The Jury - Paul Madriani Series, Book 6 Author:Steve Martini [Read by Erik Bergmann] — The Attorney, which marked the return of Steve Martini's lawyer-sleuth Paul Madriani, was hailed for its ''well-observed courtroom maneuverings'' (Christian Science Monitor) and ''crisp dialogue and tart observations'' (Publishers Weekly). Now , in The Jury, Martini delivers the most daunting capital case of Madriani's c... more »areer. -- Paul Madriani has ample reason to suspect he's representing a guilty man. Dr. David Crone, a respected medical researcher and principal in mapping the human genome, is charged with the murder of a young colleague: twenty-six-year-old Kalista Jordan, an African American research physician whose body washed up on a beach in San Diego Bay. Forensic evidence links her murder with material in Crone's garage. Crone had both opportunity and motive: Kalista had recently ended their affair and may have been deserting him professionally as well, moving on to a rival genetic research facility. However, when a key witness for the prosecution dies unexpectedly, leaving an incriminating note behind, Crone's innocence seems confirmed--until Madriani hits upon a potentially damning loose end.« less