Deadly Choices

One foggy November morning on Chicago's West Side, paramedic trainee Beth Reilly faces a life or death choice tht will put her own future in jeopardy. High on cocaine, her veteran paramedic officer slams their ambulance into a homeless, pregnant woman, forcing the woman into labor. Beth alone must decide who will live -- the fetus fighting for life or the mother who is hemorrhaging to death. She can't save them both. Beth's decision tests old friendships and creates new enemies. Her woman-hating boss tries to destroy her career. An ambitious prosecuter decides her trial is his ticket to a judgeship. A religious zealot treats her as a sacrificial lamb, diverting suspicion from the woman he loves. A handsome professor enters her life, but is the timing coincidental? When one of her tormentors dies suspiciously, Beth realizes her choices have turned deadly. Friendship, trust, betrayal

Jennie Spallone is former president of Off-campus Writer’s Workshop, a 250-member writers group located in Winnetka, IL. A freelance journalist of thirteen years, Spallone has written over one hundred profiles and feature stories for local and national publications. The award-winning Deadly Choices was her first suspense novel, with Window of Guilt following on its heels. She has spoken at mystery author conferences, libraries, and book stores throughout the country. A member of Sisters in Crime and Mystery Writers of America, Spallone received a certificate of recognition for her participation in a Citizens’ Fire Academy, as well as a Citizens’ Police Academy. Please send your comments, questions and speaking engagement queries to spalloneauthor@aol.com, and visit her website at www.jenniespallone.com.