{"product_id":"material-witness-paperback","title":"Material Witness - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRobert K. Tanenbaum\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn this \"wild, exhilarating ride\" from the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e-bestselling author, a prosecutor goes undercover--on the court--after a basketball player's murder (\u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Marion Simmons is big. He's tough. And he takes a long time to die. Simmons survives the long ride through Queens, clinging to life until the car stops in an abandoned lot, and a hit man puts two bullets in his head. When the police arrive, they recognize the dead man instantly. Simmons is the most famous basketball player in New York City, and his murder--along with the fortune of cocaine found in the car--will turn the sport upside down. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e When he was in college, Butch Karp dreamed of playing professional basketball. Instead, he became the toughest prosecutor in the District Attorney's office. To get to the truth of Simmons' murder, Karp goes undercover as a player--putting his life on the line to cleanse the sport of drug dealing, point shaving, and murder for hire. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e From the former Manhattan assistant DA and bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eJustice Denied\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMaterial Witness\u003c\/i\u003e is a standout legal thriller in the long-running Butch Karp and Marlene Ciampi series. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Material Witness \u003ci\u003eis the 5th book in the Butch Karp and Marlene Ciampi series, but you may enjoy reading the series in any order.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"A winner . . . a master of the crime grime of Manhattan . . . for those who have stalked the criminal courts there's tremendous authenticity.\" --F. Lee Baily \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Extraordinary . . . sexy dialogue, rousing action, pungent observation on the New York criminal justice system.\" --\u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRobert K. Tanenbaum is the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times-\u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of twenty-six legal thrillers featuring Butch Karp and his crime-fighting wife, Marlene Ciampi. Before publishing his first novel, Tanenbaum had an accomplished legal career. He served as bureau chief of the Criminal Courts, ran the Homicide Bureau in New York City, and was deputy chief counsel to the Congressional Committee Investigations into the assassinations of President John F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King Jr. He has also served two terms as the mayor of Beverly Hills.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 388\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.86 x 8 x 5.25 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 07, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51750551060768,"sku":"9781504091466","price":34.54,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/823f01a879450ab53c46182a59db3d86.webp?v=1779952882","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/material-witness-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}