What would you do if you witnessed a murder and the victim gave you $60,000 just before he died? Should you keep the money or call the police? Protagonist Julie Lawson has only moments to decide. Julie goes for a drive in her boss's new Porsche, but a joyride turns to terror when they're rammed from behind and tumble into a ravine. Knowing he won't survive, Kevin Dufrain urges Julie to take the money and run because "they'll get you, too." She boards a night plane to the cosmopolitan city of San Jose, Costa Rica and meets mysterious businessman, Bud Jimenez, who helps her find a job at the "Memphis South," a popular nightclub run by Texas beauty, Nellie Compton. When Julie discovers the killer has tracked her down, she heads for a beach near the Nicaraguan border. Julie's small plane is forced to land in a remote Indian Village where she meets the passionate and charismatic Dr. Enrique Rojas, a widower who runs a medical clinic for the impoverished natives of Costa Rica. Here, Julie thinks she's found the secret thing she always wanted to do, but it may be too late. The killer is still on her trail, and the DEA suspects her of drug trafficking. Her fragile hopes for happiness seem about to shatter. Now, Julie must lose herself to discover what's really important in life. Take the Money is an action packed thriller that takes you from a corrupt, inbred, southern Indiana town to the mountains, beaches, volcanoes, waterfalls, and tropical rain forests of the breathtakingly beautiful country of Costa Rica.