A Matter Of Chance, a domestic thriller, is Julie Maloney’s debut novel. Maddy Stewart, a single mom is on vacation at the Jersey shore with her eight-year-old daughter, Vinni. While on the beach with her daughter, she sees her elderly neighbors, and the husband appears to be having a heart attack. Maddy runs for help, leaving her daughter with the wife. She returns to find her daughter and the wife gone and the husband’s body in the sand.
What ensues is the typical police/FBI scenario in which it seems that the investigation is stalled. When Maddy takes matters into her own hands, she uncovers a circle of corruption that carries this novel into something of a global thriller. Five years pass, yet Maddy remains convinced her daughter is alive. What makes this book stand out from the usual kidnapping stories is depth and carefully nuancing of Maddy’s emotions. She suffers, yet sustains herself with friends and art and a potential new love. The characters are well developed, and each shows a nice character arc.
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