TY - BOOK N2 - Federal judge Cate Fante finds her own double life coming to light when the defendant in a high-profile lawsuit ends up dead, revelations that threaten her future on the bench as well as her life when the killer comes after her. N2 - Cate Fante is strong and smart, but when she gets appointed a federal judge, even she wonders if she can do the job justice. She's in her thirties, and she feels like she's joining the world's most exclusive retirement village. But Cate keeps her doubts a secret. And, as it happens, much else. For she leads a dark, double life that she hides from everyone. Mixing poignancy with her trademark wit and wonderfully compelling characters, it questions whether law and justice are always the same thing. AB - Federal judge Cate Fante finds her own double life coming to light when the defendant in a high-profile lawsuit ends up dead, revelations that threaten her future on the bench as well as her life when the killer comes after her. AB - Cate Fante is strong and smart, but when she gets appointed a federal judge, even she wonders if she can do the job justice. She's in her thirties, and she feels like she's joining the world's most exclusive retirement village. But Cate keeps her doubts a secret. And, as it happens, much else. For she leads a dark, double life that she hides from everyone. Mixing poignancy with her trademark wit and wonderfully compelling characters, it questions whether law and justice are always the same thing. T1 - Dirty Blonde / DA - [2007]. CY - New York, N.Y. : AU - Scottoline, Lisa. CN - Scottoline CN - PS3569.C725 PB - Harper, PP - New York, N.Y. : PY - [2007]. N1 - Includes an excerpt of the author's Daddy's girl (p. [421]-430) ID - 324972 KW - Women judges SN - 9780060742911 SN - 0060742917 TI - Dirty Blonde / ER -