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A long-suppressed secret turns deadly after a private investigator takes on a "hopeless" murder case.
"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)
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A security guard apprehends Elizabeth Olsen, smoking gun in hand, fleeing a mansion. Inside, John Denton, a prominent banker, 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, and hires a sharp private eye to clear her.
Then, the case takes an even more tragic turn, sending the investigator on a journey into the dark past of a Southern town, where he uncovers a startling secret that threatens everyone, innocent or guilty.
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"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)
Genre: Mystery
"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)
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A security guard apprehends Elizabeth Olsen, smoking gun in hand, fleeing a mansion. Inside, John Denton, a prominent banker, 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, and hires a sharp private eye to clear her.
Then, the case takes an even more tragic turn, sending the investigator on a journey into the dark past of a Southern town, where he uncovers a startling secret that threatens everyone, innocent or guilty.
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"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)
Genre: Mystery
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