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Indlæser... Dead Man's Switchaf Tammy Kaehler
   Ingen Der er ingen diskussionstråde på Snak om denne bog.  BookConcierge | Oct 30, 2020 |   There are two mysteries in the novel. A murder mystery, who and why would someone kill one of the biggest racers on the circuit. The main character, Kate Reilly, is a suspect because she found the body. Then when she gets called on to drive the car that the dead man was supposed to drive, everyone believes even more that it was her, and she sets out to clear her name. There's also an interesting car mystery subplot, why the cars are misbehaving. On the whole the racing stuff was okay, although sometimes it got a little tedious and too in depth, but it wasn't often and the caliber of the story made up for the few hiccups here and there. It was a great mystery that mostly kept me guessing and was very, very well written. A solid four star novel, almost a five. (  ) DanieXJ | Mar 24, 2014 | ) EllaDavis | Nov 12, 2011 | ingen anmeldelser | tilføj en anmeldelse
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Aspiring racecar driver Kate Reilly goes looking for a full-time ride in the American Le Mans Series--and stumbles over a dead driver. When she takes that driver's job just hours later, she also takes pole position on the list of suspects in his murder. Suddenly she's in the hot seat with little time to clear her name and get ready to race a Corvette at Lime Rock Park. Amidst suspicion, Kate buckles down, quickly getting to know the racecar and team, bumping into plenty of suspects who might have committed murder. Clues fly at her as fast as the turns on the track, including a cryptic list of blackmail victims, unexplainable car performance at racing speed, a jealous husband with an adulterous wife, and drivers and crew who are openly happy her predecessor is dead. Kate finds exhilaration and hazards exist on- and off-track as she throttles up both the Corvette's V8 and a murder investigation. The green-flag countdown ticks away, and Kate must decide who she can trust to help probe alibis, untangle rumors of team breakups and personal betrayals, and determine whose drive to win also constitutes a willingness to kill. Because what's at stake in Kate's race to the truth is her career...only by uncovering a murderer can Kate restore her reputation and prove she belongs in the racing world.--From publisher description. No library descriptions found. |
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From the book jacket: Aspiring race-car driver Kate Reilly goes looking for a full-time ride in the American Le Mans Series – and stumbles over a dead driver. When she takes that driver’s job just hours later, she also takes pole position on the list of suspects in his murder. Suddenly she’s in the hot seat with little time to clear her name or get ready to race a Corvette at lime Rock Park. … Kate finds exhilaration and hazards exist on – and off – the track as she throttles up both the Corvette’s V8 and a murder investigation…
My reactions:
This was a fun, fast read that taught me a bit about racing.
I liked Kate as a lead character. She’s intelligent, prepared, determined, skilled and strong. I liked the way she thought through the scraps of information she collected to arrive at her conclusions. I also really liked her focus on the job at hand – driving that Corvette as part of a team. I’m not likely to continue the series, as the basic premise just doesn’t interest me that much.
However, I was tickled when Road America was mentioned, as I’ve visited that track about an hour north of Milwaukee, to watch the races a few times. (One of my husband’s friends races his Porsche there.) (