stalking, she falls in love with one of her co-conspirators, Jeff Stevens, and they plan to take their winnings and live the law-abiding life in Brazil. But on the plane, she finds herself sitting next to wealthy top criminal Maximilian Pierpont, who shows a strong interest in her, and we are left wondering if she will try to steal from him too. Characters Tracy Whitney: The protagonist. An ex-banker who is falsely implicated and sent to jail. Upon her release, after a number of unsuccessful attempts to procure a job, she reluctantly becomes a con artist. Soon enough, she becomes one of the best in the world. Jeff Stevens: A fellow con artist and Tracy's love interest Joe Romano: A member of the New Orleans Mafia. He works for the mafia don Anthony Orsatti Anthony Orsatti: The don of the New Orleans Mafia Adaptation The novel was adapted into the three-part TV miniseries If Tomorrow Comes in 1986, starring Madolyn Smith and Tom Berenger. The Malayalam film 22 Female Kottayam was inspired by this novel. The film was remade into Tamil as Malini 22 Palayamkottai which itself was dubbed into Telugu as Ghatana. Sequels Author Tilly Bagshawe has written two novels featuring the Tracy Whitney character: Sidney Sheldon's Chasing Tomorrow (2014) and Sidney Sheldon's Reckless (2015). References 1985 American novels Novels by Sidney Sheldon American novels adapted into television shows