Double Tap: Book summary and reviews of Double Tap by Steve Martini

Double Tap Summary

Emiliano Ruiz, is an enigma - a career soldier who refuses to discuss his past though it is clear that he is a battle-tested pro. Ruiz is accused of killing a beautiful businesswoman and guru of a high-tech software empire catering to the military. A key to the case: the murder weapon is one used solely in special operations, where the "double tap" has become the signature of the most skilled assassins. Ruiz is sitting on secrets--there's a seven-year gap on his military résumé, for which Madriani can find no details. And, more troubling, he discovers that the victim and her company were involved in a controversial government computer program designed to combat terrorists....

Double Tap Reviews

"The compelling plot builds to a conclusion that should surprise even longtime fans.' - Publishers Weekly

"As usual, Madriani shines in the courtroom, and the last surprise is unguessable. But was it really fair to make us wade through so many red herrings and so much blather to get there?" -Kirkus.

"Martini is often guilty of overdescription--three pages of the businesswoman handing her keys to a valet parking attendant. Still, in this case, the plot carries the prose." - Booklist.

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Rated of 5 by Carol Piner
Chapter Nine of Double Tap
I have read most of Steve Martini's books. Legal thrillers are my favorite although I am not a lawyer. It was a dream I once had that finances never allowed to become a reality.

My favorite books are those that end up in court. I have always admired and respected those that can make it through law school and are willing to spend their careers doing criminal law and litigation.

Although Steve Martini has written many things that I remember, I think Chapter Nine of Double Tap was the best thing he ever wrote.

Carol

Steve Martini Author Biography

Steve Martini was born in San Francisco and grew up in the Bay Area and Southern California. An honors graduate of the University of California at Santa Cruz, Martini’s first career was in journalism. He worked as a newspaper reporter in Los Angeles and as a correspondent at the California State Capitol in Sacramento, specializing in legal issues, before gaining his law degree from the University of the Pacific’s McGeorge School of Law.

In 1974 he entered private law practice in California where he appeared in both state and federal courts. During his law career he worked as a legislative representative for the State Bar of California, served as special counsel to the California Victims of Violent Crimes Program, and was an administrative law judge and supervising...

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