Red Flags
A Kate Reilly Mystery

When Kate Reilly arrives in Long Beach, California, a week ahead of the Grand Prix, she is immediately plunged into a new social scene?as well as a murder investigation. Her cousin Billy is found dead, with Kates card in his pocket. The cops want to know why, and sponsors and race organizers?anxious to keep racings image clean?want Kate to investigate. Doubting she can solve another murder, especially that of a relative she despised, Kate reluctantly agrees. At the same time, coaching a gorgeous and talented actress for a celebrity race brings Kate into the orbit of Hollywoods hottest bachelor. And then a local FBI agent takes notice of more than her driving and sleuthing skills. She goes from Sony Studios to Venice Beach and from Rodeo Drive to the Hollywood Hills, attending parties, power shopping, and dodging unwelcome paparazzi. Kates ballooning media exposure generates national commentary, testing her composure and forcing her to get ahead of the stories?whether critical or flattering. Kates professional dreams are also coming true. The upcoming Grand Prix is her first race with a new sponsor that is also funding an IndyCar test drive and a ride in next years Indy 500?along with future possibilities in NASCAR. The downside? New sponsor Frame Savings is owned by her family, and its management, outside of her long-estranged father, is unfriendly to hereven rivalrous. Kate must stay on her toes as the Long Beach race weekend begins. Shes negotiating the next steps in her career, driving two race cars and coaching a third, discovering more about the disreputable members of her fathers family than she wanted to know, and juggling questions and murder suspects. On the track, red flags fly to warn her of danger. Off track, Kate struggles to interpret warning signs and stay out of a killers grasp.