a toughened female immigrant, run into harm's lethal way in a fact-based thriller and history mystery. Front Cover: Oscar winner Grace Kelly drives Cary Grant in Hitchcock's classic film "To Catch a Thief." On that same road, as a princess, she will face real tragedy. Back: Dictator and drug kingpin Manuel Noriega.
For an Oscar-winning Best Actress and Princess of Monaco, murder is no accident.
Either way, you will find some characters who dash though both stories.
This history mystery and thriller reveals the murder of Academy Award-winning-actress turned Princess of Monaco, Grace Kelly Grimaldi . . . and the covert FBI and CIA joint operation formed to take down Panamanian dictator and drug kingpin Manuel Noriega.
The story came to Schofield from first-hand knowledge. His father, as a child then young adult, lived next door to a pair of friends: Grace Kelly, who was the same age, and her younger brother Kell, who became an esteemed Philadelphia city councilman and president of the U.S. Olympic Committee. These next-door siblings met untimely demises with a third family member.
Schofield's mentor in the criminal law, Raymond J. Takiff, was one of three esteemed lawyers to defend Manuel Noriega in U.S. courts. Later Takiff became an FBI star witness. Ray posed as defense counsel for FBI agents playacting as drug dealers. He extended bribes to willing members of the judiciary. The operation yielded more arrests and convictions of corrupt federal and state judges than any other law enforcement operation in history.
Frederick Schofield knows these stories intimately. Enjoy them. And savor themes that soar to a crescendo.
READER'S DIGEST poses “11 Unanswered Questions” about the death of the Best Actress Academy Award winner, who became Monaco's Princess: Grace Kelly Grimaldi. A Run to Hell answers those questions and more. 3 minutes reading.
DICTAOR AND DRUG KINGPIN General Manuel Noriega rises from poverty to wealth and infamy. His partnership with Pablo Escobar, head of the Medellin drug cartel, pumps mountains of cocaine into the United States through the Panama Canal. 2 Minute CBS News Video.
CIA FILES PRESERVE a special recording of Hugo Spadafora. The dashing physician-revolutionary remains beloved throughout Central America. And his demise is forever a loss to the principles of democracy. 3 minute video.
“Packed with secrets, intrigue, and adventure . . . something for everyone.” —Book Dealers World
“Tom Clancy and John Grisham fans will REALLY love this one! Fiction and fact are mixed so well that I cannot tell where the truth ends and lies begin. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED READING.” —Huntress Book Reviews
“A great mix of fact and fiction, thriller and history.” —Naples Daily News
"A Run to Hell is a fictional tale about the deaths of [Philadelphia] native Princess Grace of Monaco and her brother Philadelphia Councilman Jack Kelly, which suggests they were murdered by the Philadelphia Mafia. Now there's a novel idea!" —Philadelphia Daily News
“It’s the way the mob stuff really ran.” —Fat “Joey “A” Altimare, longtime alleged and prison-pedigreed Philly mob member
“A Run to Hell superbly mixes a Grisham-style law story with the intrigue of organized crime, with a romantic subplot.” —Ambience Magazine
“Devilish adventure with room for romance.” —Philadelphia Out on the Town News
“Frederick was motivated by his personal history to write A Run to Hell, a thriller that highlights the murders of . . .” —Writers Life Magazine
“Thoroughly enjoyed.” —Dale Thornberry of Veterans Radio
“A Run to Hell jabs like a pitchfork to your heart.” —Don Cannon, WOGL-FM, Philadelphia
“A spellbinder.” —The Tampa Tribune
“Recommended Reading” —Royalty.nu, The World of Royalty
5 out of 5 stars. “Wow! Amazing story. Just finished A Run to Hell and what a read. You won’t want to put it down. Schofield has a knack for transporting a reader into the heart of a story that’s filled with amazing twists and turns in an exciting historical backdrop.”
5 out of 5 Stars for “A Great Way to Get Away. This is the perfect read for these days when you’re tucked inside because of stay-at-home orders. You can lose yourself in seedy back alleys or the opulence of Monaco, while experiencing the horror of the tyrant who was Manuel Noriega, from a safe distance.”
5 out of 5 stars for “A Story That Packs A Punch. I needed a read that would help me escape these troubled times. I found it in A Run To Hell. The characters are a mélange of gritty, flawed, but relatable actors. Schofield shows us humanity in the face of horror, but the emotional journey never slows the pace of the action . . . Highly recommended.”
5 out of 5 stars. “The book moved quickly . . . Being an OC (Organized Crime) buff, I loved every minute of it.”
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