Robert K. Tanenbaum Books in Order

Robert K. Tanenbaum is a New York Times bestselling author of twenty-five gripping legal thrillers. As a seasoned lawyer, he boasts an illustrious career, having served as Bureau Chief of the Criminal Courts, Homicide Bureau Chief, and Director of the New York County District Attorney's Office training program. Tanenbaum also held the position of Deputy Chief Counsel to the Congressional Committee investigating the assassinations of President John F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King, Jr. Notably, he has never lost a felony case, bringing his courtroom expertise to life in his bestselling series featuring prosecutor Roger "Butch" Karp and his wife, Marlene Ciampi. Born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, Tanenbaum attended the University of California at Berkeley on a basketball scholarship, earning his law degree from the esteemed Boalt Hall School of Law. He worked as an assistant district attorney under legendary DA Frank Hogan and later served as Deputy Chief Counsel for the Congressional investigations into the assassinations. His experience in Washington, D.C. is vividly portrayed in his novel Corruption of Blood (1994), a fictionalized account of his time there.

Bibliography verified: January 2026

Book Series by Robert K. Tanenbaum

  • #1
    Badge of the Assassin (With: Philip Rosenberg)(1979)
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  • #2
    The Piano Teacher: The True Story of a Psychotic Killer (With: Peter S. Greenberg)(1989)
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  • #3
    Echoes of My Soul(2013)
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  • #4
    Coal Country Killing (With: Steve Jackson)(2023)
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  • #5
    That Day in Dallas(2025)
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  • #6
    The first book in the Butch Karp series, No Lesser Plea(1987)
  • #7
    His book Badge of the Assassin(1979)

About Robert K. Tanenbaum

Robert K. Tanenbaum is a New York Times bestselling author of twenty-five gripping legal thrillers. As a seasoned lawyer, he boasts an illustrious career, having served as Bureau Chief of the Criminal Courts, Homicide Bureau Chief, and Director of the New York County District Attorney's Office training program. Tanenbaum also held the position of Deputy Chief Counsel to the Congressional Committee investigating the assassinations of President John F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King, Jr. Notably, he has never lost a felony case, bringing his courtroom expertise to life in his bestselling series featuring prosecutor Roger "Butch" Karp and his wife, Marlene Ciampi. Born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, Tanenbaum attended the University of California at Berkeley on a basketball scholarship, earning his law degree from the esteemed Boalt Hall School of Law. He worked as an assistant district attorney under legendary DA Frank Hogan and later served as Deputy Chief Counsel for the Congressional investigations into the assassinations. His experience in Washington, D.C. is vividly portrayed in his novel Corruption of Blood (1994), a fictionalized account of his time there.

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