Story Line and Hidden truths
STORY LINE: This history-mystery thriller is told through the eyes of a woman and man who have no options.
Criminal lawyer Lee Gunther discovers the true-to-life Mafia connection to the murders of the Oscar winner who became Monaco's Princess Grace, her brother, and brother-in-law. Now he must join Jaime Calero.
Jaime immigrated to the U.S. when her uncle Hugo Spadafora, a true-to-life Central American freedom fighter, was taken down by Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega. Jaime becomes an FBI special agent. She is drawn into a back-channel FBI/CIA operation designed to shut down Noriega's partnership with Pablo Escobar's Medellin Cartel that ships mountains of cocaine into the U.S. through the Panama canal. The mission sends Jaime and Lee on A Run to Hell.
HIDDEN TRUTHS: Where did Frederick Schofield find them? His father grew up next door to Grace. He knew what happened to the Hollywood star and what was behind the same-day murders of her brother and brother-in-law.
And as a lawyer, the author represented clients associated with the Philadelphia Mafia family, which was vicious even by Mafia standards. Nervous lips whispered truths.
Schofield's mentor in the law, Raymond J. Takiff, was one of three lawyers defending Manuel Noriega on U.S drug trafficking charges. Takiff had relocated from Philly to South Florida and earned a reputation as a flamboyant criminal defender. He also played a hidden and mindbogglingly dangerous role as defense counsel to federal agents playacting as drug dealers. Takiff extended bribes to willing judges when Operation Court Broom swept the drug-money corrupted Florida judiciary clean.
This story came to Schofield many ways. Lee and Jaime don't care. Why things happen is inconsequential. All that matters is staying alive until tomorrow . . . when you take A Run to Hell.
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Back Cover: Brutal dictator, drug kingpin, and Panama President Manuel Noriega. Front Cover: Grace drives Cary Grant on the road where she will be murdered.
Live Book Club appearances on zoom.com
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True-to-Life Characters
“The Accident” Murders Royalty
READER'S DIGEST ASKS "11 Unanswered Questions" about the death of Hollywood's Academy Award winner for Best Actress, who became Monaco's Princess Grace Kelly Grimaldi. A Run to Hell answers those questions. 3 minutes reading. Photo to the left: site of her life-taking "accident."
CBS Eulogy for Satan
DICTAOR AND DRUG KINGPIN GENERAL 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.
A Doctor's Last Cries and Whimpers
THE CIA PRESERVES A SPECIAL RECORDING OF HUGO. Doctor Spadafora, the dashing physician-revolutionary, remains beloved throughout Central America. His demise is forever a loss to the principles of democracy throughout the region. His sister tells his story. 3 minute video.
IT HAPPENS IN A DREAM ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Legal thriller king John Grisham (The Firm) mates with romance genre queen Nora Roberts (The Next Always). Because it’s only a dream, Nora also wraps with mob master Mario Puzo (The Godfather). The child they spawn creates terrific pleasure reading for any beach or comfort zone and is named Frederick Schofield.
Stroll with The Boardwalkers
But look over your shoulder in a critically praised 70-year adventure happening on the world's longest boardwalk.
Real Stories told
STORY LINE: Sprint from Philadelphia to Monaco, Paris, Yucatan Peninsula, Costa Rica, and Panama in a history-mystery thriller told through the eyes of a woman and man who have no options.
Criminal lawyer Lee Gunther discovers the true-to-life Mafia connection to the murders of the Oscar winner who became Monaco's Princess Grace, her brother, and brother-in-law. Now he must join Jaime Calero.
Jaime immigrated to the U.S. when her uncle Hugo Spadafora, a true-to-life Central American freedom fighter, was taken down by Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega. Jaime has become an FBI special agent. And she is drawn into a back-channel FBI/CIA operation designed to shut down Noriega's partnership with Pablo Escobar's Medellin Cartel that ships mountains of cocaine into the U.S. through the Panama canal. The mission sends Jaime and Lee on A Run to Hell.
FACTS AMID FICTION: Where did Schofield find true accounts? His father grew up next door to Grace Kelly.
He knew what happened to the Hollywood star and what was behind the same-day murders of her brother and brother-in-law. And as a lawyer, the author represented clients associated with the Philadelphia Mafia family, which was vicious even by Mafia standards. Nervous lips whispered.
Schofield's mentor in the law, Raymond J. Takiff, was one of three lawyers defending Manuel Noriega on U.S drug trafficking charges. Takiff had relocated from Philly to South Florida and earned a reputation as a flamboyant criminal defender. He also played a hidden and mindbogglingly dangerous role as defense counsel to federal agents playacting as drug dealers. Takiff extended bribes to willing judges when Operation Court Broom swept the drug-money corrupted Florida judiciary clean.
This story came to Schofield many ways. Lee and Jaime don't care. All that matters is staying alive until tomorrow . . . when you take A Run to Hell.