WHO IS KILLING THESE GOD-FEARING PILLARS OF THEIR COMMUNITIES?The death of a spider monkey in a South American rain forest is the prelude to unsolvable human murders in Canada and the United States. Only when private investigator Alton Rhode is approached by a suspicious priest does the killer have anything to worry about. Rhode has doubts about the cleric's story. But urged on by an unlikely underworld ally, he begins a hunt that spans thousands of miles.And himself becomes the hunted!With a twisty plot, innovative detective work, sharp dialogue and a nail-biting ending, SIREN'S TEARS is for you. ***"More chills and thrills, as an intrepid P.I. hunts a Black Widow serial killer. SIREN'S TEARS, from Pulitzer-nominee Lawrence De Maria, is another winner." (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." (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." (COLLIER CITIZEN)"A master of thriller dialogue." (WASHINGTON INDEPENDENT REVIEW OF BOOKS)