Lawrence De Maria

Chance Lawrence De Maria

CAN A PRIVATE EYE SAVE A WOMAN FROM A MADMAN WHO LOVES HER?Aided by a brilliant and stunning Caribbean beauty, Jake Scarne exposes a lottery scam in a troubled island paradise. Case closed and big payday? Not quite. Scarne has aroused the wrath of corrupt politicians, a murderous Colombian drug cartel -- and a shadowy American financier. He is soon caught in a deadly game of cat-and-mouse that costs the life of a friend. But as Scarne seeks revenge, the line between friend and foe blurs. If you want a thriller with memorable villains and plenty of twists and turns, CHANCE is for you. And it's only a click away!***"The Jake Scarne thrillers never disappoint!" (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)