Book Review for This Changes Everything by Lisa Scottoline

This Changes Everything by Lisa Scottoline

Published:  July 14, 2026 by Grand Central Publishing

Genre:   Mystery Thriller, Psychological Suspense

 

Taken from Goodreads:  In this twisty and emotionally resonant thriller from #1 bestselling author Lisa Scottoline, a woman risks her life for justice and realizes she has more power than she ever knew.

Julia Pritzker loves her new life as a wife and mother in beautiful Tuscany – except that she misses her best friend Courtney, back in the States. One night, Julia calls Courtney and reaches her as she’s arriving at her grandmother’s farm in Pennsylvania.

Then the unthinkable happens.

A dreadful premonition overwhelms Julia as Courtney is entering the house, but it’s too late to stop Courtney, who makes a heartbreaking discovery. Her beloved grandmother has been murdered, and the killer is escaping out the back door. A distraught Courtney chases him, but he jumps into a pickup truck and gets away.

Julia flies home the next morning to support Courtney in her grief. The local police believe the murder was a botched burglary, but the women suspect something much more sinister. They dig to unearth the truth in a town filled with explosive secrets, and Julia’s uncanny intuition points her to the missing pieces of a dark puzzle.

The women call in hotshot Philly lawyer Bennie Rosato, but events take a deadly turn, and Julia becomes the target of a murderous conspiracy. She ends up fighting for her life, with no one to save her…but herself.

Only a blockbuster talent like Lisa Scottoline can tell this riveting and layered of a story, combining a woman’s search for truth with the revelation of her own empowerment, as well as the enduring strength and joys of female friendship.

 

My Thoughts:  Lisa Scottoline has done it again.   This book is soooo good.    The twists and turns kept coming. I kept turning pages thinking that I knew where it was heading but I never had a chance of figuring it all out.     

The medium aspect of the book was done just enough.   By that I mean, it was part of the story enough to make sense and add a twist but not overdone.   Julia being a medium is not THE story, THE story is the murder, who is behind it, and why.   I enjoyed that Julia was a true friend to Courtney and glad that she came back to America to support her. 

This Changes Everything is a winner for me. Lisa Scottoline is an automatic purchase for me.  I recommend her to anyone looking for twists and turns, murder suspense, with great friendships. 

Thank you Grand Central Publishing for a copy of the book via NetGalley in exchange for my honest review.  

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