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Paul Madriani Books in Order

Paul Madriani appears in 16 books, published between 1992 and 2016: 15 in the Paul Madriani series and 1 related title. The first book is Compelling Evidence (1992) and the newest main-line book is Blood Flag (2016). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
16
Published
1992–2016
Confirmed
16 of 16 titles
Pages on record
4,636 in 12 of 16 books
Reading time
77–116 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 4,636 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 12 of 16 titles with a page count on record.

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Paul Madriani is a defence attorney created by Steve Martini, and the courtroom is where his cases are settled. Compelling Evidence (1992) introduces him, and murder trials in California carry the series through Prime Witness, Undue Influence, The Judge, The Attorney and The Jury. Sixteen books close with Blood Flag (2016), short stories and novellas included.

How many Paul Madriani books are there?

Paul Madriani appears in 16 books, released between 1992 and 2016. 15 of them belong to the Paul Madriani series, and 1 related title sit outside it: short stories and novellas.

Paul Madriani Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 16 Paul Madriani books in the order they were published, 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 Compelling Evidence by Steve Martini, book 1 of the Paul Madriani series (1992)
  2. Cover of Prime Witness by Steve Martini, book 2 of the Paul Madriani series (1993)
  3. Cover of Undue Influence by Steve Martini, book 3 of the Paul Madriani series (1994)
  4. Cover of The Judge by Steve Martini, book 4 of the Paul Madriani series (1996)
  5. Cover of The Attorney by Steve Martini, book 5 of the Paul Madriani series (2000)
  6. Cover of The Jury by Steve Martini, book 6 of the Paul Madriani series (2001)
  7. Cover of The Arraignment by Steve Martini, book 7 of the Paul Madriani series (2002)
  8. Cover of Double Tap by Steve Martini, book 8 of the Paul Madriani series (2005)
  9. Cover of Shadow of Power by Steve Martini, book 9 of the Paul Madriani series (2008)
  10. Cover of Guardian of Lies by Steve Martini, book 10 of the Paul Madriani series (2009)
  11. Cover of The Rule Of Nine by Steve Martini, book 11 of the Paul Madriani series (2010)
  12. Cover of The Enemy Inside by Steve Martini, book 13 of the Paul Madriani series (2015)
  13. Cover of The Second Man by Steve Martini, book 14 of the Paul Madriani series (2015)
  14. Cover of Blood Flag by Steve Martini, book 15 of the Paul Madriani series (2016)
  1. 1
    Compelling EvidencePaul Madriani #11992 · 432 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1992432
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  2. 2
    Prime WitnessPaul Madriani #21993 · 406 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1993406
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  3. 3
    Undue InfluencePaul Madriani #31994 · 462 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1994462
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  4. 4
    The JudgePaul Madriani #41996 · confirmed 3/4
    1996–
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  5. 5
    The AttorneyPaul Madriani #52000 · 430 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2000430
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  6. 6
    The JuryPaul Madriani #62001 · 319 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2001319
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  7. 7
    The ArraignmentPaul Madriani #72002 · 416 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2002416
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  8. 8
    Double TapPaul Madriani #82005 · 401 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2005401
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  9. 9
    Shadow of PowerPaul Madriani #92008 · 390 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2008390
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  10. 10
    Guardian of LiesPaul Madriani #102009 · confirmed 3/4
    2009–
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  11. 11
    The Rule Of NinePaul Madriani #112010 · 390 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2010390
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  12. 12
    Trader of SecretsPaul Madriani #122011 · 392 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2011392
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  13. 13
    Surfing the PantherPaul Madriani Short Stories/Novellas #12015 · confirmed 3/4
    2015–
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  14. 14
    The Enemy InsidePaul Madriani #132015 · 374 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2015374
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  15. 15
    The Second ManPaul Madriani #142015 · 224 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2015224
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  16. 16
    Blood FlagPaul Madriani #152016 · confirmed 3/4
    2016–
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Do you have to read Paul Madriani books in order?

You should read the Paul Madriani series in publication order, the order of the numbered table above; the 1 related title (short stories and novellas) sit outside that sequence. The catalogue does not record whether each Paul Madriani book also stands alone.

Where to start with Paul Madriani

Start with Compelling Evidence (1992), the earliest published book in the Paul Madriani series.

What is the newest Paul Madriani book?

Blood Flag (2016) is the newest book in the Paul Madriani series.

Is there a new Paul Madriani book coming?

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

Paul Madriani at a glance

No recent titles
The newest main-line Paul Madriani title on record is Blood Flag (2016), 10 years ago.
Release pace
Paul Madriani books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
Length
4,636 pages across the 12 of 16 books with a recorded length, a median of 396 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Paul Madriani books, 6 of 16, were published in the 2010s.
Attribution
Of the 16 titles, 15 are credited to Steve Martini and 1 to Linda Fairstein.

What the Paul Madriani books are about

15 of the 16 Paul Madriani books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: madriani, paul (fictitious character) is tagged on 9 of 15. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.