Tuesday, September 21, 2010

If Tomorrow Comes


At first, A pretty girl, Tracy Whitney’s life was almost perfect. She worked in a bank and established relations with Charles, the most wanted man of many women who was from the descendants of the family. In fact she almost was introduced with Charles's family as the prospective spouse because has got pregnant.
However, in an instant her life changed after accepting the death news of his mother, Doris Whitney. The mother who continued her father’s company in the home town, committed suicide because their company had destroyed by Romano, the accomplice of a mafia. Tracy wanted to seize again the money of her mother. However Romano trapped him as a thief who tried killed him. Tracy was arrested
Not only that, the only lawyer who came to her, evidently was a swindler who co-operated with Romano. She was trapped to acknowledge the mistake that she did not do, so her punishment was increasingly more heavy. Her hope to be free was closed, as well as her dream to marry beloved Charles.
Tracy's life in the prison was really difficult. In fact she lost his prospective baby as a result of being raped brutally by friends of his cell. This suffering precisely made Tracy gather all of his strength that remained to take revenge on people who have brought misfortune on her. She received the Ernestine’s protection that became the ruler of the prison. However when Ernestine was almost free, Tracy felt his safety was threatened, and planned to escape. Fortunately, she had finally been free because of helping the doughter of the chief of the prison officers who almost sank. On release from the prison, Tracy began to draft his revenge plan. The first target was Romano, who was pitted against each other with the boss of his mafia, so he lost his boss faith.Next the lawyer who trapped him. Finally, Tracy cancelled revenge to Charles, because of seeing the man has received the reward by not getting the happiness in his marriage.
Finishing the mission of revenge, Tracy got difficulty finding a job due to her reputation as a convict. Difficulties brought her to a men who got stolen and fraud goods, Gunther. Tracy was persuaded to join. At first, she was forced to do that, but later Tracy was enjoying the tension in her work.She then knew Gunther, snapper class fencer, specifically working on rich people who have a bad reputation.
Along the way, Tracy met Jeff Stevens,also a swindler and thief. At first they competed, but then worked together. Their relationship was closer when Tracy was almost arrested for trying to steal the diamonds from the containers. They fell in love and planned to get married and end the adventure after running the last mission.
Only the last mission they had been staked out by the officers. Daniel Cooper, a detective insurance company, had long followed the trail of Tracy, and obsessed to catch her. Could Jeff andTracy finish their last mission? Or was it Daniel Cooper, who would arrest them?
Shidney Sheldon is my favorite author since the past until now. This novel is one of the best I have ever read. The tension is made me not boring although the book is relatively thick.

The writer: Sidney Sheldon
Translator: Irina Mildawani Susetyo
Publisher: PT Gramedia Pustaka Utama the Year 2001

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