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Crime Fiction
AN ULTRA-SECRET C.I.A. UNIT HAS ALL THE NATION'S WITNESS PROTECTION LISTS. WHAT DOES IT DO WITH them? It forms an unholy alliance with vengeful mob bosses. In return for loads of cash, the unit's agents bump off mob... See More
IT'S "ALL HANDS ON DECK" AS THE C.I.A. TRIES TO FIND A TERRORIST HYDROGEN BOMB! "Set aside a few hours for this one. You won't want to put it down. But read it early in the day. Reading it before bed could cost you some... See More
Crime Fiction
Brother and sister orphans find the man who abused them! Alton Rhode goes to Oregon to bury his aunt. It turns out she left him a valuable piece of property. But that is not his only surprise. A local sheriff seeks his help... See More
Halloween is scary enough without people coming back from the dead! Private eye Alton Rhode is angered when a police pal is critically wounded while handing out candy to Trick-or-Treaters. Then, a spate of child murders... See More
What are the odds of three serial killers working in the same college town? Astronomical. Unless two of them are twin brothers! The third is someone they hire to do maintenance at their nursing homes. A match made in... See More
DARK SECRETS LINK TWO WOMEN TO A MURDERED BANKER! A security guard apprehends Elizabeth Olsen fleeing a mansion with a revolver in her hand. Inside, John Denton, a prominent banker, lies dead. Elizabeth claims she is... See More
Thrillers
The book that years ago predicted a man-made global pandemic! TWO WOMEN, ONE OF WHOM JILTED HIM, HELP A PRIVATE EYE STOP A BIOLOGICAL CATASTROPHE! A prominent law firm asks an investigator to look into the death of a... See More
Crime Fiction
SHE WAS RICH AND BEAUTIFUL, AND ASKED ME TO SAVE HER DYING CHILD! A woman begs Alton Rhode to find the bank-embezzler lover who left her pregnant and in the lurch. She says her waif-like daughter needs the fugitive's bone... See More
Fantasy
A SECRET THAT DIED WITH THE NAZIS MAY THREATEN THE MODERN WORLD! Two secret agents track a mysterious transmission at Europe's largest scientific project! They soon find out that some of their most dangerous enemies are... See More
A BEAUTIFUL INTERNATIONAL ASSASSIN STALKS THE WORLD'S MOST-POPULAR THRILLER WRITER! One author has already been savagely slain. Sebastian Quimper fears he will be next. With good reason. The police have a threatening... See More
A DYING HIT MAN TELLS A PRIEST ABOUT A HEINOUS CRIME INVOLVING A YOUNG GIRL. BUT HE DOES NOT SWEAR HIM TO SECRECY. THE KILLER'S ONLY REQUEST IS THAT THE POLICE CAN'T BE INVOLVED! ***Even powerful mobsters are expendable to... See More
Crime Fiction
A HUNTED WOMAN SCIENTIST MEETS A MAN WHO MAY SAVE HER! *** Jake Scarne needs a break from the trauma of recent cases. So, he decides to indulge his passion for Ian Fleming and Fleming's most-famous creation, the British... See More
Crime Fiction
Janet Evanovich described SOUND OF BLOOD: "A great read with a shocking ending." IN THIS THRILLER, A WOMAN BETRAYED ALL HER LIFE USES SEX AS A WEAPON. THEN, SHE FELL IN LOVE! ***"I read all the time, and though I haven't... See More
Thrillers
A FRENCH POLICEWOMAN BATTLES MODERN TERRORISTS WHO PLAN TO DESTROY PARIS! *** "I was on the edge of my seat reading this book! First, just the thought that a bomb of this magnitude could be sitting in the store room for... See More
A PRIVATE EYE'S LOVER ASKS HIM TO FIND OUT WHO KILLED HER EX-HUSBAND! Alton Rhode travels to San Francisco to investigate an alleged suicide and winds up ensnared in a web of cryptocurrency-fueled murder and international... See More
A YOUNG GIRL IS CAUGHT BETWEEN DIAMONDS AND DEATH! *** A PRIVATE INVESTIGATOR AND A COLD-BLOODED ASSASSIN JOIN FORCES TO SAVE A KIDNAPPED MOB PRINCESS!***Alana Dallas has been snatched from her Ivy League college. Her... See More
Crime Fiction
SHE IS BEAUTIFUL AND WANTS NOTHING TO DO WITH HER MOBSTER FATHER. BUT HIS LOVE MAY SAVE HER LIFE! A dying mobster is worried that his estranged daughter is about to marry someone just like him. He asks Jake Scarne for help... See More
IT WAS A SIMPLE INSURANCE INVESTIGATION -- UNTIL THE LIES AND BODIES STARTED PILING UP! Alton Rhode starts out in a Northern nursing home and winds up in a Southern town, where a military academy may be more soiled than... See More
Thrillers
TRAGEDY STALKS TWO LOVERS AFTER THEY UNCOVER A LOTTERY SCHEME! *** "De Maria ranks up there with Sanford and Child." (Amazon Review) ; "JAKE SCARNE THRILLERS NEVER DISAPPOINT!" (John Crudele, New York Post); "A LAWRENCE DE... See More
SEXUALLY ABUSED BY HER FATHER, A SCIENTIST TAKES A PERVERTED REVENGE AGAINST ALL MEN! *** The death of a spider monkey in a South American rain forest is the prelude to unsolvable human murders in Canada and the United... See More
Thrillers
THE MOB BLACKMAILS TWO SPORTS ICONS WHO MURDER A YOUNG COCKTAIL WAITRESS.***An innocent man is in jail for the crime they committed. A media giant has that part of the story, but is afraid to publish without ironclad proof... See More
Crime Fiction
A SMALL SOUTHERN TOWN HARBORS MANY DARK SECRETS! LORENE ROBILLARD BETRAYED ALTON RHODE AND ALMOST GOT HIM KILLED. NOW, SHE WANTS HIS HELP! ***Never one to hold a grudge, the private investigator soon finds himself in a... See More
Thrillers
SHE WAS WORTH MORE DEAD THAN ALIVE! An investigation into the death of an elderly woman in a rent-controlled Manhattan building uncovers a diabolical conspiracy! ***"IF YOU LIKE HARD-BOILED ACTION, MEMORABLE VILLAINS AND... See More
An F.B.I. agent thinks she has found a serial killer who hides behind his wealth and political connections. But the hare soon turns on the hound! A SERIAL KILLER WITH MONEY AND POLITICAL INFLUENCE RUNS AFOUL OF A DOGGED... See More
Thrillers
THE HITMAN IN MY KITCHEN WASN'T THERE TO SHOOT ME. HE WANTED MY HELP!***The hired killer, himself a proud veteran, felt betrayed when he unknowingly killed a Medal of Honor winner. He wants to settle the score. But there is... See More
Science Fiction
A RUSSIAN SCIENTIST REVIVES A VIRUS FROZEN FOR 30,000 YEARS! WHAT COULD POSSIBLY GO WRONG?*** Well, just about everything, as terrorists use the deadly pathogen to attack one of America's iconic sports events. ***"WELL-DRAWN... See More
Thrillers
A private detective finds misfortune in his fortune cookie! Alton Rhode sets out to buy some Chinese takeout food, only to become involved in a possible war between rival Tongs. But that is just the beginning in a mystery... See More
Crime Fiction
A REVERED ENVIRONMENTAL AUTHOR IS WORTH MORE DEAD THAN ALIVE! WHEN HE AGREED TO GIVE AWAY THE BRIDE ON BALD HEAD ISLAND, THIS PRIVATE EYE DIDN'T COUNT ON BECOMING SHARK BAIT! *** A "destination" wedding on a charming island... See More
Mystery
THE TWO MASSACHUSSETS HOMICIDE COPS WONDERED WHY I WAS MENTIONED SO PROMINENTLY IN A MURDERED NUN'S OLD DIARY.***I knew why. Many years before she became Sister Veronica, Ronnie Frost was a vivacious college co-ed -- and my... See More
Thrillers
A SCIENTIST WORKING IN HIS BASEMENT CREATES A DEADLY PLAGUE! *** FIVE-STAR Amazon Review: "Clever writing style combined with knowledge of multiple disciplines. I have every intention of reading all of this authors books... See More