The Guardian of Lies
Little does attorney Paul Madriani know when he befriends Katia, a Costa Rican woman, he will be implicated in a homicide. Katia is visiting a rare coin dealer and ex-CIA agent obsessed with pictures Katia’s mother took in Colombia. He delays her return home trying to pinpoint the site of the pictures. Katia escapes on the night an assassin comes to kill her and the coin dealer and steal these pictures. Katia is apprehended, charged with murder; Madriani comes to her defense. When the Feds become involved, Madriani and investigator Harry Hinds hustle to clear Katia. They don’t realize they will uncover one of Castro’s closely guarded secrets. Martini takes time to set his characters and plot in place, then unleashes a harrowing, heart-stopping tale with stunning factual roots.