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.