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Robert K. Tanenbaum is an American author of crime/legal thriller novels featuring Butch Karp and Marlene Ciampi. He has also written true crime. Tanenbaum is one of the most successful trial lawyers in the United States, having never lost a felony case. He has been homicide bureau chief for the New York District Attorney’s Office and deputy chief counsel to the congressional committee investigations into the assassinations of John F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King.

Robert K. Tanenbaum’s first novel was No Lesser Plea, published in 1987. Tanenbaum credits his cousin, Michael Gruber, as a collaborator (read: ghost writer) in all his novels up until Resolved. Other ghost writers have taken over since. Below is a list of Robert K. Tanenbaum’s books in order of when they were first released:

Publication Order of Butch Karp & Marlene Ciampi Books

No Lesser Plea	(1987)	Amazon.com | Amazon.de
Depraved Indifference	(1989)	Amazon.com | Amazon.de
Immoral Certainty	(1991)	Amazon.com | Amazon.de
Reversible Error	(1992)	Amazon.com | Amazon.de
Material Witness	(1993)	Amazon.com | Amazon.de
Justice Denied	(1994)	Amazon.com | Amazon.de
Corruption of Blood	(1995)	Amazon.com | Amazon.de
Falsely Accused	(1996)	Amazon.com | Amazon.de
Irresistible Impulse	(1997)	Amazon.com | Amazon.de
Reckless Endangerment	(1998)	Amazon.com | Amazon.de
Act of Revenge	(1999)	Amazon.com | Amazon.de
True Justice	(1999)	Amazon.com | Amazon.de
Enemy Within	(2001)	Amazon.com | Amazon.de
Absolute Rage	(2002)	Amazon.com | Amazon.de
Resolved	(2003)	Amazon.com | Amazon.de
Hoax	(2004)	Amazon.com | Amazon.de
Fury	(2005)	Amazon.com | Amazon.de
Counterplay	(2006)	Amazon.com | Amazon.de
Malice	(2007)	Amazon.com | Amazon.de
Escape	(2008)	Amazon.com | Amazon.de
Capture	(2009)	Amazon.com | Amazon.de
Betrayed	(2010)	Amazon.com | Amazon.de
Outrage	(2011)	Amazon.com | Amazon.de
Bad Faith	(2012)	Amazon.com | Amazon.de
Tragic	(2013)	Amazon.com | Amazon.de
Fatal Conceit	(2014)	Amazon.com | Amazon.de
Trap	(2015)	Amazon.com | Amazon.de
Infamy	(2017)	Amazon.com | Amazon.de
Without Fear or Favor	(2017)	Amazon.com | Amazon.de

Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books

Badge of the Assassin (With: Philip Rosenberg)	(1979)	Amazon.com | Amazon.de
The Piano Teacher: The True Story of a Psychotic Killer (With: Peter S. Greenberg)	(1989)	Amazon.com | Amazon.de
Echoes of My Soul	(2013)	Amazon.com | Amazon.de
Coal Country Killing (With: Steve Jackson)	(2023)	Amazon.com | Amazon.de

Notes: The Badge of the Assassin is co-authored with Philip Rosenberg. The Piano Teacher: The True Story of a Psychotic Killer is co-authored with Peter S. Greenberg.