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March 31, 2026
Today's Featured Title and Contest
This Bookreporter.com Special Newsletter spotlights a book that we know people will be talking about this spring. Read more about it, and enter our Spring Reading Contest by Wednesday, April 1st at noon ET for a chance to win one of five copies of THE UNRAVELING OF JULIA by #1 bestselling author Lisa Scottoline, a Bookreporter.com Bets On pick that is now available in paperback. Please note that each contest is only open for 24 hours, so you will need to act quickly!
Today's Featured Book and Contest:
THE UNRAVELING OF JULIA by Lisa Scottoline
A young widow inherits a mysterious Tuscan estate and finds herself thrust into a dangerous conspiracy. Twisty and transportive, this is suspense with a passport.
“A compelling thriller with excellent twists!”
— Karin Slaughter, New York Times bestselling author
“The latest by Scottoline has it all: a shocking murder, a crumbling Tuscan villa, and a heroine forced to rise above her grief after a tragic loss. Scottoline deftly weaves a touch of astrology through this fast-paced thriller, and the result is a stunning novel that explores the lines between reality and dreams, sanity and madness, and will leave you breathless.”
— Fiona Davis, New York Times bestselling author
“This is a thriller as twisted as an Italian road with high-speed car chases, visions, dreams and terrors day and night, a hidden dungeon, a wild vineyard, corrupt cops, and a search for identity. Enthralling, intriguing, and ridiculously entertaining.”
— Liz Nugent, internationally bestselling author
One awful night, Julia Pritzker witnesses the murder of her beloved husband during a mugging on a Philadelphia street. Later, while grieving him, she’s suddenly fearful that her fate is written in the stars, not held in her own hands.
Her luck seems to change when stunning news arrives from Italy, informing her that she’s inherited a fortune, a Tuscan villa, and a vineyard. But she’s mystified by her Italian benefactor, a total stranger named Emilia Rossi. She flies to Tuscany for answers.
There, Julia learns that Rossi suffered from delusions of grandeur, believing herself to be a descendant of Caterina Sforza, a powerful Renaissance duchess. Julia doubts that is true, but she can’t deny the uncanny resemblance between her, Caterina and Rossi. She starts to unearth eerie parallels between them --- and disturbing secrets.
Before long, Julia suspects she’s being followed and experiences disorienting delusions of her own. Even meeting a romantic Florentine doesn’t quiet her unease. Then events turn deadly, and Julia finds herself in a harrowing struggle for sanity and survival.
- Click here to read our review.
- Click here to read Carol Fitzgerald's Bookreporter.com Bets On commentary.
- Click here for the discussion guide on ReadingGroupGuides.com.
- Click here for the book club kit, which includes a note from Lisa Scottoline, the book club questions, and a few recipes to enjoy while reading and discussing the book.
- Click here to read Lisa Scottoline's bio.
- Click here to visit Lisa Scottoline's website.
- Connect with Lisa Scottoline on Facebook, X and Instagram.
- Click here to watch a video series where Lisa Scottoline reveals her inspirations behind the book and shares the locations and flavors of Italy.
Click here to enter the contest
by noon ET on Wednesday, April 1st.
More Book News About Lisa!
Her New Psychological Thriller,
THIS CHANGES EVERYTHING, Releases on July 14th
In this twisty and emotionally resonant thriller, a woman risks her life for justice and realizes she has more power than she ever knew.
“A riveting, deeply felt and empowering thriller that is also a touching ode to female friendship, THIS CHANGES EVERYTHING is Lisa Scottoline at her best.”
— Laura Dave, New York Times bestselling author of THE LAST THING HE TOLD ME
“Lisa Scottoline always delivers the fastest, twistiest reads packed with brilliant characters to root for.”
— Lisa Jewell, #1 bestselling author of DON'T LET HIM IN
Click here to read more about THIS CHANGES EVERYTHING
and additional praise quotes, watch the book trailer, and pre-order the book.
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