The first three Jake Scarne thrillers by Pulitzer nominee Lawrence De Maria!***“IF YOU LIKE HARD-BOILED ACTION, MEMORABLE VILLAINS AND TWISTY PLOTS, THE JAKE SCARNE THRILLERS NEVER DISAPPOINT!” (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)***SOUND OF WOULD YOU KILL THE WOMAN YOU LOVE TO SAVE HER FROM SOMETHING WORSE?“Real women, real villains and real heroes make Lawrence De Maria’s SOUND OF BLOOD a terrific read.” (JANET EVANOVICH) MADMAN'S WHAT IF A DYING HIT MAN CONFESSES A MURDER AND ASKS A PRIEST TO AVENGE IT?Even powerful mobsters are expendable to a criminal financial mastermind who hides in plain sight among New York’s moneyed elite.*** WHO WANTS THE HEAD OF A WORLD-FAMOUS AUTHOR ON A PLATTER?“A case of publish AND perish, KILLERFEST is another sparkling thriller from De Maria, who adeptly skewers the New York literary scene.” (John Crudele, NEW YORK POST)***AMAZON REVIEW, SOUND OF "A Top Grade Mystery. This was, for me, a couldn't put it down mystery and the ending is very surprising."***AMAZON REVIEW, MADMAN'S "Another stunner!! This Jake Scarne novel has all the twists and turns , with exceptional dialog, putting the reader right into the action. Extremely Well thought out plots, painting a vivid picture for the reader...Bravo!!" ***AMAZON REVIEW, "Splendid Read. I read a lot and for many years. I enjoy many authors but years ago found Michael Connelly, a writer I enjoyed like no other. I assumed I would not find another author who I so thoroughly enjoyed, but then I found Lawrence De Maria. His writing is excellent and in my opinion reaches the same high standard as Connelly. Anyone who enjoys mysteries with non-stop suspense and believable characters and plots will enjoy De Maria. I will be reading all of De Maria's novels and then, as with Connelly, waiting for his newest work to be published. I highly recommend this Author."