Scottoline has new publisher, writing book inspired by Roth

Scottoline has new publisher, writing book inspired by Roth

NEW YORK

Lisa Scottoline, the best-selling crime writer, has a new publisher and is working on a different kind of book.

A book inspired in part by Philip Roth.

G.P. Putnam’s Sons told The Associated Press on Thursday that it had reached a six-book deal with Scottoline, who previously published with St. Martin’s Press. The deal includes her first historical fiction, a planned trilogy set in Italy during the fascist reign of Mussolini. The first novel in the series is called “Eternal,” and Scottoline is citing Roth, who died Tuesday at age 85, as a reason for writing it. In the 1970s, she studied under Roth while attending the University of Pennsylvania, taking seminars on the “Literature of Desire” and the “Literature of the Holocaust.”

Financial terms for her book deal were not disclosed. With Putnam, Scottoline also plans three domestic thrillers “centered on strong female characters up against impossible odds.” The first work, “Someone Knows,” is scheduled for next spring. Scottoline, 62, is known for novels such as “After Anna” and “Final Appeal.”

Associated Press