Undue Influence Author:Steve Martini The murder was only the bginning...Paul Madriani, the brilliant defense attorney from "Compelling Evidence" and "Prime Witness" is back in a complex web of murder and deceit-this tme within his own family. His wife Nikki has just died of cance. On her deathbed, Nikki made Paul promise to look after her younger sister, Laurel Vega, who is mired i... more »n a bitter custody battle with her ex-husband, a powerful state senator. When Jack Vega's new wife is found slain execution-style, Laurel becomes the prime suspect. Paul - remembering his promise to his wife-as no choice but to take Laurel's case. But as he tries to mount a defense and probes deeper into the lives of those involved, he discovers a trail of betrayal and duplcity that hides the truth at every trun. Read by Harry Hamlin« less