Johnny Harlow, a world champion racing driver, realises after being involved in yet another crash on the circuit that there have been too many accidents on the racetrack lately. He decides to investigate but soon finds out that a few people don't want him to know the truth. He continues to stalk his prey and finally confronts the perpetrators which leads to a high speed showdown.
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Skin Game
The saga of Dark Angel continues!
Someone is killing normal humans in the fog-enshrouded city of Seattle. The murders are brutal and grisly, but inside Terminal City they barely cause a ripple of concern. The transgenics who live there have problems of their own. In an area under siege by the oppressive arm of the police, the transgenics must protect their fledgling colony against the outside world-a world that eyes them with contempt and suspicion . . . and will do anything to be rid of them.
An armed robbery trial takes a dramatic turn at Edinburgh's Parliament House. While the lawyers tussle over a policeman's evidence, the judge collapses in agony. As the wave of robberies continues, it seems that Lord Archergait is not the only judge under threat.
October arrives in Moose County on the heels of a long drought, and the citizens of Pickax worry about wildfires. Their fears are realised in an unexpected manner, with a case of arson - and the shooting of a volunteer fire-watcher as he is reporting the blaze. The crime wave continues as the president of the curling club is pushed to his death down a flight of stairs, and it's up to Qwilleran and Co. to sniff out the rat who is responsible for it all.
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