Malice

by Robert K. Tanenbaum

Book Overview

Bestselling author Robert K. Tanenbaum pens his most suspenseful novel yet -- sending Butch Karp and Marlene Ciampi on an investigation filled with twists and turns, gripping courtroom action, and a... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1416505431
• ISBN13: 9781416505433
• Release Date: February 2008
• Publisher: Pocket Star
• Length: 544 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.0" x 7.6"

Customer Reviews

Joes review of Tanenbaum

Excellent. I have read most of Tanenbaums books and enjoy the Karp and Marlene series. Very serious and funny added in.

Love this author

Love his books... recommend reading his prior books... u will appreciate the characters that much more!

The perfect vacation read

Everybody has a story, and Robert K. Tanenbaum has been blessed with the talent to tell them well. In his series starring District Attorney Butch Karp, his wife Marlene Ciampi, his daughter Lucy and his twin boys, the author always places the family in dangerous circumstances. He spins a multilayered tale full of detours, subplots, atmosphere and an interesting assortment of characters limned in terrific writing. In his newest novel, MALICE, several interwoven stories abound. At first they seem to be unrelated, but readers know that can't be true. Or can it? The Prologue outlines Sir Walter Raleigh's vain struggle for justice in his own life. Karp is called upon to elaborate on Raleigh's plight: "The injustices of Raleigh's trial had been the fertile soil from which many of the U.S. Constitution's most important protections had sprung." Within the fundamental architecture of the book, Tanenbaum links America's Constitutional protection to allow anyone accused of a crime to face her/his accuser(s). Is the definition of a "fair hearing" as interpreted by different codes of law, or does one standard exist for all? Can certain private enterprises use their own rules and laws to override the carefully drafted protections guaranteed by the Constitution? As the book opens, Butch is shot three times and his wife shoots the would-be assassin. While in the hospital, Butch is visited by Grale, a "friend" (from previous adventures) who lives as a "mole person" under the city of New York. He is a guardian to the Karp family, as well as a killer. His mission on the night he visits Butch is to bring him a warning: he has a traitor among those he trusts. As the narrative continues to unfold, readers learn that one of Butch's closest associates is the lover of a gutsy investigative reporter who fearlessly takes on anyone she thinks deserves outing. When she becomes the target of a hit, Butch's confidante, Murrow, gets in the way, and the assassin goes over the side of the building. Their exploits are woven into the larger story and appear almost as cameos. This is true of other eccentric players who move in and out of the limelight, a device Tanenbaum is adept at using. Next we find ourselves in New Mexico, where Lucy Karp, now in her early 20s, continues to have "visions" and extraordinary intuitive insights. She left New York to live on a ranch with her lover who is a "real 21st century cowboy." Readers catch up with her while she is on a spirit quest, enhanced by peyote, under the supervision of her close friend Jojola, a Native American. Then, out of the blue, she receives a visit from a family friend who is involved in some kind of secret government organization. He spirits her back to the city where she is charged with the mission of translating a Manx code of some kind. And she knows just the person to help her: Cian Magee, an aging agoraphobic bookseller who will do anything to help Lucy. Butch is soon on the mend and takes a long walk every morning

Malice by R. Tanenbaum

Another adventure for the family & great characterizations as the whole family matures & has grown along w us. From their first dating to a cohesive group.

V. T. Newbury

In previous Butch Karp novels, Tanenbaum has referred to V.T. Newbury as having a wife and children. In Malice, Dean Newbury, V.T.'s uncle speaks to him about giving up life as a bachelor.