Within Grasp

by David Wright

When Ian Sinclair, a handsome college athlete out of northern Massachusetts, innocently pockets a lost lottery ticket, he doesn’t give it much thought. But he quickly learns that nasty things can happen when you carry around twenty-five million bucks of someone else’s money.
What should be a carefree frosh week turns into a seven-day nightmare when he is stalked, extorted, framed and incarcerated. And that’s just for starters.
A devious rink attendant, intimidating border guards,and deceitful lottery executives bring new threats and fresh challenges daily as Ian struggles to protect the ticket…and his reputation.
Ian’s most formidable antagonist looms in the stature of Philip Driscoll, a powerful district court judge who needs serious cash in a hurry. After learning of the mislaid lottery ticket and faced with imminent grave legal challenges, Driscoll progressively exploits the influence and authority of his position to seize it.
Problem is, the judge not only underestimates Ian Sinclair’s acumen and ingenuity, but the street-smarts of a cabbie, and the yearning for vengeance of a deceived wife—three improbable allies who have distinct but equally compelling motives to share in the ticket’s enormous payout.

255 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 12, 2014

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