HIGH STAKES Chicago journalist Cat Marsala has just begun her assignment on the state lottery when murder falls into the pictureliterallyas a lottery official takes a leap during the multistate lottery conference. Suicide... or murder? Its curious to Catand to the policethat the guy took his mighty plunge right before his meeting with her. Especially curious since he'd hinted at some great expos? materialsuch as misappropriation of lottery funds. Cat's investigation into the numbers game is fascinating, educational... and dangerous. Because the money is big, the stakes are sky-highand a killer is not about to let a nosy free-lance journalist spoil the odds.