Compelling Evidence

Compelling Evidence

Compelling Evidence is a crime novel by Italian American novelist Steve Martini as the first of the Paul Madriani series.

Written in 1992, published by Putnam, Compelling Evidence was a bestseller.

Plot

Ben Potter is found dead; his wife, Talia, is indicted and arrested. She turns to brilliant criminal defense lawyer, Paul Madriani, her former lover, to defend her.

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