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Lawrence De Maria



Lawrence De Maria has also begun a series of children's books set primarily in the Old West. The first book, THE PURLOINED PONIES, introduces Robert James, the famous Cowboy Bob, an elderly former Texas Ranger and frontier detective, who befriends two small kids, Lucy and Kentucky Jones, during the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair. James entrances them with tales from his younger days going back to the American Civil War.

Following a stint in the U.S. Marines, De Maria was an award-winning crime and financial reporter, earning a Pulitzer nomination at The New York Times. His fiction writing, loosely grounded in real-life experiences dealing with some of the most notorious criminals in recent American history, is strongly influenced by Colin Dexter, Ian Fleming, Robert B. Parker, Ed McBain and John D. MacDonald. De Maria reviews books, in all genres, for the Washington Independent Review of Books, where he also provides a popular column.
 

 
New and upcoming books
September 2024

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Antigua
 
September 2024

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Wigs
 
October 2024

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Man O' War
 
October 2024

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Needles
 
November 2024

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Laureen
 
Series
Jake Scarne
   1. Sound of Blood (2012)
   2. Madman's Thirst (2013)
   3. Killerfest (2013)
   4. The Viron Conspiracy (2013)
   5. Pedestal (2015)
   6. Facets (2015)
   7. Chance (2018)
   8. Dancefire (2020)
   9. Splicer (2021)
   10. Nightingale (2021)
   11. Hope (2021)
   12. Solange (2022)
   13. Sandy Ground (2024)
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Alton Rhode Mystery
   1. Capriati's Blood (2013)
     aka The Capriati Conspiracy
   2. Laura Lee (2013)
   3. Siren's Tears (2013)
   4. Sister (2013)
   5. Gunner (2014)
   6. The Elson Legacy (2015)
   7. Turtle Dove (2015)
   8. Shadow of the Black Womb (2017)
   9. Golden Gate (2019)
   10. Barnwell (2020)
   11. The Drone (2022)
   12. Joshua House (2023)
   13. Rest in Peace (2024)
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Cole Sudden C.I.A.
   1. Sudden Kill (2014)
     aka Hurricane Fats
   2. The Hadron Escape (2014)
   3. Thawed (2016)
   4. The End of Us (2020)
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Novels
   Alas, Paris (2019)
   Absent Dead (2022)
   Doctor Sam (2023)
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Collections
   My Murder Book (2022)
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Plays show
 
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