By Steve Eubanks
A brain-dead hayseed named Troy Slackherd's been stuck red-handed attempting to hijack an eighteen-wheeler jam-packed with die-cast toy race autos. The culprit's the step-brother of pro-racing's preferred pace demon, Junior Senior Jr.—which ability Redball's returning, opposed to his will, to the a hundred and eighty m.p.h. global of fuel fumes, adrenaline, and treacherous curves. while the truckful of toys results in a lockerful of cash—and to perfidy, porn, loser Louisiana wiseguys . . . and murder—Redball realizes he is again within the race for stable or in poor health. And he will need to maintain relocating . . . or die.
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What’s wrong baby,” he said as he propped up on an elbow. “Johnny Pea and two guys in suits are downstairs,” she signed. ” “Okay,” he signed. ” She disappeared through the sitting room as he slipped HOT LAPS 37 out of bed. At least Melissa would get a little more sleep. Katie cut through the library, but stopped behind the French doors when she saw the three men talking. Johnny Pea was just so good-looking she couldn’t stop staring. He reminded her of Luke Perry, but with a little more muscle and a prettier smile.
The thought of the Senior family attorney being jarred awake at this hour put a smile on the trooper’s face. Troy’s accomplice, Rufus Dearborn, chose to forgo his right to counsel. Rufus had been through the system enough times to know that he would be lucky to get a five-minute conference with whatever lame-brained public defender the court assigned him before arraignment, even less before trial. He figured he’d get five to fifteen for skipping out on that little cocaine misunderstanding. Probation violations would tack on another two.
HOT LAPS 29 “Please have a seat and remove all metal objects from your pockets or your person: watches, jewelry, coins . ” “Handcuffs,” Jose mumbled. This caused the nurse to wrinkle her forehead and purse her lips as if she’d bitten a sour persimmon. “Those will have to go,” she said. “Whoa, wait a minute, now,” Todd said. ” “Well, I can’t X-ray him with those things on,” the nurse said. “Why the hell not? He ain’t getting an MRI. ” The nurse’s frown grew longer, and her shoulders rose toward her ears in a dismissive shrug.