Hoax

Written by Robert K. Tanenbaum

Narrated by Lee Sellars

New York District Attorney Butch Karp goes head-to-head with a crooked wannabe mayor, the rap underworld, and rogue churchmen in yet another pile-driving thriller in the New York Times bestselling series
When a rap impresario is gunned down in his limo in New York City, it appears that gang-related violence has reared its ugly head once again. But nothing's as it seems in this virtuoso thriller from Robert K. Tanenbaum.
For a start, there's Andrew Kane, a man with terrible secrets, who wants to be mayor and control the power elite like pawns. In edition, the Catholic Church is about to face some secrets of its own when Karp's wife, Marlene, rehabilitating at a Taos, New Mexico art colony, stumbles upon a sex abuse murder scandal brewing at a church retreat.
Back in New York evidence surfaces connecting Rogue Priests to murdered kids. Karp attempts to untangle a web of violence and corruption that threatens his career, and the lives of his family.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio
• Release date: Aug 1, 2004
• ISBN: 9780743539920

Robert K. Tanenbaum

Robert K. Tanenbaum is the author of thirty-two books—twenty-nine novels and three nonfiction books: Badge of the Assassin, the true account of his investigation and trials of self-proclaimed members of the Black Liberation Army who assassinated two NYPD police officers; The Piano Teacher: The True Story of a Psychotic Killer; and Echoes of My Soul, the true story of a shocking double murder that resulted in the DA exonerating an innocent man while searching for the real killer. The case was cited by Supreme Court Chief Justice Earl Warren in the famous Miranda decision. He is one of the most successful prosecuting attorneys, having never lost a felony trial and convicting hundreds of violent criminals. He was a special prosecution consultant on the Hillside strangler case in Los Angeles and defended Amy Grossberg in her sensationalized baby death case. He was Assistant District Attorney in New York County in the office of legendary District Attorney Frank Hogan, where he ran the Homicide Bureau, served as Chief of the Criminal Courts, and was in charge of the DA’s legal staff training program. He served as Deputy Chief counsel for the Congressional Committee investigation into the assassinations of President John F. Kennedy and the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. He also served two terms as mayor of Beverly Hills and taught Advanced Criminal Procedure for four years at Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California, Berkeley, and has conducted continuing legal education (CLE) seminars for practicing lawyers in California, New York, and Pennsylvania. Born in Brooklyn, New York, Tanenbaum attended the University of California at Berkeley on a basketball scholarship, where he earned a B.A. He received his law degree (J.D.) from Boalt Hall School of Law at the University of California, Berkeley. Visit RobertKTanenbaumBooks.com.

Reviews for Hoax

[pennsylady · Rating: 2 out of 5 stars]

This Butch Karp #16 was chosen for my April Mystery Lovers Book Group (F2F)Although I listened to the majority of the read, it's an official PTB (pull the bookmark)AND I'll pass on the 15 preceding offerings.I was put off, big time, by the language, narration (which, to be fair, represented multiple ethnicities and vocations) and a story that I had difficulty following.It is said that there are genres and subgenres for everyone.For the record...This novel does not represent one of mine!--------On a lighter note, I enjoyed some review titles that I saw:Who Wrote This Book?The title says it allThe Hoax is On the Reader

[sharrona_4 · Rating: 2 out of 5 stars]

Not a great introduction to Tanenbaum's noted series. Perhaps it was the abridgment, which took out nearly all opportunities for character enhancement and reader empathy. Or perhaps it was this narrator's voice, diction, and pacing; he added nothing in the way of emotion or drama. Because of the author's reputation, and the suggestion of several friends, I may try another in this series someday -- in print!

[dickmanikowski · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Not quite up to snuff for a Tanenbaum novel, this one still gripped me. With one glaring exception, the characters were as deep and fully developed as they usually are. But that one exception was a real clunker. The principle villain in the book is as relentlessly evil as Snidely Whiplash was . . . and about as believable.Portions of the plot were also strictly out of the cliffhanging serials of the 30's and 40's.Despite those criticisms, though, I felt compelled to finish the book. And my time wasn't wasted.