In this captivating first novel, a young mans plan to revitalize his hometown leads four of its inhabitants down alternating paths of desire and deceitWhen the charismatic Jack Lambeau returns to his hometown along Lake Ontario with an eye toward revitalizing its fading post-industrial waterfront into a tasteful commercial development for tourists and yuppies, the town of Lakeland quickly gets on board. At first glance, Jack seems to have it all: a successful urban planner, hes also brought home his fiance, Anne, a talented artist with whom hes fiercely in love. But it doesnt take long for cracks to appear in Jacks idyllic lifeEnter Steven Turner exiled New Yorker, local reporter looking for a scoop, and Jacks best friend in Lakeland. Between the two of them come Anne, who Steven grows close to, and Jacks floundering brother Harris, who spends his nights breaking the law to bury the mistakes of the past that might derail Jacks plans. As Stevens personal and professional incursion into Jacks life intensifies, all four characters find themselves starting to unravel.Moving, poignant, and rife with humor,The Last Good Chanceis a powerful debut novel about the moral compromises we make in the name of loyalty, ambition, and love.