{"product_id":"guardian-of-lies-a-paul-madriani-novel-isbn-9780061230905","title":"Guardian of Lies: A Paul Madriani Novel","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'\"\u003e“The sort of compulsive page-turner that keeps readers up at night….Both timely and scary….\u003cem\u003eGuardian of Lies \u003c\/em\u003emore th\u003ca name=\"HIT_2\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca name=\"ORIGHIT_2\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003ean satisfies.”\u003c?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = \"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office\" \/\u003e\u003co:p\u003e\u003c\/o:p\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'\"\u003e—\u003cem\u003eWashington Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan style=\"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'\"\u003e\u003co:p\u003e\u003c\/o:p\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'\"\u003e\u003co:p\u003e \u003c\/o:p\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"BACKGROUND: white; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'\"\u003eDefense attorney Paul Madriani is 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 \u003cem\u003eGuardian of Lies, \u003c\/em\u003ethe most entertaining novel yet in the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/em\u003ebestselling series. Steve Martini, #1 bestselling author of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'\"\u003eShadow of Power, Double Tap,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan style=\"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'\"\u003e and other acclaimed Madriani thrillers, demonstrates once again why he’s one of the genre’s masters, along with John Grisham, David Baldacci, James Patterson, John Lescroart, Brad Meltzer, and Scott Turow.\u003co:p\u003e\u003c\/o:p\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003eDefense 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 \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling series.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA woman pauses in the hallway of a darkened San Diego beach house at night—listening for just the right moment when she can flee before her companion notices that she's gone.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA man outside watches the same mansion, waiting for a sign that he can enter on his mission of blood and carnage.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSo begins this riveting new tale about Paul Madriani and his latest case—that of Katia, a woman accused of an unlikely crime—a trial that will unravel a careful but horrifying conspiracy. Madriani soon realizes that he's signed onto something much more sinister than a botched heist. As he searches for the truth that will clear Katia's name, he finds himself on a path that takes him from Southern California to Costa Rica, and, ultimately, to a secret buried since Castro's rise to power.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTogether with his partner, Harry Hinds, Madriani must piece together the threads of a decades-old conspiracy involving priceless gold coins, an aging American spy, a disaffected Russian soldier, and a forgotten weapon from the days of JFK and the Cuban Missile Crisis. As the separate strands of the story come together, Madriani finds information that will ultimately lead him to the one person who holds the key to it all: a man some call \"The Guardian of Lies.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this fascinating thriller from \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author Steve Martini, Paul Madriani faces his most challenging—and most urgent—case yet, a breathless story that combines fact and fiction and will hold readers captive until its final, explosive conclusion.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e“Entertaining. . . . Intriguing premise. . . . Compelling courtroom scenes display a sophisticated knowledge of legal trench warfare.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly on Shadow of Power\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Steve Martini is an expert at good old-fashioned, gimmick-free storytelling. \u003ci\u003eShadow of Power\u003c\/i\u003e is an intelligent and intriguing thriller with crisply drawn, believable characters and breathless, cross-cutting suspense. Fans, including me, have been waiting for this one. Paul Madriani has aged like a fine wine. He’s a wary, battle-scarred hero with a decency that rings true. This installment in a terrific series will not disappoint.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSteve Berry, author of The Charlemagne Pursuit, on Shadow of Power\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“One thing—among many—that I love about \u003ci\u003eShadow of Power\u003c\/i\u003e is the sense that what you think is inevitable, isn’t. You think the defendant must be guilty. You think there’s no way Madriani can save this guy. And you’ll never guess where this twisting tale is really going—for the ending is a shocking piece of hard, unassailable logic put into motion by the mind of a very cold killer. I never saw it coming. Ingenious.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJohn Sandford, author of Heat Lightning, on Shadow of Power\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Take it from a prosecutor—Steve Martini has created one of the most charismatic defense attorneys in thriller fiction. Madriani is a guy who won’t quit until he works every angle, finds every chink in the D.A.’s armor, and picks at the evidence until he tears the thread to unravel his opponent’s case. Best of all, he’s got the heart of a lion—protective, humane, courageous—that makes him such great fun to watch.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLinda Fairstein, author of Killer Heat, on Shadow of Power\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“[A] gripping legal thriller. . . .  The mix of racial tension and courtroom drama combines for a suspenseful thriller.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist on Shadow of Power\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Paul Madriani, defense lawyer extraordinaire, is back . . . 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