Virtual Voice Sample
  • SUDDEN KILL

  • A Cole Sudden C.I.A. Thriller
  • By: Lawrence De Maria
  • Narrated by: Virtual Voice
  • Length: 4 hrs and 47 mins

Access a growing selection of included Audible Originals, audiobooks, and podcasts.
You will get an email reminder before your trial ends.
Audible Plus auto-renews for $7.95/mo after 30 days. Upgrade or cancel anytime.
SUDDEN KILL  By  cover art

SUDDEN KILL

By: Lawrence De Maria
Narrated by: Virtual Voice
Try for $0.00

$7.95 a month after 30 days. Cancel anytime.

Buy for $9.99

Buy for $9.99

Pay using card ending in
By confirming your purchase, you agree to Audible's Conditions of Use and Amazon's Privacy Notice. Taxes where applicable.
Background images

This title uses virtual voice narration

Virtual voice is computer-generated narration for audiobooks
activate_primeday_promo_in_buybox_DT

Publisher's summary

WHAT IF THE C.I.A. HAD ALL THE NATION’S WITNESS PROTECTION LISTS?

An ultra-secret unit of the Central Intelligence Agency forms an unholy alliance with vengeful mob bosses. In return for loads of cash, the unit’s agents bump off mob turncoats. The C.I.A. unit, feared even by other agency operatives, insists on two caveats. The doomed turncoats must be deserving of the death penalty. And the mob bosses must provide anti-terrorist information when and where they can. A win-win situation, right. The C.I.A. gets information, and a slush fund it can hide from Congress. And some real slimebuckets get taken off the board. What could go wrong? Well, plenty, when the agency’s apex assassin kills the wrong man. If you like government intrigue, colorful characters and crackerjack dialogue, SUDDEN KILL is right up your alley. And it’s just a click away!*** “Pulitzer-nominee Lawrence De Maria has another winner in Cole Sudden, an assassin working in an obscure C.I.A. unit even the agency worries about!” (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)

INTERNATIONAL ACCLAIM:

THE UNITED STATES
THE DRONE (A Jake Scarne Thriller): “No matter what the series, De Maria’s characters are sure to act with boldness and courage. When I first discovered this author, I turned to his first book, Sound of Blood, purchased used, a signed copy, now one of many I have read, and I now read each new paperback as soon as it is published. Pleasures to read, sure entertainment, don’t even try to anticipate the twists and turns, as true as the statement about reality — you could never make this up!”
TURTLE DOVE (An Alton Rhode Mystery): “You won’t be sorry reading this humorous, amorous, adventurous book … happy to have discovered this author.”
SPLICER (A Jake Scarne Thriller): “With all the news about the recent pandemic out and about, De Maria has captured the threat of a genetically modified “bug” that could be weaponized.”
GREAT BRITAIN
THE END OF US (A Cole Sudden C.I.A. Thriller): “This is a cracker of a H bomb terrorist plot. A story very well told and written. Great bunch of characters and fast paced. Enjoyable.”
HOPE (A Jake Scarne Thriller): “Another brilliant read in an ever-increasing catalogue of great stories. Never disappoints and with great characters reappearing, this book is highly recommended once again.”
SISTER (An Alton Rhode Mystery): “Yet another classy read from the excellent pen of Mr. De Maria. Brilliant characters, a terrific storyline and would recommend this author without any misgivings. Kept me enthralled from beginning to the end.”
FRANCE
A JAKE SCARNE ACTION THRILLER BOX SET: “Good paced stories with interesting characters. Enjoyed and will read more. Would definitely recommend. Look forward to more by author.”
GERMANY
ALAS, PARIS (A Thriller): “I have read many of De Maria’s books, and find them unfailingly entertaining. Engaging dialogue, venues with enough descriptive detail to interest experienced travelers, scenes played out with gastronomic expertise, all while partnering with attractive and attentive characters of both sexes. And finally, for me, the writing in Chapter 14 was perfection.
INDIA
THE VIRON CONSPIRACY (A Jake Scarne Thriller): If you enjoy conspiracy theories, this is the book for you. Well written plot and characters, fast paced, detailed mystery.
SPAIN
ALL RHODES LEAD TO MURDER (Box Set): “I have just finished the 5-volume series, and wished there were more.”

What listeners say about SUDDEN KILL

Average customer ratings

Reviews - Please select the tabs below to change the source of reviews.