Hard Luck

Chicago journalist Cat Marsala has just begun her assignment on the state lottery when murder falls into the picture-literally-as a lottery official takes a leap during the multistate lottery conference.

Suicide... or murder? It's curious to Cat-and to the police-that the guy took his mighty plunge right before his meeting with her. Especially curious since he'd hinted at some great exposé material-such as "misappropriation" of lottery funds.

Cat's investigation into the numbers game is fascinating, educational... and dangerous. Because the money is big, the stakes are sky-high-and a killer is not about to let a nosy free-lance journalist spoil the odds.