Daddy’s Girl by Lisa Scottoline opens with “Nat [Natalie] Greco felt like an A cup in a double-D bra. She couldn’t understand why her tiny class was held in such a huge lecture hall, …” Nat is an untenured Law professor, and the size of her room is just the beginning of her challenges. The students refused to do their reading or participate in class. The protagonist of my Zarand Szilard, substitute teacher, mysteries would understand these teacher problems, but he would never have imagined the lengths Nat goes to address them.
Nat lives in a world of men. Her father, brothers, and fiancé are in the construction business and obsessed with sports. The male Law school deans do not appreciate her. She fears she will be fired instead of awarded tenure. When popular professor Angus Holt invited her to be a guest lecturer, she agreed, even though the class was in a prison. During that class there was a riot, a prisoner attempted to rape her, and a guard died in her arms after giving her a message for his wife. In the aftermath, the prison staff and the police behaved suspiciously, and Nat set off to uncover the mystery. Amid violence and conspiracy, Nat held her own. She was no “damsel in distress,” waiting for one of the guys to save her. A page-turner of the modern woman.
Sex: There is one multi-page sex scene (for no apparent reason).
Scottoline states, “I’m big on research,” and it shows. The book is packed with interesting technical details from “stingers” used by riot police, sally ports in the prisons, and Underground Railroad activity in southern Pennsylvania.
As the title suggests, Nat’s father attempts to protect his daughter. He is not alone. Other knights-in-shining-armor include her brothers, fiancé, the deans, and Professor Holt. She refuses all help. The action belongs to Nat!
So many books have this title.
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