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Blood Flag, February 2017
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Blood Flag, May 2016
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The Enemy Inside, January 2016
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The Enemy Inside, May 2015
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Trader Of Secrets, April 2012
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Trader Of Secrets, June 2011
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The Rule of Nine, May 2011
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The Rule of Nine, June 2010
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Guardian Of Lies, May 2010
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Guardian of Lies, July 2009
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Shadow Of Power, April 2009
Mass Market Paperback / e-Book
Double Tap, January 2006
Paperback / e-Book
The Arraignment, September 2003
Paperback / e-Book
The Jury, July 2002
Paperback / e-Book
The Attorney, January 2001
Paperback / e-Book
Critical Mass, December 1999
Paperback / e-Book
The Judge, November 1996
Paperback / e-Book
Undue Influence, July 1995
Paperback / e-Book
Prime Witness, August 1993
Hardcover / e-Book
Compelling Evidence, January 1993
Paperback / e-Book

The Attorney
Steve Martini

Paul Madriani #5
Jove
January 2001
On Sale: January 1, 2001
448 pages
ISBN: 0515130044
EAN: 9780515130041
Kindle: B005MIYU0Q
Paperback / e-Book
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Thriller | Mystery

Paul Madriani is back--as both defense attorney and sleuth--in this riveting new legal thriller by the New York Times bestselling author of The Judge and Undue Influence.

"Riveting . . . a suspenseful tale, right up to the satisfying climax," wrote Publishers Weekly in praise of The Judge. "Legal thrillers don't get much better than this." Kirkus Reviews hailed Undue Influence as "the courtroom novel of the year." Now Martini delivers Paul Madriani's most challenging case yet: one pitting a drug-addicted mother against her daughter's newly rich grandfather in a contentious custody case that leads to criminal accusations and ultimately murder.

Having moved to San Diego to be closer to the woman in his life, Madriani takes on the case of Jonah Hale, an elderly man in terrible straits. As a result of their only child Jessica's longtime drug addiction, Jonah and his wife have been raising their eight-year-old granddaughter, Amanda. On the heels of Jonah's multimillion-dollar state lottery win, Jessica revives her interest in mothering. When Jonah won't deal- -maternal rights for a mega-bucks payoff--Jessica plays dirty: she accuses the old man of having sexually abused her as a child and similarly abusing Amanda now.

Enter Zo Suade--a flamboyant, feminist activist with a penchant for making the objects of custody battles and their mother/plaintiffs "disappear." True to form, a week after Zo takes on Jessica's case, mother and daughter vanish. When Zo's body turns up, Jonah becomes the prime suspect. And Madriani is the man who can prove his innocence.

Filled with action in and out of court, rich in characters with motives obvious and subtle, The Attorney marks the much-anticipated return of Paul Madriani.