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    The Enemy Inside: A Paul Madriani Novel
    The Enemy Inside: A Paul Madriani Novel
    The Enemy Inside: A Paul Madriani Novel
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    The Enemy Inside: A Paul Madriani Novel

    Written by Steve Martini

    Narrated by Dan Woren

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    Defending an innocent young man, defense attorney Paul Madriani uncovers a morass of corruption and greed that leads to the highest levels of political power in this electrifying tale of suspense from New York Times bestselling author Steve Martini.

    One of the most successful lawyers in the country, Olinda Serna is a master at managing money as well as her influential clients. After years of fierce combat in the political trenches, Serna knows all the dirty secrets, where the bodies are buried, and how deeply they are stacked. When she’s killed in a roadside crash in the high desert of Southern California, powerful heads in Washington begin to panic, worried that their secrets may not be safe anymore.

    Alex Ives, a friend of Paul Madriani’s daughter, is accused of vehicular manslaughter in Serna’s death. Ives claims he had only one drink on the night of the accident, yet he can’t remember anything between the time he left for a party north of San Diego and the moment he woke up in a hospital the next morning. He’s still dazed and a little bruised, but also obviously very afraid. After all, a woman is dead, and he’s sure he didn’t kill her.

    To save an innocent young man’s life, the brilliant defense attorney must uncover everything he can about Serna and her clients—no matter how unsavory—a search that will lead him into a vortex of corruption, and at its center, a devious killer poised to strike again.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHarperAudio
    Release dateMay 12, 2015
    ISBN9780062328991
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    Steve Martini

    Steve Martini is the author of numerous New York Times bestsellers, including The Enemy Inside, Trader of Secrets, The Rule of Nine, Guardian of Lies, Shadow of Power, Double Tap, 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.

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    • 5/5
      Awesome!!!! Had my adrenaline going!!!
    • 4/5
      Good quick layers, well written
    • 2/5
      Perhaps it is just me but I had a difficult time getting interested in this book. This novel continues the drift of Martini away from writing about the protagonist, Paul Madriani, as a lawyer with a focus on legal strategy. As in the last few books Madriani here is more of a private detective. I would have discontinued this book half way through or sooner but pushed on stubbornly to find out how the situation was resolved. The story is just not very interesting. Martini does not make any appearances in court in this story and legal maneuvering is non-existant. Instead, it is classic story of political corruption with elements of the shoot-em-up genre not Martini's forte. I'll give Martini's next book a try but if the quality does not improve it will be the last of his books I will read.
    • 3/5
      Political thriller with corrupt politicians hiding money in offshore accounts to avoid taxes. Follow the money, find the guilty.
    • 5/5
      Alex Ives has no memory of the accident that claimed Olinda Serna’s life. In point of fact, he doesn’t remember anything after arriving at a fancy party where he was to be the guest of a beautiful young woman he’d just met. Only she has mysteriously disappeared and the last thing Alex can remember is sipping a glass of champagne. As a favor for his daughter Sarah, Paul Madriani takes Alex’s case and almost immediately discovers the amount of alcohol in the young man’s system is far below the legal limit . . . about as much as could be accounted for by that single glass of champagne. But as Paul and his partners dig into the events surrounding the party and the accident, the case quickly becomes far darker than they could ever have imagined. To keep Alex from being convicted, Paul must unravel the sinister deeds and the corruption that high-powered players will go to any lengths to conceal. And when people tied to the case begin to die in horrific ways, he’s in a race to find the answers before he becomes the next victim.In this thirteenth Paul Madriani outing, a perfect plot digs the twists and turns deeper and deeper to reveal complex, interesting characters caught in a tangled web of deceit. Readers will be left breathless as they race toward an unexpected reveal.Highly recommended.
    • 3/5
      The Enemy Inside by Steve Martini is a 2015 William Morrow and Company publication. I was provided a copy of this book by the publisher and Edelweiss in exchange for an honest review. This is the thirteenth novel in the Paul Madriani legal thriller series. This is another one of those series I have followed off and on through out the years, which got me wondering when the first book in this series was published, which was the mid-nineties, and would explain Paul's daughter being all grown up now, which makes me feel old. But, it has been a while since I last checked in with Paul and I was rather surprised and somewhat disappointed to see that he has moved away from the legal thriller format that made this series so good. The book starts off like a good legal thriller should with a man involved in a car crash that resulted in a death. This man could be charged with murder or at the very least, manslaughter. When Paul's daughter asked him to help, he is in no position to refuse, since he is being blacklisted at the moment, and has no clients. He never dreamed this case would lead him around the world dealing with Swiss Bank accounts, tax evasion, threats, bribery and corruption leading all the way to the white house.One of my pet peeves is seeing a book listed as a “Legal Thriller”, but it has no courtroom scenes or any kind of legalese at all. This series is one I could count on in the past for courtroom drama, witness stands, judges, juries, a murder case, and all the rest. However, I would describe this book as an International Political Thriller featuring Paul Madriani. The whole time I was reading this book, I kept thinking this was just the type of book my husband would like to read, but me? Not so much. While I did get what was going on and understood the situation and all the implications of it, the plot was hard to follow sometimes and there were some things left open ended at the conclusion of the book- that, or I missed something somewhere. I did think the set up was thought provoking and frankly I wouldn't doubt something like this could happen. (or has)So, even though this story was not what I was expecting, there were some very interesting situations and of course a lot more action than usual as well. I think, bottom line, if you know what to expect before you start this book you will probably like it better than I did. I admit to having preconceived notions, expecting a traditional legal thriller, so maybe my view is a little tainted by that. The author did go off script, so to speak, but if you like political thrillers with international elements then you might really enjoy this one. Overall 2.5 round to 3