Trader of Secrets
A Paul Madriani Novel
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3.8 • 358 Ratings
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Publisher Description
“Steve Martini ranks among the top authors of legal thrillers.”
—Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
“You like Law & Order? Or even a John Grisham novel? Well, Steve Martini is one of the best of the best when it comes to crime thrillers.”
—Asbury Park Press
The reasons why Steve Martini is one of the most popular thriller writers around are abundantly clear in Trader of Secrets: an ingenious plot, great characters, gripping storytelling that combines the legal expertise of John Lescroart, Brad Meltzer, and Scott Turow with the heart-pounding political intrigue of Vince Flynn and Brad Thor. Superstar crime novelist Linda Fairstein says, “Take it from a prosecutor—Steve Martini has created one of the most charismatic defense attorneys in thriller fiction,” referring to Martini’s fearless yet very human series protagonist, defense attorney Paul Madriani. In Trader of Secrets the crusading lawyer is on the trail of dangerous criminals who are trying to steal state-of-the-art weapons technology…with nothing less than the future of America at stake.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Martini's so-so 12th thriller featuring California lawyer Paul Madriani (after The Rule of Nine) has the deadly assassin Muerte Liquida still seeking vengeance. Muerte had left Paul's friend and investigator, Herman Diggs, critically wounded and, after yet another violent attack, Paul, partner Harry Hinds, and girlfriend Joselyn Cole go on the offensive to find and eliminate Muerte . His trail, which leads from the U.S. to Thailand and Paris, thrusts Paul and his friends into a web of intrigue that includes defectors with stolen technology from NASA and a hidden terrorist base that could unleash devastating destruction on the world. Martini offers plenty of near misses and a few surprises as the trio gets some unexpected help from professionals and amateurs in a final deadly confrontation. Those who have followed the Muerte Liquida story arc over the past two books will be most satisfied.
Customer Reviews
Slow Start
After a very slow start the book redeemed itself with a very enjoyable and nail biting ending.
Great read
Could not put the book down. I really enjoyed the characters and the story. Will read more of Martini's books now.
Asteroids and such
Steve Martini always a good read. Story line was a little hooky, but he made most of it work. Some gaps in the story... Too much detail in some parts of the story compared to just glossing over some others. Made it slower to read. Good suspense and unexpected twists n turns. Some parts were predictable. Still I recommend it to loyal Martini fans.