Autor Martini čerpal zo svojej rozsiahlej kariéry v žurnalistike a práve, aby vytvoril pútavé právne thrillery. Jeho diela sa ponárajú do zložitosti právneho systému a skúmajú témy spravodlivosti, viny a morálnej nejednoznačnosti. Martiniho štýl sa vyznačuje bystrým postrehom, svižným tempom a dôkladným vykreslením postáv, čím čitateľom poskytuje pohlcujúci zážitok.
Napínavý román ze současnosti z prostředí americké justice. Autor románu, sám vystudovaný i praktikující právník, dovede velmi sugestivně a s odbornou erudicí vylíčit zajímavý případ, který začíná únosem dítěte a dále graduje třemi vraždami. Z žalujícího se stává obžalovaný, který je podezříván z vraždy odpůrkyně. Hrdina knihy, advokát Paul Madriani, musí použít všechen svůj um a vyvinout největší úsilí aby svého klienta osvobodil.
Gable Cooper has penned a novel worth six million dollars. But he doesn't exist. Abby Chandlis is lawyer-turned-novelist and the creator of Gable Cooper. She is looking for a charismatic man to pose as the author of her knock-dead thriller. When Jack Jermaine enters her life, Abby is convinced that his charm and good looks will clinch success for her novel, so they make a deal. But as her book rockets to the top of the bestsellers list and Jack is propelled into stardom, Abby senses peril. A series of deadly accidents persuades her that her life is in danger and, with Jack in pursuit, she races to the one person who can put an end to the nightmare that was once her dream of making The List.
Právník Madriani se v románovém trilleru snaží obhájit vědce a lékaře Cronea, obviněného z vraždy kolegyně. Ctižádostivá mladá žena, půvabná afroameričanka Kalista se snažila získat Croneovo místo; měl s ní profesní neshody a právě to, s několika dalšími závažnými věcmi, které roztržitý profesor nedokáže vysvětlit z něj dělá hlavního podezřelého. Doktor Crone nespolupracuje a očividně ho více zajímají pracovní problémy než soudní proces, který by pro něho mohl skončit doživotním vězením. Madriani se snaží najít v bludišti polopravd něco, co by ho přivedlo ke skutečnému pachateli. Mir.
Joss Cole, a burned out public defender from LA, has opted for a quieter life in Washington State. Then into her office walks Dean Belden in search of a lawyer to help him set up a business. Within days Belden appears before a federal grand jury and, just minutes before testifying, he is killed. Meanwhile, Gideon van Ry, a nuclear fission expert in California, is troubled by the failure to account for two nuclear devices missing from the former Soviet Union. Under a false bill of lading, they were shipped to a company called Belden Electronics, and Gideon's only lead is the lawyer who incorporated Belden Electronics - Joss Cole...
When lawyer Sam Bogdarus agrees to see Jennifer Davies little does he realise that his attractive new client is to put his life at risk. Jennifer is tracing her father - her only clue being four sheets of parchment belonging to the journals of Sir Francis Drake. These papers hold the key to her father's identity and a multitude of unsolved mysteries... Full of scepticism, Sam agrees to show the papers to university professor Nick Jorgensen. Astoundingly, Nick verifies the papers' authenticity. But already too many people know of the journal's existence. And when his lawyer partner is found murdered, Sam encounters a ruthless killer who seems determined to stop his pursuit of the truth. Eventually Sam is lured into the Simeon Chamber, to discover one of the best-kept secrets time has ever known...
A guide to the three Southeast Asian countries - Malaysia, Singapore, and Brunei. It provides coverage of Malaysia's natural attractions, and contains the lowdown on Singapore's burgeoning entertainment scene from alternative gigs to cutting-edge theatre, and uncovers the secret charms of secluded Brunei.
Defense attorney Paul Madriani is mired in a complex web of intrigue and murder when the sister of his late wife, embroiled in a bitter custody battle with her former husband, becomes the prime suspect in the murder of her ex-husband and his new young wife.
Navy SEALs are the military's elite—highly trained, deadly, and sworn to secrecy about the details of their dangerous and confidential missions. So when one of the men goes public about a high-profile assassination abroad, all of his comrades are thrown into peril. In this riveting novella, attorney Paul Madriani comes to the aid of a Navy SEAL who is pursued by his own government and facing possible prosecution for disclosures he says were made by others. When the soldier disappears, Paul finds himself ensnared in a deadly game of intrigue that forces him to track the man down before it is too late.
During a murder trial, attorney Paul Madriani realizes that there is another murderer besides the one being tried.
'The best debut, in my opinion, is COMPELLING EVIDENCE' John Grisham
