Steve Martini
Steve Martini is the author of numerous “New York Times” bestsellers, including “Guardian of Lies”, “Shadow of Power”, and others featuring defense attorney Paul Madriani. Martini has practiced law in California in both state and federal courts and has served as an administrative law judge and supervising hearing officer. He lives in the Pacific Northwest.
Steve Martini's Books
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Crush: A Karen Vail Novel
Crush rocks from the opening page to the jarring conclusion.
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Guardian of Lies (0)
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…
Shadow of Power (0)
When a controversial legal scholar—whose latest book contains shocking information about the U.S. Constitution and founding father Thomas Jefferson—is killed, defense attorney Paul Madriani faces his greatest challenge yet. Searching for the truth in what appears to be an open-and-shut case of murder, Madriani’s p…
The Rule of Nine (0)
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 sea…
Double Tap (0)
In this stellar new audiobook, Paul Madriani is faced with the most daunting case of his career. With ballistics evidence pointing to a crack marksman, a client who refuses to discuss his mysterious career as a soldier, and prosecutors who stonewall Madriani’s investigation at every turn, the popular attorney and sleuth…
The Simeon Chamber (0)
As a young woman and her attorney, Sam Bogardus, attempt to search out her natural father, with only an ancient parchment for a clue, they discover a deadly web of art theft, intrigue, conspiracy, and murder.
Prime Witness (0)
When Paul Madriani agrees to fill in temporarily as Special County Prosecutor, he has no idea that he will become involved in a serial murder case. The search for the “Putah Creek Killer” leads to the arrest of a college security guard, Andre Iganovich. Adrian Chambers, the defense counsel, has a shady professional past…
Undue Influence (0)
A vicious custody battle escalates into a murder trial in this gripping courtroom drama, Martini’s third to be narrated by defense attorney Paul Madriani ( Compelling Evidence , Prime Witness ). Before Madriani’s wife, Nikki, died of lung cancer, she asked that Madriani look after her sister, Laurel, who’s now going thr…
Compelling Evidence (0)
Ben Potter, successful lawyer and possible U. S. Supreme Court nominee, is found dead in his office—suicide or murder? All of the police evidence points to foul play, and his beautiful young wife, Talia, stands trial for a crime she claims she didn’t commit—or did she? Paul Madriani defends Talia, but, in doing so, ex…
The Judge (0)
Judge Armando Acosta is busted for soliciting an undercover vice operative; perhaps not coincidentally, the autocratic judge currently is in charge of a grand jury probing possible police cover-up of murder. Complications immediately pile up. Assistant DA Lenore Goya, whom Paul hankers after, is fired by DA Coleman Klin…
The List (0)
The premise: Abby Chandlis discovers that literary agents, hitherto bored by her thriller, perk up when she hides her authorship and attributes it to a male writer. Apparently nothing sells better than a first novel from a hunk with face-by-Fabio. She must tell somebody about her scam, if only to protect her contracts a…
