Winner's Curse: A Lynn Dayton Thriller

From author and global energy expert L.A. Starks, comes Winner's Curse - a pulse-pounding new thriller that will grab and hurl you through the eye-opening and unexpectedly dramatic world of the oil and gas sector. While taking you from the desolate, windswept plains of west Texas to the salons of Hungary, Starks expertly infuses her insider knowledge of this trillion-dollar industry, and her experiences of being female in a male-dominated field into this science adventure. The first-ever woman to lead the drilling division of TriCoast Energy, protagonist Lynn Dayton is determined to prove herself capable but finds herself facing more than just the usual water cooler backstabbing. Undercutting her at every turn is former TriCoast Executive, Henry Vandervoost, who blames her for his humiliating fall from power. Ruthlessly competing with Lynn for control of Bradshaw Energy, his own playboy son's company that has revolutionary energy technology, Vandervoost enlists the help of attractive young chemist Hannah Bosko to assist him in taking over the company. Lynn must battle Vandervoost and international power players who conspire to eliminate her and her colleagues, foil conspiracies to sabotage natural gas plants, and complete a merger that will ensure that the technology remains in the hands of those who will use it to benefit the world. Winner's Curse is an energy technothriller that will keep readers on the edge of their seats. And, while this is the fourth book in the Lynn Dayton thriller series, each can be read as a stand-alone novel.

Author: L. A. Starks
Publisher: Nemaha Ridge Publishing Group LLC
Published: 08/20/2024
Pages: 308
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.86lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.69d
ISBN: 9780991110759


Review Citation(s):
PW Booklife Reviews 09/30/2024
Kirkus Reviews 01/01/0001

About the Author
Starks, L. A.: - Texan L. A. Starks is the author of the award-winning Lynn Dayton thriller series: 1) 13 Days: The Pythagoras Conspiracy, 2) Strike Price, 3) The Second Law, and now the fourth: Winner's Curse. The Second Law was a quarterfinalist in the 2023 ScreenCraft Cinematic Book Competition, an Action/Adventure finalist in the 2020 National Indie Excellence Awards, and a mystery/thriller quarterfinalist in the 2019 BookLife Prize competition. The Second Law and Strike Price also won first-place category awards from the Texas Association of Authors. Each book has received five-star reviews from readers.Amazon invited her to beta-test its Virtual Voice software: via Audible, she has published an audiobook edition of 13 Days with Virtual Voice and looks forward to doing so with her remaining three Lynn Dayton thrillers.L. A. Starks is a member (active status) of International Thriller Writers, Sisters in Crime, and Goodreads. A dedicated reader, she served six years on the board of the Friends of the Dallas Public Library.Starks earned a B.S. (engineering, magna cum laude) at Tulane University in New Orleans and an MBA in finance at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, where she played intramural basketball for the Efficient Mockettes. She worked for over a decade for well-known energy companies, with one project earning her co-authorship of a US Patent. Besides writing high-stakes thrillers, Starks is a paid contributor on two Seeking Alpha platforms for her energy investment articles. She has run twenty-one half-marathons. Born in Boston, Massachusetts, she grew up and graduated from high school in Oklahoma. She was in the first group of 25 (out of 33,000+ graduates in over a century) inducted into the Ponca City (Oklahoma) High School Hall of Fame. Her favorite recent international destinations are the Swiss and French Alps, Spain, and Japan.