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Guardian of Lies audiobook

  • By: Steve Martini
  • Narrator: George Guidall
  • Length: 14 hours 13 minutes
  • Publisher: HarperAudio
  • Publish date: July 14, 2009
  • Language: English
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Guardian of Lies Audiobook Summary

“The sort of compulsive page-turner that keeps readers up at night….Both timely and scary….Guardian of Lies more than satisfies.”

Washington Times

Defense attorney Paul Madriani is 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 Guardian of Lies, the most entertaining novel yet in the New York Times bestselling series. Steve Martini, #1 bestselling author of Shadow of Power, Double Tap, and other acclaimed Madriani thrillers, demonstrates once again why he’s one of the genre’s masters, along with John Grisham, David Baldacci, James Patterson, John Lescroart, Brad Meltzer, and Scott Turow.

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Guardian of Lies Audiobook Narrator

George Guidall is the narrator of Guardian of Lies audiobook that was written by 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.

About the Author(s) of Guardian of Lies

Steve Martini is the author of Guardian of Lies

Guardian of Lies Full Details

Narrator George Guidall
Length 14 hours 13 minutes
Author Steve Martini
Publisher HarperAudio
Release date July 14, 2009
ISBN 9780061902291

Additional info

The publisher of the Guardian of Lies is HarperAudio. The imprint is HarperAudio. It is supplied by HarperAudio. The ISBN-13 is 9780061902291.

Global Availability

This book is only available in the United States.

Goodreads Reviews

Kathryn

September 02, 2010

It takes a while for this whole storyline to come together, but once it does, you won't be able to put it down. The main character is a lawyer, Paul Madriani, the main character in many/all? of Steve Martini's books. However, this is not really a legal thriller. It is more along the lines of international intrigue. It is a very good story, one which keeps you on the edge of your seat until the end. A man is murdered, and a young woman who was a guest in his home is the main suspect. As the story unfolds, Paul Madriani sort of inadvertantly becomes her lawyer, but then also becomes a suspect in the murder. The woman thinks that part of the mystery of the murder hinges on photos her mother took in S. America. Madriani and his P.I. eventually take off for S. America to try to find the evidence which will prove Madriani is not involved with, nor guilty of, the murder. It leads them into an international intrigue involving Middle Eastern terrorists, an old Cuban rebel and various US agencies trying to stop the terrorism. Martini includes some very interesting information about aspects of the storyline: the Cuban missle crisis, Mexican drug cartels, and nuclear bombs. The story line involves this background information, and it was extremely interesting to learn how reality meets fiction. Definitely a good read!

Bonnie

July 05, 2010

I really enjoy Steve Martini's Paul Madriani novels. The plots are generally interesting and not full of explicit sex and gore. This one was well-done and fun. Not great literature, just a well-crafted thriller.

Scott

April 03, 2018

The first of the three "Liquida" books, which I read out of order (I read 2, then 3, and finally 1). This was the best of the three. Not so over-the-top, lots of tense action scenes and even a little legal drama. I liked them all, but I wish I *had* started with this one. Fun read.

Kellie

September 25, 2021

** spoiler alert ** This has to be one of the best Madriani books of the series. Plot: A young Costa Rican woman, Katia, is accused of killing the man who brought her to the United States. (Emerson Pike) Paul knows Katia and takes her on as a client.There are a lot of bad organizations involved in this story…Cuba, Russia, the Mexican Cartel and Arab terrorists. Paul and Harry are thrown into the middle of it. The little prosecutor, Templeton rears his ugly head and uses his aggressive somewhat misguided tack tics to pull Paul in further than he should. Just because he knew Katia and lied about it.Herman helps Harry travel to Costa Rica to find the camera that has the pictures that seem to be the center of the murder. But they get in over their head down there.There is a lot of action in this book. More so than some of the others.And what’s interesting to me is, Liquidia, the Mexican Cartel puts both the Arab and Herman and Harry on his hit list. And we are left hanging at the end because they don’t really know about Liquidia….I feel like Martini is has really taken a good hold of this series. It’s not the same mystery over and over. He can really change up the plots and make them interesting and exciting.I’m still trying to decide if this is a 4 or a 5. If I could give it a 4.5 I would. The only thing holding me back is it was a bit long. And some of the detail was too much I had to speed read on occasion.

John

July 13, 2017

I really enjoy reading Martini. This is the third book of his I've read and it was definitely solid. Paul Madriani, the series protagonist lawyer, this time gets involved in a narco/terrorist plot with yet to be extinguished cold war overtones. The story unfolded smoothly and there was plenty of intrigue. The novel did depart from his normal trial lawyer (Grisham-style) legal thriller, but it was satisfying. My only problem, albeit minor, was the ending which did not have the plot twist that so many of this genre have. The descriptions of the bomb device, the arming, the prep work, etc. were much too detailed and drawn out. There were dozens of pages spread out over several chapters. I don't think many readers really want to know how to arm or prepare a shotgun nuclear device, nor its ramifications. I presume most would get the idea of the harrowing nature of such a device left over from a 1960s soviet installation in Cuba. Nevertheless, I dig Martini and his style, so what would have been a 3 and 1/2 star thriller novel for me if written by anyone else rounds up to 4.

Amy

April 29, 2020

I was given this book as an advanced readers copy in December 2014 with the agreement that I would post an honest review after reading it. Life happened, but I finally got a chance to read it, so here goes.Very tense, International thriller with hints of historical fiction. Great character development with characters as complicated as friends in real life. Even bad guys in this story were fun to mind hack as they pursued their subplot. I really enjoyed Mr. Martini’s writing and flow. Unlike other “espionage” type thrillers (and I would not classify this as such, but it’s international flair is reminiscent) I actually enjoyed the protagonist/main narrator’s parting thoughts. Very introspective. Not happy about the “Mexicutioner’s” finally thoughts, but definitely left lots of room for future appearances. While I didn’t enjoy the main antagonist’s psychopathic persona, I think I would enjoy a novela about his backstory and hope the author does that one day. Fast read. Highly recommend.

Darcee

February 11, 2023

A murder, a frame up, an assassin, a decades old nuclear device, and terrorists, all abound in this story. Attorney Paul, his partner Harry, and their investigator Herman, work against time in the US and Central America to clear not only the defendent's name, but also Paul's name as he as been drawn in as a suspect this time. In comes the FBI, following Paul and Herman as they all try to foil the terrorists' plans before it is too late. Author Martini has created a cast of characters that are human and committed to finding the truth. They are a haphazard family and a real family. They are appealing.

Phillip

March 17, 2019

Guardian of Lies is like no other Paul Madriani novel.Martini pretty much takes a step away from the (fabulous) courtroom drama he writes to tell a different kind of tale -- political espionage. This was way more Mitch Rapp / Jack Ryan (Jack Ryan, Jr.)Absolutely loved it. Looking forward to The Rule of Nine --which seems to pick up where this saga left off!Phillip TomassoAuthor of the crime novel YOU CHOOSEand the supernatural thriller WOMAN IN THE WOODS

Emily

April 03, 2018

Attorney Paul Madriani and his partner Harry Hinds take a case defending a young woman charged with murder. As they investigate the case, they start looking for some missing photographs. This leads Paul to a trip to Costa Rica to find the girl's mother. In Costa Rica, he finds much more than he bargained for.

Sandra

May 09, 2019

Fabulous Thriller with ties to CubaFabulous Thriller with ties to the Cuban missile crisis. What starts as a chance meeting in a market with a beautiful woman leads Attorney Paul Madriani to his most dangerous case yet. When the woman is accused of murder, Paul takes her case. A beautiful Costs Rican, Katie Solaz leads to a race against time to prevent a Nuclear holocaus.

Adri

June 13, 2019

Impossible to Put Down!!Steve Martini never fails to immediately engage the reader who hangs on his every word, sitting on the edge of his seat and ignoring everything else until the story is told. And even after the reader finishes, the story consumes the reader’s thoughts. The best reading experience ever!!!

Gary

November 09, 2022

My head is spinning from all the twists and turns and such throughout this book. Not to mention a possible To Be Continued ending to this book. Took a while to get into the book but once I did it was hard to put it down. Parts of the book also made me wonder was any of this action possible in todays world. Definitely recommend this book.

Prescottl

February 06, 2020

Instead of the typical legal thriller from this author, this was a thrilling action/adventure story that happened to have the title character/lawyer as the protagonist. Indeed, some scenes were scary. The prose flowed smoothly and the action was described clearly.

Heather

January 10, 2019

This is considered a legal thriller but it’s more of a political thriller with a lawyer as the protagonist. There’s Mexican drug cartels, a dangerous assassin, rare coins, and nuclear weapons. It does take a while to combine all these into a story but it’s fast paced and very interesting.

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