Bøger af Steve Martini

Defense attorney Paul Madriani is embroiled in a case as perilous as any he has ever faced, one that involves an angry killer who will stop at nothing short of vengeance, and, the other, two missing NASA scientists who are holding secrets that a government desperately wants to purchase?in blood if they must. Madriani's daughter narrowly evades the man known as Liquida, who has stalked her across the country. Meanwhile, in California, two men argue over millions in cash and a scheme involving government technology-for-sale that could rock the world. Paul Madriani, his companion Joselyn Cole, and his law partner Harry Hinds begin to track Liquida and a missing scientist across the globe, and find themselves falling into a vortex of international terror. They must find the men before they can unleash a weapon of mass destruction that will set the world ablaze.

The Old Weatherman dreams of a plan that could be his swan song, an attack to drive a stake through the heart of the right-wing establishment and bury it for good. Now he's found the money, the ideal weapon, and the professional who knows how to use it. And he has set his sights on the perfect target at the very seat of the United States government, in the heart of downtown Washington. It will be a strike heard round the world.San Diego defense attorney Paul Madriani is still reeling from the trauma of a near nuclear explosion he helped avert at the naval base in Coronado. Threatened by federal authorities to keep quiet about the close call in California, Madriani is now faced with a new problem in the steely-eyed and alluring Joselyn Cole, a weapons control expert, who believes he has to go public with what he knows if they have any hope of stopping a similar event in the future. But Madriani has been linked to the murder of a Washington, D.C., political staffer, and authorities believe a shadowy figure called Liquida?a hired assassin known as "the Mexicutioner"?may be responsible. And this man, as the last survivor of the attack in San Diego, might be driven by a bizarre and horrifying star-crossed vendetta, and might now be looking for Madriani himself. What Madriani and Cole begin to fear is that the Old Weatherman and this madman have joined forces and intend to pull the city?and the country?into a vortex of terror before Madriani and Cole can find answers to the enigma that is "the rule of nine."

Defense attorney Paul Madriani gets caught in a web of deceit and murder involving Cold War secrets, a rare coin dealer who once worked for the CIA, and a furious assassin in one of the most entertaining novels yet in this New York Times bestselling series.A woman pauses in the hallway of a darkened San Diego beach house at night?listening for just the right moment when she can flee before her companion notices that she's gone.A man outside watches the same mansion, waiting for a sign that he can enter on his mission of blood and carnage.So begins this riveting new tale about Paul Madriani and his latest case?that of Katia, a woman accused of an unlikely crime?a trial that will unravel a careful but horrifying conspiracy. Madriani soon realizes that he's signed onto something much more sinister than a botched heist. As he searches for the truth that will clear Katia's name, he finds himself on a path that takes him from Southern California to Costa Rica, and, ultimately, to a secret buried since Castro's rise to power.Together with his partner, Harry Hinds, Madriani must piece together the threads of a decades-old conspiracy involving priceless gold coins, an aging American spy, a disaffected Russian soldier, and a forgotten weapon from the days of JFK and the Cuban Missile Crisis. As the separate strands of the story come together, Madriani finds information that will ultimately lead him to the one person who holds the key to it all: a man some call "The Guardian of Lies."In this fascinating thriller from New York Times bestselling author Steve Martini, Paul Madriani faces his most challenging?and most urgent?case yet, a breathless story that combines fact and fiction and will hold readers captive until its final, explosive conclusion.

Murder reaches deep into the halls of the U.S. Supreme Court in this latest thriller featuring defense attorney Paul Madriani, now published by William Morrow Controversial law professor Terry Scarborough rubbed a lot of people the wrong way. With the publication of his new book--which claimed that the U.S. Constitution and some lost writings of Thomas Jefferson supported racial discrimination--he only added fuel to the fire. When he's found beaten to death in a San Diego hotel room and a young man with connections to neo-Nazis is charged with first-degree murder, defense attorney Paul Madriani eagerly signs on to the case. The passionate and wily litigator believes it isn't just about power and race. He's betting there's a deeper mystery to this defendant--and that he may be just as much a victim as the deceased. Amid the glare of cameras and the jeers of protesters, Madriani buckles down, digging deep to find the evidence he needs to unlock the truth. And no one will stand in his way--not an officer of the U.S. government or a sitting Supreme Court justice.

Lawyer Paul Madriani tackles another thrilling case in this explosive mystery from New York Times bestselling author Steve Martini.When Judge Armando Acosta is charged with soliciting a prostitute, attorney Paul Madriani is less than sympathetic. Nevertheless, Madriani is forced to defend his old nemesis. And when the policewoman who snared Acosta is brutally murdered, Madriani wonders if the judge is also the executioner.

Den pensjonerte yrkessoldaten Emiliano Ruiz er anklaget for mordet på Madelyn Chapman. Chapman er imidlertid involvert i et spion-dataprogram, og mordet er meir enn et sjalusidrap.

Steve Martini ranks among the top authors of legal thrillers.Pittsburgh Post-GazetteYou like Law Order? Or even a John Grisham novel? Well, Steve Martini is one of the best of the best when it comes to crime thrillers.Asbury Park PressThe reasons why Steve Martini is one of the most popular thriller writers around are abundantly clear in Trader of Secrets: an ingenious plot, great characters, gripping storytelling that combines the legal expertise of John Lescroart, Brad Meltzer, and Scott Turow with the heart-pounding political intrigue of Vince Flynn and Brad Thor. Superstar crime novelist Linda Fairstein says, Take it from a prosecutorSteve Martini has created one of the most charismatic defense attorneys in thriller fiction, referring to Martinis fearless yet very human series protagonist, defense attorney Paul Madriani. In Trader of Secrets the crusading lawyer is on the trail of dangerous criminals who are trying to steal state-of-the-art weapons technologywith nothing less than the future of America at stake.

'Gripping and very good indeed, with a quite startling conclusion' Sarah Broadhurst, Bookseller

The third electrifiying legal thriller from Steve Martini - featuring hot-shot lawyer Paul Madriani; 'a real page turner' Telegraph

'The best debut, in my opinion, is COMPELLING EVIDENCE' John Grisham

A riveting tale of nuclear terror

The fifth novel in Steve Martini's series of legal thrillers, featuring Paul Madriani; 'Martini has again written a winner. Highly recommended' Library Journal

Steve Martini's fourth brilliant legal thriller; 'The courtroom novel of the year' Kirkus Reviews

Can a man kill an author, steal her novel and ride the crest of literary fame without being caught?