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When a promising actress from Spanish Harlem dies from a gunshot wound in a fashionable Tribeca hotel penthouse apartment of an eccentrically famous Broadway producer, it is up to New York DA Roger "Butch" Karp and his hard-charging, crime-fighting wife, Marlene Ciampi, to champion the murdered actress' cause. Karp, outraged by defense tactics to destroy the young woman's reputation—and then left with little choice after the mysterious death of the assistant DA originally assigned to the case—decides to personally prosecute the case and expose the "big lie" defense.
With Marlene's assistance in locating and persuading a fearful witness to come forward, Karp is determined that money, threats, notoriety, and a high-powered defense attorney and his legion of experts will not prevail over justice.
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"Another in the Butch Karp/Marlene Ciampi series who work to stop another mad genius from destroying New York City in a terrorist attack,. This Author keeps the story moving along with interesting characters most holdovers from previous books. "
— Susan (4 out of 5 stars)
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" Typical over wrought drama but still fun to read. "
— Caroline, 1/11/2014 -
" I love the Butch and Marlene Karp characters. He's the NYC DA, she's a former ADA who sometimes works outside the legal system. If you haven't read any, go back and pick up some early books when they were just starting out. "
— Dianne, 1/9/2014 -
" More than a legal thriller, that's for sure. "
— Phaedra221, 1/8/2014 -
" Crime doesn't pay and what a crazy family! "
— Vonnie, 1/4/2014 -
" Another look at the continuing saga of Butch Karp and Marlene Ciampi. All of these books are the same story with a lot of backfilling, but I continue to read and enjoy them, so apparently there's something there. "
— Roberta, 12/18/2013 -
" Started off slow. A bit hard to follow but picked up speed and became hard to put down. Multiple plot lines woven together "
— Garrick, 12/14/2013 -
" I wish the series would get back to being straight legal thrillers and drop the terrorist angle. "
— Lynne, 12/9/2013 -
" Love the Karp-Chiampi pairing! NYC setting, humore, sex, violence....what's not to like? "
— Vicki, 12/5/2013 -
" No. 21 of Butch & Marlene "
— Vicki, 12/1/2013 -
" This is # 10 in the Roger "Butch" Karp series...best if read in order. Well written and non-stop action. "
— bette, 11/30/2013 -
" familiar characters, a few nice twists, a great story, wrapping up a bunch of loose ends - not literature, but good summer fluff. "
— Daniel, 4/13/2013 -
" Getting a bit tired of the Islmaic terrorsits in the past few books, but I will still finish off the series. "
— Nicole, 8/1/2012 -
" This is the first book, written by Mr. Tanenbaum, I've read. I enjoyed it very much. Didn't know it was part of a series. I think I'll go back and read some of his earlier works, as this was a book which was hard to put down. "
— Mary, 2/2/2012 -
" I just love this series. Tanebaum's insights on terrioism and crooked politics really make you think. This was a very good read! "
— Artha, 2/1/2012 -
" Another in the Butch Karp/Marlene Ciampi series who work to stop another mad genius from destroying New York City in a terrorist attack,. This Author keeps the story moving along with interesting characters most holdovers from previous books. "
— Susan, 1/31/2012 -
" Great book! I like Butch Karp & his family. These are easy and quick reads. "
— Lisa, 12/19/2011 -
" I have liked all the books that he has written, this one has a modern day terrorist plot along with a high profile criminal case. hard to put down. "
— Amy, 9/18/2011 -
" totally enjoyable...one of the best lawyer/terrorist novels I've read...I highly reccomend it!!! "
— Jim, 8/12/2011 -
" This series makes for great airplane reading, which this one delivers upon. "
— Lee, 6/4/2011 -
" Looking forward to getting back with Butch Karp and Marlene Ciampi. "
— Rosemary, 4/20/2011 -
" More than a legal thriller, that's for sure. "
— Phaedra221, 2/10/2011 -
" Another look at the continuing saga of Butch Karp and Marlene Ciampi. All of these books are the same story with a lot of backfilling, but I continue to read and enjoy them, so apparently there's something there. "
— Roberta, 11/13/2010 -
" I love the Butch and Marlene Karp characters. He's the NYC DA, she's a former ADA who sometimes works outside the legal system. If you haven't read any, go back and pick up some early books when they were just starting out. "
— Dianne, 8/24/2010 -
" This is the first book, written by Mr. Tanenbaum, I've read. I enjoyed it very much. Didn't know it was part of a series. I think I'll go back and read some of his earlier works, as this was a book which was hard to put down. "
— Mary, 5/27/2010 -
" I have liked all the books that he has written, this one has a modern day terrorist plot along with a high profile criminal case. hard to put down. "
— Amy, 1/23/2010 -
" I wish the series would get back to being straight legal thrillers and drop the terrorist angle. "
— Lynne, 12/18/2009 -
" Typical over wrought drama but still fun to read. "
— Caroline, 11/19/2009 -
" Love the Karp-Chiampi pairing! NYC setting, humore, sex, violence....what's not to like? "
— Vicki, 11/9/2009 -
" I just love this series. Tanebaum's insights on terrioism and crooked politics really make you think. This was a very good read! "
— Artha, 10/1/2009 -
" Crime doesn't pay and what a crazy family! "
— Vonnie, 8/29/2009 -
" Looking forward to getting back with Butch Karp and Marlene Ciampi. "
— Rosemary, 7/8/2009 -
" trial is more interesting than the terrorist thread "
— Mark, 6/30/2009 -
" familiar characters, a few nice twists, a great story, wrapping up a bunch of loose ends - not literature, but good summer fluff. "
— Daniel, 3/8/2009
About Robert K. Tanenbaum
Robert K. Tanenbaum is one of the country’s most respected and successful trial lawyers. Previously, he was the homicide bureau chief for the New York District Attorney’s Office and deputy chief counsel to the congressional committee investigations into the assassinations of John F. Kennedy and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. He has taught advanced criminal procedure at the University of California, Berkeley, and conducts continuing legal education seminars in California, New York, and Pennsylvania. He is a New York Times bestselling author. Some of his works include Outrage, Betrayed, Counterplay, Fury, Hoax, and two true-crime books, The Piano Teacher: The True Story of a Psychotic Killer and Badge of the Assassin.
About Charles Leggett
Charles Leggett, AudioFile Earphones Award–winning narrator, is based in Seattle where he works onstage at Seattle Repertory Theatre, Seattle Children’s Theatre, ACT, and Seattle Shakespeare Company, among many others. His voice work is also featured in the first two Dungeon Siege video games as well as in Hoyle’s Casino Empire.