Last Chance Chicago by Diana DiGangi

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 Reviewed by Women Using Words

The details…

  • Title: Last Chance Chicago
  • Author: Diana DiGangi
  • Publisher: Bywater Books
  • Distribution: Distributed to the trade by Ingram Publishing Services
  • Release date: December 6, 2022
  • ISBN: 978-1-61294-251-3
  • Available formats: ebook, paperback 
  • Digital file size: 5245 KB
  • Print length: 322 pages
  • Genre: Fiction / Mystery / Thriller / Romance / LGBTQ+
  • Themes: ex-wives, second chances, insider trading, securities fraud, corporate conspiracy, coverups, legal drama, cocaine addiction

The blurb from the publisher…

Attorney and recovering cocaine addict Sam DiCiccio didn’t think she was ever going to see her ex-wife Amy Igarashi again, much less wind up defending her against felony insider trading charges.

But Amy’s been falsely accused, and Sam, who’s still in love with her, can’t bear to watch her take the fall for a crime she didn’t commit. Amy is holding on to resentment from their broken relationship and is hesitant to let Sam back into her life. But that all changes when her assets are frozen by a judge, and Sam is the best and only lawyer she can afford.

As Sam and Amy pull the threads of the alleged crime, they begin to unravel a mysterious corporate conspiracy that runs deep and wide. But as the clock ticks faster each day, the chance to prove Amy’s innocence and keep her out of jail begins to slip away.

Sam and Amy keep inching closer to the truth, but each step draws them closer to shadowy enemies and amplifies the heat between them.

My thoughts…

Last Chance Chicago blew me away! The plot is beyond intense; I couldn’t read it fast enough. I’ve enjoyed many thrillers over the years, but this one is remarkable. I have no doubt DiGangi will rack up some literary awards with this one. The storytelling is too exceptional to be missed. 

Though Diana DiGangi is a seasoned journalist and writer, this is her first work of fiction, and oh what a work of fiction it is! The storytelling is exquisite; DiGangi proves herself to be an impressive storyteller with Last Chance Chicago. It is well-mapped and well-constructed. There is no way to escape the thrilling drama inside its pages. 

Readers will absolutely love the leading ladies. Sam and Amy are flawed in ways that make them real and emotionally relatable. More than anything though, they are likable. They each have an appealing dose of personableness that readers find attractive; one can’t help but be charmed. Together they are even more captivating. Their history can’t be ignored and neither can their love. Readers want them to rekindle their romance as much as they want them to beat the security fraud charges.

Final remarks…

DiGangi is an incredible storyteller and this is an amazing romantic thriller. The pacing is fast and the suspense is gripping. Readers will not want to put it down. I wholeheartedly give Last Chance Chicago two thumbs up.

Strengths…

  • Page-turning suspense
  • Fantastically well-developed characters 
  • Exquisitely, well-designed plot
  • Cover to cover entertainment 

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A bit about the author…

Diana DiGangi was born and raised in the suburbs outside Washington D.C. She holds both bachelor’s and master’s in journalism from Virginia Commonwealth University, where she started her journalism career in television news, then returned to the D.C. area to pursue work as an investigative journalist. She now covers the federal government full-time while writing fiction in her spare time. In the tiny sliver of her day that she spends not writing, she likes to bike the trails in D.C. and Arlington, grill out with friends, play video games, and help her parents take care of the family whippets.

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