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Steve Martini Books in Order

Steve Martini has written 18 books, published between 1988 and 2016. The first book is The Simeon Chamber (1988) and the newest is Blood Flag (2016). Publication order is the reading order below. 15 of the 18 books listed here are in the Paul Madriani series, which has its own page: Paul Madriani books in order.

Books
18
Published
1988–2016
Confirmed
18 of 18 titles
Pages on record
5,389 in 14 of 18 books
Reading time
90–135 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 5,389 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 14 of 18 titles with a page count on record.

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Paul Madriani, a lawyer working in California, is the recurring figure in Steve Martini's legal thrillers. The Simeon Chamber (1988) opens the catalogue and Compelling Evidence (1992) starts the Madriani run, which continues through The Judge (1996), The Attorney (2000) and The Jury (2001) to Blood Flag in 2016. Eighteen books are catalogued, and nothing later than 2016 is listed.

How many Steve Martini books are there?

Steve Martini has 18 books, released between 1988 and 2016. 15 of them belong to the Paul Madriani series.

Steve Martini Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 18 Steve Martini books in the order they were released, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. Cover of The Simeon Chamber by Steve Martini, book 1 of the Steve Martini Standalone Novels series (1988)
  2. Cover of Compelling Evidence by Steve Martini, book 1 of the Paul Madriani series (1992)
  3. Cover of Prime Witness by Steve Martini, book 2 of the Paul Madriani series (1993)
  4. Cover of Undue Influence by Steve Martini, book 3 of the Paul Madriani series (1994)
  5. Cover of The Judge by Steve Martini, book 4 of the Paul Madriani series (1996)
  6. Cover of Critical Mass by Steve Martini, book 3 of the Steve Martini Standalone Novels series (1998)
  7. Cover of The Attorney by Steve Martini, book 5 of the Paul Madriani series (2000)
  8. Cover of The Jury by Steve Martini, book 6 of the Paul Madriani series (2001)
  9. Cover of The Arraignment by Steve Martini, book 7 of the Paul Madriani series (2002)
  10. Cover of Double Tap by Steve Martini, book 8 of the Paul Madriani series (2005)
  11. Cover of Shadow of Power by Steve Martini, book 9 of the Paul Madriani series (2008)
  12. Cover of Guardian of Lies by Steve Martini, book 10 of the Paul Madriani series (2009)
  13. Cover of The Rule Of Nine by Steve Martini, book 11 of the Paul Madriani series (2010)
  14. Cover of The Enemy Inside by Steve Martini, book 13 of the Paul Madriani series (2015)
  15. Cover of The Second Man by Steve Martini, book 14 of the Paul Madriani series (2015)
  16. Cover of Blood Flag by Steve Martini, book 15 of the Paul Madriani series (2016)
  1. 1
    The Simeon ChamberSteve Martini Standalone Novels #11988 · 302 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1988302
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  2. 2
    Compelling EvidencePaul Madriani #11992 · 432 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1992432
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  3. 3
    Prime WitnessPaul Madriani #21993 · 406 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1993406
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  4. 4
    Undue InfluencePaul Madriani #31994 · 462 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1994462
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  5. 5
    The JudgePaul Madriani #41996 · confirmed 3/4
    1996–
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  6. 6
    The ListSteve Martini Standalone Novels #21997 · 451 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1997451
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  7. 7
    Critical MassSteve Martini Standalone Novels #31998 · confirmed 3/4
    1998–
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  8. 8
    The AttorneyPaul Madriani #52000 · 430 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2000430
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  9. 9
    The JuryPaul Madriani #62001 · 319 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2001319
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  10. 10
    The ArraignmentPaul Madriani #72002 · 416 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2002416
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  11. 11
    Double TapPaul Madriani #82005 · 401 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2005401
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  12. 12
    Shadow of PowerPaul Madriani #92008 · 390 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2008390
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  13. 13
    Guardian of LiesPaul Madriani #102009 · confirmed 3/4
    2009–
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  14. 14
    The Rule Of NinePaul Madriani #112010 · 390 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2010390
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  15. 15
    Trader of SecretsPaul Madriani #122011 · 392 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2011392
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  16. 16
    The Enemy InsidePaul Madriani #132015 · 374 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2015374
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  17. 17
    The Second ManPaul Madriani #142015 · 224 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2015224
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  18. 18
    Blood FlagPaul Madriani #152016 · confirmed 3/4
    2016–
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Steve Martini series and characters in order

The character linked below has its own reading-order page.

Steve Martini books grouped by series

Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. A group whose heading is a link has its own reading-order page; the other groups have no page of their own on this site.

Paul Madriani books in order

15 books by Steve Martini
  1. 1. Compelling Evidence
  2. 2. Prime Witness
  3. 3. Undue Influence
  4. 4. The Judge
  5. 5. The Attorney
  6. 6. The Jury
  7. 7. The Arraignment
  8. 8. Double Tap
  9. 9. Shadow of Power
  10. 10. Guardian of Lies
  11. 11. The Rule Of Nine
  12. 12. Trader of Secrets
  13. and 3 more in the table above

Steve Martini Standalone Novels

3 books

3 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.

Steve Martini Books in Chronological Order

By publication date, the Steve Martini books run from The Simeon Chamber (1988) to Blood Flag (2016), the sequence in the table above. No separate story order is recorded for Steve Martini in the book listings this catalogue merges, so publication order is the only order on record.

Do you have to read Steve Martini books in order?

You only need to read Steve Martini books in order within the Paul Madriani series, which holds 15 of the 18 Steve Martini books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.

Where to start with Steve Martini

Start with Compelling Evidence (1992), the first Paul Madriani book. The earliest catalogued title overall is The Simeon Chamber (1988).

What is the newest Steve Martini book?

Blood Flag (2016) is the newest Steve Martini book released so far.

Is there a new Steve Martini book coming?

No next Steve Martini book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Steve Martini at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Steve Martini title on record dates from 2016, 10 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Steve Martini books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
Length
5,389 pages across the 14 of 18 books with a recorded length, a median of 396 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Steve Martini books, 6 of 18, were published in the 2000s.

What the Steve Martini books are about

All 18 Steve Martini books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: paul madriani (fictitious character) is tagged on 12 of 18. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.