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Praise for Warren Adler's Fiona Fitzgerald Mystery Series

"High-class suspense."

—The New York Times on American Quartet

"Adler's a dandy plot-weaver, a real tale-teller."

—Los Angeles Times on American Sextet

"Adler's depiction of Washington—its geography, social whirl, political intrigue—rings true."

—Booklist on Senator Love

"A wildly kaleidoscopic look at the scandals and political life of Washington D.C."

—Los Angeles Times on Death of a Washington Madame

"Both the public and the private story in Adler's second book about intrepid sergeant Fitzgerald make good reading, capturing the political scene and the passionate duplicity of those who would wield power."

—Publishers Weekly on Immaculate Deception

Praise for Warren Adler's Fiction

"Warren Adler writes with skill and a sense of scene."

—The New York Times Book Review on The War of the Roses

"Engrossing, gripping, absorbing… written by a superb storyteller. Adler's pen uses brisk, descriptive strokes that are enviable and masterful."

—West Coast Review of Books on Trans-Siberian Express

"A fast-paced suspense story… only a seasoned newspaperman could have written with such inside skills."

—The Washington Star on The Henderson Equation

"High-tension political intrigue with excellent dramatization of the worlds of good and evil."

—Calgary Herald on The Casanova Embrace

"A man who willingly rips the veil from political intrigue."

—Bethesda Tribune on Undertow

Warren Adler's political thrillers are…

"Ingenious."

—Publishers Weekly

"Diverting, well-written and sexy."

—Houston Chronicle

"Exciting."

—London Daily Telegraph

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