The Warriors

USA Today Best-Selling Author

High-stakes politics and the rivalry between two powerful women in the trial of the century

Legendary defense attorney Raquel Rematti represents a presidential candidate—and former First Lady of an ISIS-assassinated President—Senator Angelina Baldesteri in the most watched and explosive trial of the 21st Century. The Senator sees it as a vendetta show trial orchestrated by the current U.S. President, his Attorney General, and an ambitious United States Attorney in Manhattan.


At the trial, a year before the election, the Senator faces charges of election fraud, tax evasion, and money laundering; each of which could deem her unfit for office and all but remove her from the Presidential race.


As the dramatic trial unfolds, Raquel steadily realizes that the Senator has a hidden trail of lies which she has fought hard to keep from the light of day including a series of complicated and illicit connections. As Raquel's complex, conflicted relationship with her client begins to gradually endanger herself, she must decide whether to face the recurrent dangers or allow her life and the lives of those she loves to be threatened.

A powerful legal thriller that will stun fans of John Grisham and Michael Connelly

While The Warriors can be read as a standalone novel, here is the publication order of Paul Batista's legal thrillers:

Death's Witness

Extraordinary Rendition

The Borzoi Killings (Raquel Rematti Legal Thriller Series #1)

Manhattan Lockdown

The Warriors (Raquel Rematti Legal Thriller Series #2)

Accusation (Raquel Rematti Legal Thriller Series #3) —coming in March 2022