Lawrence De Maria

Lawrence De Maria is a wonderful American author of thriller, mystery, and suspense stories. He is famous for writing the Alton Rhode Mystery series and the Jake Scarne series. Recently, he has started a new mystery series called the Cole Sudden CIA series. Additionally, Lawrence has written one standalone novel and several omnibus collections. Author Lawrence was born in New York City. He completed his graduation from Villanova University. Following his graduation, Lawrence joined the US Marines in the capacity of a Lance Corporal and served for several years. When he left his Marine service, he began working as a journalist. While working for the Staten Island Advance, Lawrence was applauded for his spot news crime reporting with an Associated Press award. Later, he joined The NYT and received a Pulitzer Prize nomination for his articles in the financial segment.