Speak of the Devil: A Novel (Anna Curtis Series), by Allison Leotta
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Speak of the Devil: A Novel (Anna Curtis Series), by Allison Leotta
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In this gripping legal thriller by “the female John Grisham” (The Providence Journal), sex-crimes prosecutor Anna Curtis must stop a vicious street gang before it destroys more lives—and her own family.On the very night she gets engaged to the man she loves, Assistant US Attorney Anna Curtis’s professional life takes a shocking turn that threatens everything she holds dear. A few miles away from where she’s enjoying her romantic dinner, two separate groups are gearing up to raid a brothel. A vicious killer known as Diablo—the Devil—leads one group. A few minutes later, Anna’s own investigative team heads in to search the brothel, as part of an ongoing fight against human trafficking in DC. Both groups are caught off guard, with deadly results. As Anna investigates the bloody face-off, the boundaries between her work and home life begin to blur when she discovers a web of long-buried secrets and official lies that lead straight to her doorstep. And everything Anna counted on—the happiness she seemed so close to securing—comes into question as Diablo moves in for yet another kill. Allison Leotta draws on her experience as a DC sex-crimes prosecutor to take you into the back rooms of the US Attorney’s Office, the hidden world of the Witness Protection Program, and the secret rituals of one of America’s most dangerous gangs. Universally praised by bestselling authors from Catherine Coulter and George Pelecanos to Lisa Scottoline and David Baldacci, Leotta weaves fact and fiction to create her best novel yet.
Speak of the Devil: A Novel (Anna Curtis Series), by Allison Leotta- Amazon Sales Rank: #323357 in Books
- Published on: 2015-03-24
- Released on: 2015-03-24
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 6.75" h x 1.20" w x 4.13" l, .0 pounds
- Binding: Mass Market Paperback
- 416 pages
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By Catherine Coulter
Catherine Coulter is the author of the New York Times best-selling FBI thrillers The Cove, The Maze, The Target, The Edge, Riptide, Hemlock Bay, Eleventh Hour, Blindside, Blowout, Point Blank, Double Take, Tailspin, Knockout, Whiplash, Split Second, Backfire, and Bombshell. She lives in Northern California.
If you relish hard-hitting, take-no-prisoner cops and a sharp committed prosecutor who doesn’t hesitate to face down evil, Speak of the Devil by Allison Leotta is for you. The Devil (Diablo) is the big kahuna in the MS-13 gang in Washington, D.C. Leotta paints him with terrifying clarity. He’s cruel, malevolent, power-mad, and you see him, feel him, and know that to him brutality and torture are the pleasures of his life.
Leotta handles the infamous MS-13 gang in an unexpected way. Rather than keeping them faceless, showing only their cruelty and violence, she takes the reader inside to see the “home boys”—most of the gang members are teenagers. It's chilling and deftly done.
As if prosecutor Anna Curtis doesn't have enough on her plate, she's also engaged to a man whose cop wife was “greenlighted” (a sanctioned hit) by the MS-13, and murdered some years before. He is also her boss in the U.S. Attorney's Office. Anna is up to her eyebrows dealing with the gang. I'll tell you, as you watch both Diablo and one of his minions, “Psycho,” in action, you really want Anna to bring them down.
As for the USAO—the undercurrents, the clashing personalities, the rivalries, all are painted with understanding and honesty by a talented writer who was herself in the middle of the fray for a number of years. She expertly lays out how and why the legal system works in the USAO in Washington, D.C. You see all the tangles, the losses, the triumphs of a group of people who just don't stop.
What I liked particularly were Leotta’s evocative descriptions of the courtrooms, the endless procedures, the waiting—the interminable waiting—and the calm, almost deadening efficiency of the judges.
When I finished Speak of the Devil I knew I'd learned and enjoyed and was pleased to have read such an excellent book.
From Booklist D.C. sex-crimes prosecutor Anna Curtis is enjoying the glow of her recent engagement and wondering if she can succeed as the stepmother of a six-year-old daughter when she gets called to investigate a brutal crime. A vicious group of thugs led by a man known as Diablo attacks a brothel. Anna soon learns that they are a street gang called MS-13, one of the worst street gangs in the country. As she searches for clues, she discovers long-buried secrets and official cover-ups. Leotta (Law of Attraction, 2010) was a federal sex-crimes prosecutor, so she knows her subject all too well. Fans of Linda Fairstein and Law and Order SVU will be right at home here. --Barbara Bibel
Review Praise for "Speak of the Devil: " "If you relish hard-hitting, take-no-prisoners cops and a sharp, committed prosecutor who doesn't hesitate to face down evil, "Speak of the Devil" is for you. . . . An excellent book."--Catherine CoulterSuspenseful . . . Exciting. --Publishers Weekly"Entertaining."--Minneapolis Star TribuneSuspenseful . . . Exciting. --Publishers Weekly"Leotta shows her strongest suit when she places her action in the courtroom in this pleasing third effort. --Kirkus Reviews""The moment you start reading, you'll realize Allison Leotta doesn't just write about this world. She lives in it--and works in it. She's absorbed all its darkest parts. That's why" Speak of the Devil" comes to life in the most haunting and best way."--Brad Meltzer"Leotta . . . knows her subject all too well. Fans of Linda Fairstein and "Law and Order: SVU" will be right at home here."--Booklist"Suspenseful . . . Exciting." --Publishers Weekly"Leotta shows her strongest suit when she places her action in the courtroom in this pleasing third effort."--Kirkus Reviews
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21 of 25 people found the following review helpful. Great crime novel By K. Blaine I write here as one who has never read a book by Allison Leotta, but "Speak of the Devil" has made me want to read everything she has written. The main character in "Speak of the Devil" is Anna Curtis, a sex crimes prosecutor in Washington DC, who has just become engaged to Jack Bailey, chief of the DC homicide unit. Jack has a six-year-old daughter, Olivia, and his late wife, Nina Flores, had been killed four years earlier by one of the street gangs of Washington DC. Most investigators believe that that the crime was committed by MS-13, a notoriously violent and ruthless DC gang. The leader of this gang is Diablo, accurately named "the Devil." Diablo's skin is completely covered in tattooed hieroglyphs. His nose is two sunken holes; he has long black hair and two fleshy horns protruding from his forehead. Indeed, he is aptly named.Diablo and his gang appear throughout the book as Anna Curtis and Jack Flores attempt to solve various gruesome crimes occurring in the DC area. There are many twists and turns, and a huge red herring that comes as a total surprise to the reader in the last third of the book. I really enjoyed this book and recommend it to anyone who likes true-life crime fiction. The author's experience as a sex-crimes prosecutor for 12 years in Washington DC is evident on every page, and she is a superb writer. If I could give the book more than five stars, I would. Highly recommended.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful. Some of the best character writing I have read By R. Kyle There's a lot already said about this novel. I will honestly say it's worth 5 stars for quite a lot of reasons, but the reason I am choosing to highlight in this review is the skillful hard-hitting drawing of her characters.It's easy to depict your main character. Writers want the reader to know them and preferably to like them since many in this genre want to write sequels.Allison Leotta goes where few authors are brave enough to tread. She shows you her bad guys--in this case, a DC-based gang of teenage boys led by Diablo, who are as bad as it gets. She doesn't just hide the bad behind a curtain, she lets you see these dudes and it's chilling.I remember working for Probation and Parole with an officer who came from DC and what he said about crime there would chill your blood on a summer day. This novel reads like how he described his experience. The sketches of these gang members are so vivid and strong you could use them for a mug shot. Writers, for certain, should read this book. It will teach you about writing memorable story people.Rebecca Kyle, January 2014
15 of 19 people found the following review helpful. Unnecessarily detailed graphic violence By Never pay retail OK, so I watch Criminal Minds on TV and I've read plenty of crime novels, but I was almost too sickened by the first part of this book to continue to the end. Speak of the Devil tells the story of a ruthless gang and the prosecutor trying to bring them to justice. Obviously there is going to be violence-that's what gangs do. However I think it could have been alluded to without going into gruesome detail, especially when it came to what was done to the women. I think you can paint a more chilling picture with an artistically wielded brush than by throwing a gallon of red paint. It was very difficult to read. If you have any personal experience with abuse or gang violence, you shouldn't even consider reading this book. If you have a strong stomach and make it through the first half, the story does get interesting enough to be worth finishing, but overall, it would not be a book I'd recommend to a friend.
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