Malice [LARGE PRINT] (Hardcover)

by Robert K. Tanenbaum (Author)
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Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly
Tanenbaum's run-of-the-mill 19th thriller to feature Manhattan district attorney Butch Karp and his wife, Marlene Ciampi, picks up where 2006's Counterplay left off. Karp is recovering at Beth Israel Hospital, after being shot by his rival and fellow prosecutor, Rachel Rachman, who was in turn gunned down by Ciampi. Various members of the Karp family have helped thwart terrorist outrages aimed at the pope. The mastermind behind the plot against the pope, mayoral candidate and murderer Andrew Kane, is believed dead, but Karp suspects that someone at a high level in U.S. security circles fed Kane key information and remains poised to do the country further harm. Once again, Karp's plucky daughter, Lucy, becomes involved in a plot so improbable that the author has Ciampi comparing it with the far-fetched conspiracies of The Da Vinci Code. Series fans will be pleased, but those seeking sophisticated political suspense set in a post-9/11 New York City should look elsewhere. (Aug.)
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Review
"The best legal thrillers have an authentic voice, heartstopping action, and a pace that doesn't let you quit till you've turned the last page. Robert K. Tanenbaum is guilty as charged on all three counts, and delivered another great crime novel with Malice." -- Linda Fairstein, bestselling author of Bad Blood

"Malice is what we have come to expect from Robert K. Tanenbaum, the master of the legal thriller. It's another riveting crime story leading up to a terrific courtroom drama, the kind TV should have, but rarely if ever does."-- Vincent Bugliosi, former Los Angeles district attorney and author of Helter Skelter and the acclaimed And the Sea Will Tell

"In Malice, a unique cadre of crime fighters confronts its greatest battle yet -- to protect the streets of New York City from an international nightmare. Tanenbaum pens an extraordinary tale of crime, terror, and betrayal that illuminates the dark threats we face today while reminding us that Americanjustice, fortified by brave men and women, can still protect all we hold dear." -- Catherine Crier, bestselling author of A Deadly Game

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 720 pages
• Publisher: Atria (September 18, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 141654660X
• ISBN-13: 978-1416546603
• Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 6.2 x 1.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 2.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (22 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,873,180 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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11 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Even One Star is too much, September 6, 2007

By	KKM "TrinitotheBone" (Trinidad) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Malice (Hardcover)

Well, this does it for me. I have no idea what's happened, but a fantastic series just went down the drain. Now I have to wonder who exactly was writing it in the first place, because this is NOT the author I read five years ago. What an absolute mish-mash of junk. HORRIBLE, juvenile, writing style . No point even reviewing the plot. What a shame.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing, February 17, 2008

By	Samuel Levin "loyola64" (Pikesville, Maryland USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Malice (Hardcover)

Having read many of the books in the Karp/Ciampi series, I was expecting a fast and harmless read, not great literature. This book fails to deliver on many fronts. It picks up where Counterplay, the writers last work, ended. There has been an event which took place at Saint Patricks Cathedral in New York which resulted in Butch having been shot and his Assailant killed by Marlene. The book opens with Butch Karp, in the hospital, recuperting from his wounds. As one would expect from this writer, the bad guys are not finished. Karp,while on medical leave, goes to Idaho in order to aid in the legal defense of his College roommates brother. Lucy hppens to be in the area with her Cowboy boyfriend. Marlene goes out to help and befriends a Basque sheepherder, whose daughter has disappeared. Surpringly enough, the many individual stories are pulled together about three-fourths of the way through the book. If the reader is unfamiliar with renegade Marlene, Truth and Justice Butch and Savant Lucy, stay away from this work. It does dot do well as a stand alone work and the characters are poorly developed and their motivations rather unclear. To a regular reader of the series, this is typical of the writer with frequent twists involving the plot existing. It is a convoluted and not a totally satisfying read.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Disappointment, December 29, 2007

By	Carol Diller "literary addict" - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Malice (Hardcover)

Having read all of the Karp saga books with pleasure and looking forward to this latest one it is difficult for me to express my disgust and dismay with the trashy writing Malice offers an unsuspecting reader. Butch, Marlene, Lucy, Ned, Jojoba, Tran, VT, et al become shadow figures totally disinteresting and even unlikable. Just when I thought it could'nt get any worse or more trite it ended with that old Irish drinkers' prayer about "the road rising to meet you". The book is not even entitled to one star. Juvenile writing at best.