Hoax

By Robert Tanenbaum

Book Number 16 in the Butch Karp & Marlene Ciampi Series.

The vicious murder of a West Coast rapper sets things in motion, unleashing a white-hot cascade of events that expose violence, greed, and corruption not only at the NYPD and the DA’s office but also at the city’s Catholic archdiocese. Tanenbaum smoothly reprises events of the previous two books as he relentlessly builds suspense and gets ever closer to the hearts and minds of his singular characters.

Will Butch “lose his soul on the altar of politics” by running for district attorney? Will Marlene forgive herself and return to her family? Can Lucy overcome the memory of the man who raped her?

First Published: 2004

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This book is in the following genres: Legal, Mystery, Thriller

Steig Larsson

Stieg Larsson, who lived in Sweden, was the editor in chief of the magazine Expo and a leading expert on antidemocratic right-wing extremist and Nazi organizations. He died in 2004, shortly after delivering the manuscripts for The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, The Girl Who Played with Fire, and The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s(…)

Gabrielle Lord

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John Grisham

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Greg Iles

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Michael Robotham

Before writing full-time, Michael was an investigative journalist in Britain, Australia and the US. He is the pseudonymous author of 10 best-selling non-fiction titles, involving prominent figures in the military, the arts, sport, and science. Michael lives in Sydney with his wife and 3 daughters.

Lisa Scottoline

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Scott Turow

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Wilbur Smith

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