in the book she is basing the story around the male, The story is about Jake, Pam and Ryan, Pam wants Jake to pick Ryan up from the movies since father/son haven't been getting along and Pam is hoping that they can bond.
While on their way home, Jake lets Ryan get behind the wheel thinking that this will be a bonding experience but little did they know the outcome of the night.
Ryan hits someone and while they are trying to revive the person Ryan tells his father that he has weed in his pocket which starts the deception.
How far will a parent go to protect a child and this is the authors intent of the story.
You will question yourself all through the book until the end on whether the father did the right thing.


While reading the book would I do the same thing as what Jake did, probably because parents will do anything to protect their children.
Every time Jake took care of a problem things just got worse, I didnt figure out the whole book but I did figure part of the book out which helped Jake and his family in the end.
I can honestly say I didn't not see the ending coming,
The characters in the story make one bad decision after another, It made this a hard book for me to read, That being said, I seemed to read it very quickly, The writing itself was good, Just didn't like the intensity of the story, Accountant Jake Buckman had let his relationship with his sixteen year old son, Ryan go, He had let his wife, Pam, take over while he built up his accounting business, Pam was a state judge but she was the one to take the boy to his games, appointments and bond with him.
They had been through marriage counseling and a product of that was that Jack was supposed to strengthen his ties with Ryan.
Jake decided to be the one to pick up his son at the movies, Ryan,” and a varsity basketball player begged him to let him drive part of the way home, Ryan had a learners permit and was not allowed to drive late at night, His father, Jake relents out trying to gain favor with his son, At eleven at night and they were talking as Ryan makes a turn at a curve, he glances over at his dad and they both hear a thump.


Jake gets out and finds that it was a woman who has been hit and despite his efforts to give CPR, it was too late, she was already dead.
He keeps yelling for Ryan to call, Jake is in shock and keeps saying that he killed her, he killed her, He confesses to his father that he had been smoking pot with one of his friends, Jack realizes that his sons life will be ruined, he wont be able to go to college, get a good job if he calls the police.
Ryan wants to accept responsibility and but his father insists them keeping what happened secret, That is how this tortuous story of guilt and panic starts,

Keep Quiet by Lisa Scottoline starts with a little background and then plunges the reader in to the moral dilemmas raised by the accident.
The whole book is intense and riveting, It deals with relationships, morality, guilt and a need for justice, It is plainly written and keeps you reading, After reading it, I was wanting to set aside a whole month just for reading Lisa Scottolines books.
It was not complicated and only used as much flashbacks as needed, It causes you to try figure out what you would do if you were in the same situation.
Would you protect your child no matter what or let him face the consequences of the law
It was very difficult to lay this book down.
I highly recommend it to all readers who love family stories, mystery and suspense,

I received this ARC as a win from FirstRead but that in no way influences my thoughts and feelings in this review.


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This is my first time reading a book from Lisa Scottoline and I am impressed! This book follows a man named Jake and his son Ryan and they are out one night, and Jake lets Ryan drive even though he's underage and unlicensed, and while driving Ryan hits and kills a woman who's on a run.
In a moment of panic and thinking about how this would affect Ryan's future, they flee the scene of the accident.
We get to watch as this hit and run incident starts to consume their lives and lying to everyone about what they did starts to weigh on their conscience.


This story had a lot going on and I was surprised by the amount of plot twists and how many times they were almost caught.
It was very exiting to read about, and I enjoyed the father/son relationship between Jake and Ryan.
This book is very easy to read, and I listened to the audiobook and I thought the audiobook was great, I loved the narrator's voice and he really brought these characters to life.


I gave it,because it wasn't necessarily one of the best thrillers I've ever read and this sin't something I'm going to remember in a couple of years, but it was entertaining enough for me to want to finish it, and I enjoyed most of the story line.
Even though I thought the ending was a little too convenient, I still enjoyed the story as a whole.
Lisa Scottoline's writing reminds me of Sandra Brown meets Nicholas Sparks, A little slow in developing and I was overwhelmed by the initial situation, However, true to the skill of Lisa Scottoline's ability to write I was soon "hooked", A book to discuss deals with right and wrong, standards of moral, and ultimately the love for your child and family.
Begs the question just how far would you go to protect a loved one Scottoline has done it again! Ugh, This book was a huge disappointment for me, I WANTED to like it, and I really wanted to care about the story line, It didn't happen at all, After the first couple of chapters I was trying to push through, hoping it would get better, It didn't. I hope that there are others that enjoy this book, I typically like her stories, but the dialogue in this one was AWFUL, The writing seemed very unpolished and awkward, I made it to pageand I finally decided to give it up, Life is too short for bad books, I nominate this book for the prize of Most Terrible Book I've Read This Decade, Flat, predictable characters and terrible writing, Is "ahold" even a word you can use in written literature But it does have suspense, And once the mystery got ahold of me, I just kept going back, . . much like getting a bad case of the flu and steeling myself to persevere until the end, I made it. Now I just need to get ahold of a light amp fluffy but wellwritten novel and I can quickly put this one out of my head.

Valeu somente pelo final que tem uma reviravolta! I flew through this book, it was so hard to put down.
I had read a few reviews before hand where people had described it being hard to read, I didn't get it until I was into the book, While I loved it, it was hard to read, Besides the whole fact of the main plot, I found I didn't like very many of the characters and it was a little difficult to relate.
It was hard not to be judgy because after all, as horrible as it was, who knows what we would do in that situation to protect our children.
Everyone thinks they would do the right thing, But would they
It was difficult to watch Ryan fall apart, when the guilt was eating at him.
During the book several times I was mentally telling Jake that they had to come clean, it was going to destroy Ryan.
I can't imagine how difficult it would be for Ryan, after finding out who was on pike road, going to the same school and being reminded of it constantly
And Pam just really annoyed me.
She was such a nag, had to know everything including checking on the student portal constantly and knowing Ryan wasn't in class.
When the truth about her relationship with Dr Dave came out, she had just found out about the accident, and while the focus was on that, she swept that whole part with Dave under the rug and was so judgemental with Jake.
And then she was all for keeping it a secret so how did that make her any better And then after being so nasty, the second the truth comes out about Dave, she all of a sudden wants to be married again, with babe and honey, when the day before, she wanted nothing to do with Jake.

When Jake was needing to find the money for Andrew I had such a feeling of dread, that he would take it from gardenia.
I didn't feel much better about him, I think he didn't take it because he wasn't able to, not because he knew it was wrong.
I was concerned with the whole message Ryan was being given by hiding the truth, How could you live the rest of your life with what you did How could you fault him in the future for any wrongdoing he did While I know Jake made a spur of The moment decision that he thought he was doing to save his son, there were so many after affects.

And how do you keep up with the lies When Jake finds out that someone else knows, he gets in deeper trouble.
The panic and helplessness he must have felt, but thought he had no choice but to give in to Andrews demands.
He had to know that someone else knowing changed things drastically, it was never going away,
I did suspect the real circumstances of the accident before it was revealed, Nonetheless, even though they weren't guilty of what they thought they were, the fact still remains that they didn't know that.
It doesn't make them any less guilty morally,
Very thought provoking book, different kind of novel than previous ones of this author's that I have read with more of a story line and less of a legal case.
I have always enjoyed Lisa Scottoline's books, this was no exception, really good fast paced mystery/drama, I actually went back to read reviews of other Scottoline books I have read all two! Why do I keep attempting to enjoy her books This story is barely "fine.
" The clichés and poor writing style got comical after a while, My favorite groan came when the main character decided he was "recalibrating a new route" in life, just as he recalibrated his GPS system in his car.
Ugh! Trying to get close to his son Jake allows sixteenyearold Ryan to drive part way home one night even though he only had his permit and even though it was after the hours the permit allowed.
Ryan hits a jogger. After unsuccessful attempts to revive the woman, and learning that Ryan had weed in his possession and had smoked earlier that day.
Though Ryan protests, Jake then decides to leave the scene of the accident and lie to his wife Pam, who happens to be a judge, and hide what happened.
What could possibly go wrong

This book might be better described as A Tale of Two Halves, the first repetitive, the second preposterous.
Ryan was the only character whom I sympathized with, Jake's priorities and morals were MIA from the get go and Pam's controlling behavior turned me off.
Plot wise, the first half of the book would have been better with just a few chapters, because the storyline at that point was still believable and relatable.
Nothing could make the second half salvageable, with do many coincidences, events convenient to the plot, scenarios, In the other Lisa Scottoline novels, she uses her experience as an attorney to create believable, true to life plots.
I'm not sure what happened with thus one,

The reason for three, rather than two, the pace of the second half was tension filled and engrossing.


If you want to read a good book about a parent trying to protect a child from the repercussions of a car accident, Barbara Delinski's The Secret Between Us is more interesting and believable.


Wanting to get closer to his son Ryan, Jake Buckman unwisely lets the underage teen take the wheel of his Audi.




Taking his eyes off the road for an instant Ryan hits and kills a female jogger.




Wanting to protect Ryan a good student and star basketball

player with a promising future Jake decides to leave the scene of the crime.


This unfortunate decision has dire consequences, For one thing Ryan can't live with the lies and starts to fall apart,



For another, it seems that someone might have witnessed the accident, . and may want to cash in,



As events proceed Ryan's mother Pam, a local judge, is nominated to ascend to the federal bench.




This requires a thorough investigation by the FBI and Jake fears that Ryan won't withstand the questioning.




Jake desperately tries to 'fix' the situation but it spirals out of control and threatens to destroy the family.


Events rush toward a dramatic resolution that's not quite believable, Still, the book is a page turner that imparts a good lesson: take responsibility for your actions,

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