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A Paul Madriani Novel
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George Guidall
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Steve Martini
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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".
Paul Madriani faces his most challenging - and most urgent - case yet, a breathless story that combines fact and fiction and will hold listeners captive until its final, explosive conclusion.
Crack another case Paul Madriani.©2009 Paul Madriani, Inc. (P)2009 HarperCollins PublishersListeners also enjoyed...
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Editorial reviews
Defense Attorney Paul Madriani finds himself accused of involvement in the murder of a rare coin dealer. While representing a Costa Rican woman, also accused of the crime, he uncovers a decades-old conspiracy involving a Russian soldier, nuclear weapons, and a ruthless assassin. George Guidall effortlessly portrays a variety of characters and delivers Spanish and Russian accents as he weaves together the threads of the story. His calm tone and measured pace help build tension, and he delivers the dramatic and emotional passages equally well. Listeners will find it difficult to turn this off once they start.
Whoa! What a ride!
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What did you like best about Guardian of Lies? What did you like least?
Not muchWhat was most disappointing about Steve Martini’s story?
Appears to have been written as a movie idea. Too preposturous of a plot for a serious mystery or whatever this pretends to be.Which character – as performed by George Guidall – was your favorite?
Guidall is an excellent performer.Did Guardian of Lies inspire you to do anything?
Not read anything else by MartiniClutzy lawyer as international intrigue hero- not
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An Easy Listen
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Guardian of Lies
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Guardian of Lies
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Fantastic book
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Way too Long
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Good, but not Martini's Best!
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Any additional comments?
Far from the best Madriani novel. This one would benefit from more Harry, less crazy, disconnected plotting and random characters.The female characters were particularly one-dimensional and not believable. And switching the intriguing woman from the daughter to the mother was ... odd.
I also didn't care for the strong implications of extreme violence and torture, and the promise of more when the tale continues in another book. I won't be reading the next episode.
The author has a talent that has been enjoyable in his books to date. However, this book is not why I enjoy Madriani novels.
ok if you can suspend disbelief, but not the best
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excellent book ...best one so far by the Author
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