A Game of Chance (Линда Ховард).

“A Game of Chance” by Linda Howard is a thrilling and heart-wrenching crime novel set against the backdrop of Las Vegas.

Chance Mackenzi, an undercover investigator for the FBI, is on the hunt for a notorious criminal named Vic Belmonte. Belmonte is suspected of numerous murders committed in the Las Vegas area, but the evidence to convict him is lacking. Mackenzi decides to turn to Sunny Miller, a reporter who has been investigating Belmonte, as his bait.

Sunny is unaware of Mackenczi's plan, and initially refuses to cooperate with his investigation. However, Mackenczi promises her that if she helps him catch Belmonte he will protect her family from his wrath.

As the two work together to uncover Belmonte's identity, they begin to develop feelings for one another. Sunny finds herself torn between the desire for revenge and her growing feelings for Mackenzi.

Mackenzo plans to use Sunny as bait to get Belmonte to reveal his crimes. When she learns his secret, she must make a decision: to expose Belmonte and save her father, or stay silent and risk losing everything. In the end, Sunny and Mackenzo have to make a choice. Whilst their lives are in danger, which of their fears they have survived all too well.