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Also by Michele Martinez:

Notorious, March 2009
Mass Market Paperback
Notorious, March 2008
Hardcover
Cover-up, January 2008
Mass Market Paperback
Cover-Up, March 2007
Hardcover
The Finishing School, February 2007
Paperback (reprint)
The Finishing School, January 2006
Hardcover / e-Book
Most Wanted, December 2005
Paperback (reprint)

Notorious
Michele Martinez

Melanie Vargas #4
William Morrow
March 2008
On Sale: February 26, 2008
Featuring: Melanie Vargas
352 pages
ISBN: 0060899026
EAN: 9780060899028
Hardcover
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Mystery Woman Sleuth | Thriller Legal

About to take a controversial rap star to trial for a past crime, Melanie Vargas receives an important piece of information from his lawyer. In full confidence, on the steps of New York City's federal courthouse, he tells her that his client may have had ties to a wanted fugitive. Moments later, a powerful car bomb blows the man to pieces, with Melanie only steps away.

As shocking as the murder is, it has other repercussions for Melanie. Her relationship with the victim wasn't strictly professional. While recovering from her breakup with FBI Agent Dan O'Reilly, she had become attracted to the charismatic lawyer. But after his death she realizes that she knew very little about him--including the fact that he was married.

Determined to find the killer, Melanie enters a dangerous world of subterfuge and double-crosses, going as far as the glittering lights of Vegas to discover the truth. But the more she digs, the more she finds troubling about her old friend. More than one person had the motive to end his life.

Meanwhile, the rapper's defense has been taken over by the slickest shark in the business, a man of questionable morals who may have had previous unlawful dealings with his client. But the outcome of the case isn't the only thing on the line. As the sole witness to the murder, Melanie is in danger of losing her own life. It isn't long before she realizes that she can't trust anybody, not even those closest to her.

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Re: Notorious

I love summer! More time available to read. I cannot wait to get my hands on these new books. They all sound so great. Thank you so much for your reviews. As always very informative.
(Juanita Stender 3:15pm May 31, 2009)