Paul Batista Shares EXTRAORDINARY RENDITION

Oceanview Publishing announces the release of Extraordinary Rendition in digital format and trade paper. (Thriller $16.00, 322 pages, ISBN: 978-1608092109)

The Story:
When Ali Hussein, suspected terrorist and alleged banker for Al Qaeda, is finally transported from Guantanamo Bay to the US mainland to stand trial, many are stunned when Byron Carlos Johnson, a pre-eminent lawyer and son of a high-profile diplomat, volunteers to represent him. On principle, Johnson thought he was merely defending a man unjustly captured through rendition and water-boarded illegally. But Johnson soon learns that there is much more at stake than one man's civil rights. Hussein's intimate knowledge of key financial transactions could lead to the capture of or the unabated funding of the world's most dangerous terror cells. This makes Hussein the target of corrupt US intelligence forces on one side, and ruthless international terrorists on the other?and puts Byron Carlos Johnson squarely in the crosshairs of both.

Reviews:
"Batista does it again when international intrigue collides with murder in Extraordinary Rendition. A high-priced Wall Street lawyer gets the shock of a lifetime...law school never prepared him for this! It's a fast ride-buckle up!..."
Nancy Grace, attorney, television personality and New York Times best-selling author of Death on the D-List

"One of the interesting facets of the book is the interaction and legal jousting between Mr. Johnson, for the defendant, and the public prosecutor Mr. Rana. One maybe immediately reminded of TV dramas such as Boston Legal, The Practice, Suits, The Good Wife."
Seattle Post Intelligencer

About the Author:
Paul Batista, novelist and television personality, is one of the most widely known trial lawyers in the country. As a trial attorney, he specializes in federal criminal litigation. As a media figure, he is known for his regular appearances as guest legal commentator on a variety of television shows including,Court TV, CNN, HLN and WNBC. He's also appeared in the HBO movie, You Don't Know Jack, starring Al Pacino.

A prolific writer or legal thrillers, Batista authored the leading treatise on the primary federal anti-racketeering statute,Civil RICO Practice Manual, which is now in its third edition (Wiley & Sons, 1987; Wolters Kluwer, 2008). He has written articles for The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and The National Law Journal.

Batista's debut novel, Death's Witness, was awarded a Silver Medal by the Independent Book Publishers Association (IBPA). Batista is a graduate of Bowdoin College, where he was elected to Phi Beta Kappa, and Cornell Law School. He's proud to have served in the United States Army. Paul Batista lives in New York City and Sag Harbor, New York.

You can find him at http://paulbatistabooks.com/

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