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Fatal Conceit (Butch Karp and Marlene Ciampi, Bk 26)
Fatal Conceit - Butch Karp and Marlene Ciampi, Bk 26 Author:Robert K. Tanenbaum A dead man lying in bed...an empty prescription bottle...a partially filled glass of scotch...a note. All signs point to suicide. The case should be open-and-shut. Then why is Butch Karp's gut telling him it's foul play? But he's got to be one hundred percent certain. For the victim is none other than Lieutenant General S... more »am Allen, director of the CIA. Now Karp faces his most formidable opponent yet--the United States government.
When Karp learns that Allen was supposed to testify before a congressional committee on a government conspiracy involving a terrorist attack on the US mission in Chechnya, he becomes even more convinced that someone wanted to silence the CIA chief forever. His sole hope of exposing the cover-up is to find the Chechnyan rebels who witnessed the attack. But when he discovers the terrorists also kidnapped his daughter, Lucy, who is working as an interpreter, Karp and his wife, Marlene Ciampi, race to follow every lead to rescue her.
Delving into New York City's underworld in pursuit of justice for Allen's murder, Karp finds himself in the ultimate courtroom showdown against powerful defendants backed by the full weight of the US administration. But the greater danger lies outside the courtroom where sinister forces are working to keep Karp from exposing the truth...even if it means resorting to murder.« less