Sam McCain investigates the murders of a pregnant young woman found dead in her married lover's gazebo; the young man suspected of the murder, after he dies when his dragster black Merc goes off a cliff after having its brake lines cut.... Then the murder of the young man's married lover.....

Young man was a belligerent womanizing punk who was living w/ his two elderly spinster aunts, as his parents had died when he was a child. His girlfriends ranged from sweet to tough to married to rich, who he all played against each other.

The side story is of Sam's new relationship w/ Linda, who is learning to trust again after her husband dumped her after her mastectomy.

Sam McCain is a very decent guy as is Linda a very nice woman, the Judge Sam works for is a piker, the sheriff is an idiot... and the rest of the assorted characters, I really didn't have much empathy for, which is why I gave this only 3 stars.... ( )

I really liked this, and it has a very sweet love story between two grownups. I did think the least likely killer was really too least likely.