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shaylorj's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
rmarcin's review against another edition
3.0
Political thriller with corrupt politicians hiding money in offshore accounts to avoid taxes. Follow the money, find the guilty.
katemoxie's review against another edition
5.0
Exceptional. Possibly his best. Timely - despite being published a few years ago.
nsa101's review against another edition
4.0
I have always liked Steve Martini and this was no exception. Great book!
booksuperpower's review against another edition
4.0
The Enemy Inside by Steve Martini is a 2015 William Morrow and Company publication. I was provided a copy of this book by the publisher and Edelweiss in exchange for an honest review.
This is the thirteenth novel in the Paul Madriani legal thriller series. This is another one of those series I have followed off and on through out the years, which got me wondering when the first book in this series was published, which was the mid-nineties, and would explain Paul's daughter being all grown up now, which makes me feel old.
But, it has been a while since I last checked in with Paul and I was rather surprised and somewhat disappointed to see that he has moved away from the legal thriller format that made this series so good.
The book starts off like a good legal thriller should with a man involved in a car crash that resulted in a death. This man could be charged with murder or at the very least, manslaughter. When Paul's daughter asked him to help, he is in no position to refuse, since he is being blacklisted at the moment, and has no clients.
He never dreamed this case would lead him around the world dealing with Swiss Bank accounts, tax evasion, threats, bribery and corruption leading all the way to the white house.
One of my pet peeves is seeing a book listed as a “Legal Thriller”, but it has no courtroom scenes or any kind of legalese at all. This series is one I could count on in the past for courtroom drama, witness stands, judges, juries, a murder case, and all the rest. However, I would describe this book as an International Political Thriller featuring Paul Madriani.
The whole time I was reading this book, I kept thinking this was just the type of book my husband would like to read, but me? Not so much.
While I did get what was going on and understood the situation and all the implications of it, the plot was hard to follow sometimes and there were some things left open ended at the conclusion of the book- that, or I missed something somewhere.
I did think the set up was thought provoking and frankly I wouldn't doubt something like this could happen. (or has)
So, even though this story was not what I was expecting, there were some very interesting situations and of course a lot more action than usual as well.
I think, bottom line, if you know what to expect before you start this book you will probably like it better than I did. I admit to having preconceived notions, expecting a traditional legal thriller, so maybe my view is a little tainted by that. The author did go off script, so to speak, but if you like political thrillers with international elements then you might really enjoy this one.
Overall 2.5 round to 3
This is the thirteenth novel in the Paul Madriani legal thriller series. This is another one of those series I have followed off and on through out the years, which got me wondering when the first book in this series was published, which was the mid-nineties, and would explain Paul's daughter being all grown up now, which makes me feel old.
But, it has been a while since I last checked in with Paul and I was rather surprised and somewhat disappointed to see that he has moved away from the legal thriller format that made this series so good.
The book starts off like a good legal thriller should with a man involved in a car crash that resulted in a death. This man could be charged with murder or at the very least, manslaughter. When Paul's daughter asked him to help, he is in no position to refuse, since he is being blacklisted at the moment, and has no clients.
He never dreamed this case would lead him around the world dealing with Swiss Bank accounts, tax evasion, threats, bribery and corruption leading all the way to the white house.
One of my pet peeves is seeing a book listed as a “Legal Thriller”, but it has no courtroom scenes or any kind of legalese at all. This series is one I could count on in the past for courtroom drama, witness stands, judges, juries, a murder case, and all the rest. However, I would describe this book as an International Political Thriller featuring Paul Madriani.
The whole time I was reading this book, I kept thinking this was just the type of book my husband would like to read, but me? Not so much.
While I did get what was going on and understood the situation and all the implications of it, the plot was hard to follow sometimes and there were some things left open ended at the conclusion of the book- that, or I missed something somewhere.
I did think the set up was thought provoking and frankly I wouldn't doubt something like this could happen. (or has)
So, even though this story was not what I was expecting, there were some very interesting situations and of course a lot more action than usual as well.
I think, bottom line, if you know what to expect before you start this book you will probably like it better than I did. I admit to having preconceived notions, expecting a traditional legal thriller, so maybe my view is a little tainted by that. The author did go off script, so to speak, but if you like political thrillers with international elements then you might really enjoy this one.
Overall 2.5 round to 3
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