Double Tap, Steve Martini
Double Tap, Steve Martini
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Double Tap

Author: Steve Martini

Narrator: Joe Mantegna

Abridged: 4 hr 57 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 07/26/2005

Synopsis

Attorney Paul Madriani defends a soldier on trial for murder and unwittingly steps into a maze of secrets and lies that the government -- and even his client -- would rather leave undisturbed.
Madriani is faced with arcane ballistics evidence, a so-called "double tap" -- two bullet wounds tightly grouped to a victim's head, shots that can only be made by a crack marksman. Madriani's client is an enigma, a career soldier who refuses to talk about his past. The victim was an alluring businesswoman and software tycoon whose empire catered to the military. The case's most damning evidence is the weapon that killed her: a handgun used only in special operations where the "double tap" is the trademark of the most skilled assassins.
Madriani faces a wilderness of mirrors in a courtroom battle where every witness can hide behind "national security," where information is power and digital information is absolute power. It is a war in which the scales of justice are being tipped by evasion, deceit -- and murder. Finding the unvarnished truth has never been so elusive -- or so dangerous.

About Steve Martini

Steve Martini was born and raised in the San Francisco Bay area. An honors graduate of the University of California at Santa Cruz, he holds a law degree from the University of the Pacific's McGeorge School of Law. During his legal career, he worked as a legislative representative for the State Bar of California, served as special counsel to the California Victims of Violent Crimes Program, and was an administrative law judge and supervising hearing officer. In 1984 Martini turned his talents to fiction, and became a New York Times bestselling author of twelve novels, including eight featuring his popular lawyer alter ego, Paul Madriani.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Paul on September 20, 2024

It's not a "legal thriller", it's a "legal procedural"! Despite being firmly slotted into the legal thriller genre, Steve Martini's novel Double Tap is most unequivocally not a thriller. And while that may sound like bad news for potential readers and existing Steve Martini fans, that statement is mo......more

Goodreads review by S.P. on November 14, 2019

This is a schizoid review, but that's because of the book, not me. The first half of the book is bloated and boring - good content editing would have helped. The second half is a thrilling courtroom drama, with some of the best legal stuff I've seen in any novel. I rate the first half 2.5 stars, and......more

Goodreads review by Michael on June 25, 2008

This is a legal thriller that rolls along well and is set up nicely for a fantastic ending. A wealthy CEO of a tech company repsonsible for critical Dept. of Defense software is killed by a professional gun shot by someone who knew where to find the gun and who was trained in shooting twice in rapid......more

Goodreads review by Kellie on July 20, 2020

I haven’t read a book from this series in a very long time. Martini is a bit like Grisham. I really like both authors. While Grisham writes stand alone thrillers, Martini has a series that includes Paul Madriani and Harry, his partner. In this book, Madriani uses a personal story, that of his uncle Ev......more

Goodreads review by Tom on April 16, 2017

Paul Madriani is found with daunting ballistics evidence, a so called double tap - two bullet wounds tightly grouped in the victims head. Paul's client Emiliano Ruiz is an enigma, a career soldier who refuses to discuss his past though it is clear he is a battle tested pro. He is accused of killing a......more

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