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ⓘ About Robert K. Tanenbaum
The male author Robert K. Tanenbaum was born in in Brooklyn, New York in the United States. He was raised in the same locality. He won himself a basketball scholarship to attend the University of California at Berkeley. Robert earned a degree in law from Berkeley Law in the Boalt Hall School of Law. It is after his graduation when he moved back to New York where he worked as an assistant district attorney under the historical New York County DA Frank Hogan. He was in charge of legal staff training program in the Attorney’s Office. Later, Tanenbaum served as the Deputy Chief Counsel responsible for Congressional investigations into Martin Luther King, Jr. and, President John F. Kennedy’s assassinations. In his legal career, Robert has never lost a felony case.
All Book Series by Robert K. Tanenbaum
Badge of the Assassin
Series opener · book 1 of 5 · published 1979 Co-authored · Philip Rosenberg
The Piano Teacher: The True Story of a Psychotic Killer
Book 2 of 5 · published 1989 Co-authored · Peter S. Greenberg
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Robert K. Tanenbaum?
The male author Robert K. Tanenbaum was born in in Brooklyn, New York in the United States. He was raised in the same locality.
Which Robert K. Tanenbaum series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Butch Karp & Marlene Ciampi series, the earliest of Robert K. Tanenbaum's multi-book series: it opens with No Lesser Plea (1987) and runs to 29 books across 1987–2017, ending with Without Fear or Favor (2017).
How many books has Robert K. Tanenbaum written?
Robert K. Tanenbaum has 34 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1979 and 2025. 29 of them belong to 1 named series — the largest being the Butch Karp & Marlene Ciampi series with 29 books — and 5 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Robert K. Tanenbaum's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Robert K. Tanenbaum's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Butch Karp & Marlene Ciampi (1987–2017, 29 books).
How are Robert K. Tanenbaum's books organised into series?
This guide splits Robert K. Tanenbaum's 34 books into 1 named series and 5 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Butch Karp & Marlene Ciampi (29 books, 1987–2017).