Undue Influence

Defense attorney Paul Madriani is mired in a complex web of intrigue and murder when the sister of his late wife, embroiled in a bitter custody battle with her former husband, becomes the prime suspect in the murder of her ex-husband and his new young wife. Recently widowed attorney Paul Madriani becomes caught in another family tragedy when he defends his sister-in-law, Laurel, of murdering her ex-husband's new wife. The evidence mounts but she refuses to reveal where she was on the night. Paul begins to wonder if he is defending a guilty woman Steve Martini's fourth brilliant legal thriller; 'The courtroom novel of the year' Kirkus Reviews