Ovid Demaris Book order (chronological)

The second action-packed, hard-boiled Vince Slader PI novel "When Freddie Sharpe starts to sing a million teenagers get sent the facts of life. Special delivery..." Ex-cop turned PI Vince Slader is hired to protect Freddie Sharpe, an obscenely rich, obscenely arrogant, obscenely talented, and obscenely obscene big name singer... who moves through the sin-filled mansions, back alleys, bars, clubs and studios of Tinseltown with an entourage of hangers-on and sycophants, any one of whom could be homicidally jealous of their not-so-benevolent benefactor. "Demaris saturates the prose with gunplay, fast cars and sexy women. The criminals are edgy, but the hero is a valid, uncompromising tough guy who serves as the perfect crime combatant." The Paperback Warrior "Demaris is a writer of real talent...as good as pulp fiction gets." NB Magazine UK "Whoever said crime doesn't pay has never spoken to Ovid Demaris." New York Times

Las Vegas A tough big-money town where everything is for sale--women, success, power...and the presidency. The carnival glitter, the churning excitement...the Republican Convention is a natural--and a first--for Vegas. Now the only difference between the high rollers at the tables and the delegates on the convention floor is the name of the game--and the fact that one powerful family is about to make the most incredible gamble of all. Rufus Boutwell is going for the jackpot. Driven by an obsession reaching back to the wild days of the Old West, he's built a Nevada dynasty that owns half the action and all the state's politicians. Now he's going to put his grandson a heartbeat from the Presidency. Now he's going to make the move that will bring him awesome power or bring the violent passions of more than three decades to a shattering climax of blackmail, vengeance, and murder.

This historical look at terrorism seems almost tame by comparison with today's reality.