Review: Great Mystery Read
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 09 16, 2012
I must admit up front in the interest of full disclosure that I bought this book because the hero is named Alton.  An unusual name that I happen to share thanks to my mother.  However, once I started the book, I was hooked.  A fast paced, interesting and well told story.  Excellent dialogue with lots of humor included.  Alton is hired to track down a missing father for a bone marrow transplant.  But things are never as simple as they seem.  Quirky characters, plot twists, excellent descriptive details make this a good read.  De Maria sets the scene so well that it is like being there.  He describes the locale so clearly that I found it reminiscent of Louis Lamour, except Staten Island rather than Wyoming.  The PI, Alton Rhode, reminds me a little of Travis Magee.