[Alton Rhode Mysteries 04] • Sister

A murder in Massachusetts brings two homicide detectives to Alton Rhode’s New York office.

They quickly rule him out as a suspect. But what they tell the private investigator shocks him to the core, reviving long-suppressed memories of love lost. There is no way he can let it alone, especially since the cops admit they are getting nowhere.

Was the killing random? Or part of a series of murders? Rhode sets out on a cross-country hunt that eventually brings him face-to-face with a monstrous truth – and evil.

The fourth entry in the Alton Rhode mystery series, SISTER again features a twisty plot, strong characters and a surprise ending, along with terrific thriller dialogue that has intrigued the critics.

Alton Rhode has "a touch of Bourne, a dash of Bond and a sprig of Spenser." (JOHN CRUDELE, NEW YORK POST)

“While De Maria may have been an award-winning financial reporter, he's an awfully good fiction writer as well.” (THE NAPLES DAILY NEWS)

“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.” (THE COLLIER CITIZEN)

De Maria is “a master of thriller dialogue.” (THE WASHINGTON INDEPENDENT REVIEW OF BOOKS)