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Search - The Arraignment (Paul Madriani, Bk 7)
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Book Description:
After a lawyer-friend is killed along with his client in a hail of gunfire outside the federal courthouse in San Diego, attorney Paul Madriani takes on another client who Paul believes is involved at the edges of the double murder. He takes the case not to defend the man, but to find out who killed his friend and why. Paul is tortured by questions of conflict, his duty to a client who may have killed his friend and the need to know the truth, wondering whether he himself had been marked for death only to have a friend die in his place. Paul finds himself with a window into places he never wanted to go, drawn into a vortex of crime that spans the Americas.
As he searches for the killer, Paul rides the crest of a dangerous wave involving international drug deals and the people who murder for money. Suddenly he realizes it is not heroin or cocaine that resulted in the murder of his friend, but a priceless piece of pre-Columbian art, something so dazzling in the information it holds as to be one of the treasures of the ages.
In a quest that takes Paul from California to Mexico and the Guatemalan border, he discovers that while the motive to kill may be driven by distant, exotic and ancient artifacts, the killer, like a serpent, lies much closer at hand.
As he searches for the killer, Paul rides the crest of a dangerous wave involving international drug deals and the people who murder for money. Suddenly he realizes it is not heroin or cocaine that resulted in the murder of his friend, but a priceless piece of pre-Columbian art, something so dazzling in the information it holds as to be one of the treasures of the ages.
In a quest that takes Paul from California to Mexico and the Guatemalan border, he discovers that while the motive to kill may be driven by distant, exotic and ancient artifacts, the killer, like a serpent, lies much closer at hand.
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Roscoe M. from BLOOMINGTON, IL wrote on 7/15/2006...
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
I did not like it as well as some of the earlier books in the series. Not as much court room action for one thing but still good.
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Very engrossing. This attorney/writer's mysteries keep you on the edge of your seat.
Ann Marie K. from CHESTER SPRGS, PA wrote on 3/16/2007...This was a great read
STEVE D. from ROME, GA wrote on 12/21/2006...Paul Madriani has a friend killed and follows up with his own investigation into his friend's death. The trail leads to Mexico and ends with a twist.
Cynthia M. from LOMBARD, IL wrote on 11/11/2006...A double murder leads lawyer Paul Madriani into a web of international intrigue and conspiracy in this gripping novel by the bestselling author of the Jury.
A Review, "Martini's legal maneuvers, dialogue and quirky secondary characters are imaginative and enjoyable." - USA Today
The lawyer everyone loves is back in the new New York Times bestselling novel - Steve Martini is the author of numerous New York Times bestsellers, including The Jury, The Attorney, and others featuring attorney Paul Madriani.
Martini lives in the Pacific Northwest.
Melanie A W. (I just finished this book today. I have to say the title is a little misleading. Read the excerpts first before you order. I thought this took place in a courtroom and it didnn't but it had to do with lawyers.
Mike W. from BEND, OR wrote on 7/8/2006...Another fine novel by Steve Martini. A double murder leads lawyer Paul Madriani into a web of international intrigue and conspiracy in this gripping novel.
Mike W. from BEND, OR wrote on 7/8/2006...Another fine novel by Steve Martini. A double murder leads lawyer Paul Madriani into a web of international intrigue and conspiracy in this gripping novel.
Misty C. from DALLAS, GA wrote on 7/2/2006...I enjoyed it very much. I have enjoyed all of Steve Martini's books and this one was no exception. it is one of Paul Martini series.