The first two Alton Rhode mysteries by award-winning author Lawrence De Maria.
"IF YOU LIKE STRONG CHARACTERIZATIONS, GREAT DIALOGUE AND SURPRISES, PULITZER-NOMINEE LAWRENCE DE MARIA'S ALTON RHODE MYSTERIES ARE IN A CLASS BY THEMSELVES." (John Crudele, New York Post)
A LAWRENCE DE MARIA TITLE GIVES YOU MORE BANG FOR YOUR BUCK THAN JUST ABOUT ANYTHING IN THE BOOK MARKETPLACE TODAY." (Florida Weekly)
A MASTER OF THRILLER DIALOGUE." (Washington Independent Review of Books)
WHILE DE MARIA MAY HAVE BEEN AN AWARD-WINNING FINANCIAL REPORTER, HE'S AN AWFULLY GOOD FICTION WRITER AS WELL." (Naples Daily News)

• In CAPRIATI'S BLOOD, a beautiful woman begs Alton Rhode to find the bank-embezzler lover who left her pregnant. She says the fugitive's bone marrow could save her daughter. The trail has been cold for 14 years! That's the least of the investigator's problems. He almost immediately becomes the target of a deranged mob killer. Only a mysterious guardian angel - with an automatic pistol - keeps him alive long enough to find the missing man. Then things really get weird! "Pulitzer-nominee De Maria has written a stunner of a private eye mystery, with an incredible twist at the end." (John Crudele, NEW YORK POST)

• In LAURA LEE, a security guard apprehends Elizabeth Olsen, smoking gun in hand, fleeing a mansion. Inside, John Denton lies dead. The District Attorney, in an election year, will prosecute the open-and-shut case himself. Elizabeth claims she is innocent. But she acknowledges that Denton was her lover, and her story has more holes in it than the victim. No one believes the sexy, amoral party girl. Not even her high-powered lawyer. But her wealthy father does. He hires Alton Rhode to clear her. Then, the case takes a truly tragic turn, sending Rhode on a journey into the dark past of a Southern town. There, he uncovers a startling secret that threatens everyone, innocent or guilty. "What is really almost beyond belief is how easily De Maria has transitioned from the dry world of financial reporting to the wild and lavish world of novel writing." (COLLIER CITIZEN)

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• Mystery, Thriller & SuspenseCrime FictionNoir
• Mystery, Thriller & SuspenseCrime FictionOrganized Crime
• Mystery, Thriller & SuspenseCrime FictionMurder

• Publication Date: December 18, 2013
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• Print Length: 499 Pages
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