27. December 2008 by celeste.

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7. December 2008 by celeste.

This captivating debut by criminal defense attorney Marsella kicks off a series with a complex, intriguing mystery. After a drunken night at a popular mob hangout, four friends employed at the Rhode Island attorney general’s office witness a brutal murder. Laurie, Shannon, Beth and narrator Marianna are soon thrown into the investigation, which leads directly to the posh private college attended by the victim. Buried behind the ivy walls are secrets and more bodies. The women tell desperate lies to their bosses, trying to hide their whereabouts on the night of the killing, as they dig deeper into the crime…..the skillful twists and turns of the mystery will keep readers engaged. Additional elements of romance and humor keep the novel balanced and realistic and open the door for sequels…       (Oct. 2008)

ISBN 978-0-440-24466-0

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6. December 2008 by celeste.

Lawyer Celeste Marsella makes good use of her legal background in her engaging debut DEFENSELESS (Dell $6.99) wherein four young women employed in the Rhode Island attorney general’s office witness a murder and try to solve it, all the while hiding their involvement from their boss. The quartet makes for likeable sleuths and Marsella mixes enough humor and romance into the complex plot to keep things entertaining.  –Mary Alice Gorman   

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1. November 2008 by celeste.

Gayle Wedgewood gives the prestigious 4 quills to DEFENSELESS!!

“…For a first novel, this is a nice surprise. The characters are very well defined, the plot is face-paced and holds your interest, and the writing is quite good. Not only that, but it looks like this is going to the beginning of a series––and a tougher, but more likeable, group will be hard to find. This is the chance to get in on the first of what promises to be a riveting new series.”

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24. October 2008 by celeste.

Great news! DEFENSELESS has been nominated for several book awards. The Hammet, the ITW (International Thriller Writers), and the Edgar, to name a few.

More later. I’m off to a thrilling evening to celebrate…

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19. October 2008 by celeste.

Thank you all for coming!! It was a great turnout. Almost 100% of invitees came toting friends and family. All copies of DEFENSELESS sold out early and we even took some orders!!!

I want to especially thank my editor Caitlin Alexander from Random House and my agent Michele Rubin from Writer’s House. And my private editor Emily Heckman showed up to cheer me on, as she always has from the very first day.

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7. September 2008 by celeste.

Hey All,

DEFENSELESS will be  on the shelves September 30th and I want to know what you think of it ASAP!!

Your feedback makes me a better writer, so I will read every comment, whether it be positive or negative. Have no fear: I have very broad shoulders and can bear onslaughts of harsh criticism–though I can’t imagine there’ll be any.  = {

So please read it and enjoy, and TALK TO ME about it when you’re done.

xx Celeste

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7. September 2008 by admin.

DEFENSELESS 

DEFENSELESS by Celeste Marsella“Meet four women who know the meaning of killer high heels. In DEFENSELESS, Celeste Marsella combines the attitude of Sex in the City with the true grit of a harrowing thriller for a potent novel guaranteed to keep you racing through the pages.”– Lisa Gardner, New York Times bestselling author of Say GoodbyeOne good lawyer… One bad choice… And a killing spree that stunned a city. DEFENSELESS is Celeste Marsella’s powerhouse debut novel of suspense and the first in a series-each novel will be narrated by a different one of the four female leads in DEFENSELESS. They’re overworked, underpaid, and unstoppable: four young lawyers in a big-city Attorney General’s office. And when it comes to relaxing after hours, Marianna Laurie, Shannon and Beth like to kick back in the one bar their boss has made off limits: a funky, Mob-connected dive-which puts them exactly at the wrong place at the wrong time. It was after midnight, just outside the bar, when a body was dumped from a car-literally, right before their eyes. And when their boss finds out they’ve defied him, Marianna takes the fall, exiled to a job inside a private college-where it just so happens a coed has just been killed. And when the killer strikes again… and again… suddenly Marianna is in the eye of the storm, alone and under seige, just where a killer wants her… 

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27. August 2008 by admin.

October 1st 2008 at Borders at the Providence Place Mall from 6:00 to 8:00  

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October 16th 2008 at One83, 1608 First Avenue, New York, NY 10028 

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20. August 2008 by brooke.

I was able to get a early copy and I absolutely could not put it down.

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8. August 2008 by admin.

PERFECTLY CRIMINAL being released April 2009:

“They’re a perfect team: four tough, smart women who each have their own approach to life, law, and love. But assistant prosecutor Shannon Lynch has just broken ranks, falling for an ambitious politician whose idea of foreplay involves flirtation, caresses and a confession to murder.

 Shannon knows she should run the other way. But something about tall, twinkling-eyed Connecticut Senator Scott Boardman keeps her coming back—even while her office is trying to nail him for murdering his wife and her rich female lover. Shannon ’s friends–Marianna, Laurie and Beth—are trying to convince their boss, Attorney General Vincent “the Pig” Piganno, not to fire her, but then Shannon lands at the scene of another murder – and this time she’s a suspect. Now the man she can’t resist has led her into a mess she can’t escape—a realm of bluebloods and bloodlust that could cost her not just her career, but her life …”

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