Attorney Paul Madriani is back in another legal thriller by Steve Martini. This time Paul takes on the case of Emiliano Ruiz, an ex-military man who now does security work. Unfortunately, Ruiz had the misfotunate to be doing security work for murder victim, Madelyn Chapman. Chapman ran a software company heavily involved with government contracts. Not only did Ruiz do security work for Chapman, but he also had an affair with her before she unceremoniously dumped him. Ruiz has a ready-made motive of revenge and jealousy.The book started out promising, but quickly turned disappointing. The whole middle of the story just dragged until I found myself starting to skim...not a good sign. I've never really enjoyed government corruption stories. They tend to lend themselves to cliches and this one is no exception. I do like Paul Madriani as a character and I hope the next book has a better plotline.