It may not be armed
robbery, but the illegal business of fraudulent car accidents is a
multi-million dollar racket, involving unscrupulous medical providers, personal
injury attorneys, and the cooperating passengers involved in the accidents and
who also receive a portion of the illegal proceeds. What makes good people turn
to crime—any type of crime? Newly engaged, Nathan and Shari are blissfully
happy—but their joy is tempered by the dark cloud of mounting debt. They know
it’s just a matter of time until an avalanche of bills buries them—and their
future along with it. A chance encounter with a stranger in whom Shari confides
her troubles, proves fortuitous: he tells her of a get-rich-quick scheme that
will put her and her fiancé on easy street. Seduced by the chance to move from
hard times to good times in no time, she takes the carrot offered her, and
finds herself acting as a “stuffed passenger”—the “victim” in a staged auto
accident. The act goes according to plan and Shari gets her payday. She goes
back for more—again and again, eventually becoming trapped in a dark and
dangerous underworld, dragging her fiancé with her. Getting out and breaking
free will take nothing short of a miracle. A modern day cautionary tale,
Crashers is a fascinating study in the derailing of a young couple’s moral
compass.
About the Author
Lindy S.Hudis is a graduate of New York University’s Tisch School of the
Arts, where she studied drama. She is a former actress, having appeared on such
television shows as “Sunset Beach” and “Married with Children”. Her romantic
murder mystery, Weekends, is currently available from Lachesis
Publishing. She is also a filmmaker, her independent short film “The Lesson”,
which she wrote, produced and directed, screened at the Seattle Underground
Film Festival. She is co-owner of an independent production company called
Impact Motion Pictures. She and her husband Steve, a Hollywood stuntman, have
just completed the screenplay adaptation of Charmaine Hammond’s best selling
book, “On Toby’s Terms.” She lives in California with her family.
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