BookTowne Welcomes Lisa Scottoline, Author of The Unraveling of Julia

A ticket includes a signed copy of the book.

ABOUT THE BOOK

In this sweeping gothic thriller, THE UNRAVELING OF JULIA, Lisa Scottoline transports readers to the captivatingly beautiful hills of Tuscany, where a crumbling villa hides a long-buried family secret. With her trademark combination of vivid, cinematic settings, pulse-pounding suspense, and wonderfully relatable characters, Scottoline delivers an unforgettable story of mystery and psychological intrigue. Grand Central will publish on July 15, 2025.

Julia Pritzker's life has been marked by tragedy and loss. First, she loses her adoptive parents. Then, her husband is murdered. Just when she thinks she’s reached her breaking point, a letter arrives out of the blue, informing her that she has inherited a Tuscan villa and vineyard—along with a strange legacy from a woman named Emilia Rossi. But who was Emilia? Julia has no knowledge of her biological family and begins to wonder if Rossi could be a long-lost relative. Desperate for answers, Julia travels to Italy, where she is horrified to discover that Emilia Rossi was a paranoid recluse who believed herself to be a descendant of the legendary Renaissance ruler, Duchess Caterina Sforza.

As Julia uncovers the eerie connections between herself, Rossi, and the infamous Duchess, she begins to feel as though she’s unraveling. Her unsettling resemblance to Emilia—and even to the powerful and enigmatic Caterina—are just the beginning. Soon, Julia suspects she is being followed, and strange, unexplainable events escalate. In a town steeped in dark history, even a chance encounter with a charming Florentine cannot calm her growing fears. As the line between reality and paranoia blurs, Julia’s search for her identity turns into a desperate race for survival and sanity, where every step forward seems to draw her deeper into a deadly conspiracy and every turn leads to a more haunting discovery, drawing her closer to a terrifying truth.

THE UNRAVELING OF JULIA is a gripping thriller that combines criminal intrigue, haunted passageways, and seances with a deep exploration of family bonds, love from beyond the grave, and the unbreakable strength of female friendships. At its core, the book is a psychological journey asking readers to consider how much of who we are is determined by the ghosts of our past? And how far will we go to uncover the truth of our origins? With every page, Julia’s search for her identity becomes more than just a race for survival—it’s an exploration of how deeply the past can shape our lives and whether we can ever truly outrun its grip.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Lisa Scottoline is a #1 bestselling and Edgar Award-winning author of 37 novels. She has also written a series of humorous memoirs, co-authored with her daughter, novelist Francesca Serritella. Lisa is President of Mystery Writers of America and she reviews fiction for the New York Times, Washington Post, and The Philadelphia Inquirer. A former trial lawyer, she graduated magna cum laude from the University of Pennsylvania and cum laude from its law school, where she taught Justice & Fiction. There are 30 million copies of her books in print, and she is published in 35 countries. She lives on a Pennsylvania farm with an array of disobedient pets, and she wouldn’t have it any other way.

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