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 two missing NASA scientists who are holding secrets that a hostile government desperately wants to purchase-in blood if they must. Madriani's daughter, Sarah, has evaded the man known as Liquida, who has stalked her all the way across the country. For her own safety, she is being kept under armed guard on a farm in Ohio.
"Steve Martini ranks among the top authors of legal thrillers with his richly interesting characters, masterful plots and beautiful writing." Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
"Steve Martini ranks among the top authors of legal thrillers with his richly interesting characters, masterful plots and beautiful writing." Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
good read
Sandi K W. (Sandiinmississippi) reviewed Trader of Secrets (Paul Madriani, Bk 12) on + 265 more book reviews
Dreadful. I'm a Madriani fan, like Steve Martini, am trying to read the whole set. But if the next one is as trite as this one I'm done. Reads like a bad screenplay complete with pauses for laughs. No character is believable, sympathetic, or even interesting. The new girlfriend never does much but chime in, "I wanna go too." Harry & Herman are misused. The daughter has turned into a cypher. It's spy stuff with no witty equipment, no imagination, no pace. The usual courtroom interest is missing of course, and the writing just sounds like Martini thinks it will be cast instantly for a blockbuster movie complete with huge explosions & car chases. Was it? I think not.
