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A hit man with a conscience. A priest told a terrible secret. An investigator seeking personal redemption. All collide in MADMANβS THIRST, the long-awaited sequel to SOUND OF BLOOD. With crucial scenes set in Paris, New York, Florida and the Bahamas, it is a Jake Scarne thrill ride at its best -- where billions are at stake and even powerful mob bosses are expendable pawns in a criminal mastermind's international conspiracy.
βWhat 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.β -- THE COLLIER CITIZEN
βGood news for anyone who prefers the pages of a rapid-read thriller to the market reports of the newspaper's business section. While De Maria may have been an award-winning financial reporter, he's an awfully good fiction writer as well.β -- THE NAPLES DAILY NEWS
"Suspense, gritty scenes, clever banter, the visceral rendering of Staten Island and a dogged private eye combine to make MADMAN'S THIRST and Jake Scarne a strong contribution to the tough guy tradition." -- FLORIDA WEEKLY
Private investigator Jake Scarne is in a funk, still haunted by his last case. Heβs been letting himself go, physically and mentally, content to chase errant husbands and cash easy paychecks.
But then his best friend asks for a favor he canβt refuse. Seeking personal and professional atonement, Scarne sets out to find out who is behind the rape and murder of young school girl.
The police are convinced the brutal crime was random. Right from the start Jake knows better. The only problem: He can never reveal the source of his information.
The one man who can prove what really happened has disappeared, and may even be dead. But the tough ex-cop turned P.I. has no choice but to try to find him. Scarne's seemingly hopeless search puts him in the sights of an assassin for the ages whose shadowy employer cannot afford to have the crime solved.