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Allison Leotta

Allison Leotta
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Allison Leotta

Allison Leotta was a federal sex-crimes prosecutor in Washington, DC, for twelve years. In 2011, she left the Justice Department to pursue writing full time. She is the acclaimed author of Law of Attraction and the upcoming Speak of the Devil, and founder of the award-winning blog, The Prime-Time Crime Review. Leotta lives with her husband, Michael, and their two sons outside of Washington, DC. Visit her online at AllisonLeotta.com.

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Discretion will be released on January 07, 2014 in Trade Paperback
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Law of Attraction will be released on January 07, 2014 in Trade Paperback
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Speak of the Devil will be released on August 06, 2013 in Hardcover, eBook Reflowable, Audio Download, eBook
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Chapter 1 from Law of Attraction
Oct 02, 2012
Discretion will be released on July 03, 2012 in Hardcover, eBook
Jul 03, 2012
Discretion is now available in Hardcover, eBook
Jul 03, 2012
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May 16, 2012
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May 11, 2012
Law of Attraction will be released on March 27, 2012 in Mass Market Paperback
Mar 27, 2012
Law of Attraction is now available in Mass Market Paperback
Mar 27, 2012
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Law of Attraction will be released on October 12, 2010 in Hardcover, eBook
Oct 12, 2010

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Maryland Life, May 6, 2013
...of that organizing will involve keeping the paths open to such notable scribes as Caroline Leavitt, Manil Suri, Allison Leotta, and Benjamin Percy.      Regardless of how many bookworms queue up to see them, though, there’s unlikely to be any...
Montgomery Village Patch, May 2, 2013
...Adele Griffin, Courtney Sheinmel   2:15 p.m.–3:05 p.m. Thrillers on the Hill – Allison Leotta, Charles Robbins Book Maven Bethanne Patrick in Conversation with… Jon Methven Parallel Narratives in Fiction– Tara Conklin, Jeanine Cummins ...
PublishersWeekly.com, April 26, 2013
...is giving away 300 galleys of In the Blood by Lisa Unger and Speak of the Devil by Allison Leotta, while Workman will have 500 galleys of photographer Christopher Boffolis Big Appetites: Tiny People in a World of Big Food, in which miniature figurines...
Arizona Foothills Magazine, March 4, 2013
...fiction author Chris Bohjalian - NY Times best-selling author Tony LaRussa - 3 x World Series Championship Manager Allison Leotta - former Federal Prosecutor, legal thriller author Alana Stewart - model, actress, author J.R. Martinez -...
Jewish News of Greater Phoenix, February 21, 2013
...organizers ready for a big crowd with a stellar line-up — Melanie Benjamin, Chris Bohjalian, Tony La Russa, Allison Leotta, J.R. Martinez and Alana Stewart with Sean McLoughlin KPHO Channel 5 anchor as moderator — unique boutique shopping, silent...
NewsOK.com, January 6, 2013
...In “Discretion” (Touchstone Books, $25), by Allison Leotta, a man and woman are struggling on the third-floor balcony of a very private office in the U.S. Capitol. The balcony is in the office of a powerful...
FOX WTTG Washington, December 26, 2012
...Allison Leotta spent more than 10 years prosecuting sex crimes inside D.C. Superior Court. Listening to victims, interviewing witnesses and writing affidavits. But in the back of her mind, Leotta...
Huffington Post, May 10, 2013
...Prisoners fathering children with prison workers; rogue cops going on killing sprees targeting other cops: This week's episode took several real cases of official misconduct and turned them into a fairly unrealistic but fast-moving story about mental...
Maryland Life, May 6, 2013
...of that organizing will involve keeping the paths open to such notable scribes as Caroline Leavitt, Manil Suri, Allison Leotta, and Benjamin Percy.      Regardless of how many bookworms queue up to see them, though, there’s unlikely to be any...
Chevy Chase Patch, May 6, 2013
...Adele Griffin, Courtney Sheinmel   2:15 p.m.–3:05 p.m. Thrillers on the Hill – Allison Leotta, Charles Robbins Book Maven Bethanne Patrick in Conversation with… Jon Methven Parallel Narratives in Fiction– Tara Conklin, Jeanine Cummins ...
Potomac Patch, May 6, 2013
...Adele Griffin, Courtney Sheinmel   2:15 p.m.–3:05 p.m. Thrillers on the Hill – Allison Leotta, Charles Robbins Book Maven Bethanne Patrick in Conversation with… Jon Methven Parallel Narratives in Fiction– Tara Conklin, Jeanine Cummins ...
Bethesda Patch, May 6, 2013
...Adele Griffin, Courtney Sheinmel   2:15 p.m.–3:05 p.m. Thrillers on the Hill – Allison Leotta, Charles Robbins Book Maven Bethanne Patrick in Conversation with… Jon Methven Parallel Narratives in Fiction– Tara Conklin, Jeanine Cummins ...
Gaithersburg Patch, May 6, 2013
...– Adele Griffin, Courtney Sheinmel� 2:15 p.m.–3:05 p.m. Thrillers on the Hill – Allison Leotta, Charles Robbins Book Maven Bethanne Patrick in Conversation with… Jon Methven Parallel Narratives in Fiction– Tara Conklin, Jeanine Cummins Miami...
Huffington Post, May 2, 2013
...It is an immutable law of SVU that if a wealthy young woman has a significant role before the second commercial break, she will either turn out to be a rape victim or a mastermind behind the assault -- even if it was gang rape by a bunch of crazed...