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Title: Guardian of Lies: A Paul Madriani Novel

Other Available Formats:
Compact Disc, 2009
Compact Disc, 2009
Paperback, 2009
Paperback, 2010

Synopsis
California D.A. Paul Madriani seems to find trouble wherever he goes--even at the grocery store. After chatting up a Costa Rican beauty in the produce section, Madriani soon finds himself protecting her from professional assassins, led by the "Mexecutioner," while trying to thwart a nuclear plot against the United States. "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 beach house at night--listening for just the right moment when she can flee before her companion notices that she's gone. A man outside watches the same mansion, waiting for a sign that he can enter on his mission of blood and carnage. So 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. Together 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'" -- from publisher's web site.

Details
Language:        English

Size
Length:        438 Pages
Weight:        1.4 Pounds
Height:         10 Inches
Width:          6.5 Inches
Thickness:    1.8 Inches



Publisher Notes
Paul Madriani investigates the case of a woman accused of murder and a million-dollar heist, a trial that will unravel a conspiracy involving rare coins, an ex-CIA agent, a former soviet scientist, and a missing nuclear device being prepared for a trip to the U.S., in the latest book in the best-selling series. 250,000 first printing.



Industry Reviews
"Mr. Martini is a facile writer who understands that readers like to unpeel characters like onions, not learn their backstories in huge unwieldy gobs of leaden prose."
(07/05/2009)


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Book Details Summary: The title of this book is Guardian of Lies: A Paul Madriani Novel and it was written by Steve Martini. This edition of Guardian of Lies: A Paul Madriani Novel is in a Hardcover format. This books publish date is July 2009 and it has a suggested retail price of $26.99. There are 438 pages in the book and it was published by William Morrow & Co. The 10 digit ISBN is 0061230901 and the 13 digit ISBN is 9780061230905. For the most current lowest price, Click Here.