<p>Jack Novac is a man who needs the rush of adrenalin shooting through his veins to satisfy his lust for adventure. Belted in his new racing airplane he revels in the sensations of the sleek, powerful racer. The roar of the engine. the acceleration of taking off. The blades of the huge propeller blur, chewing into the air to bolt him into the sky. Hard back on the stick, kicking the rudder, he snap rolls the plane. Visuals flash by, earth, sky, earth, sky. Blood rushes to his head, the safety belts bite into his shoulders. The force of gravity loads on his body are far greater than anything he felt in a race car. After surviving a Nazi torture chamber, he is devastated by the injuries he received. His auto racing career is over. Picking himself up with the love and aid of his wife, he starts a business and builds it to profitability. But the yearning to race grows, gnawing at him. His left hand can no longer steer a racing car, but his strong right hand can control an airplane stick, his feet the rudder. His determination and natural abilities impress his flying instructor and other pilots. He and Carl Sanders, his race car mechanic, decide to build a racing plane to go after airspeed records. Not everyone sings Novac’s praises. It could all end on a moonless night when a dark figure scuttles crab-like across the tarmac in front of a row of hangers, angry flashes of light spit from a gun barrel. Carl working on the plane from ladder falls to the ground. Blood pools under him.</p>

Novac's Way: a Jack Novac racing adventure

Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Downs, Mike

Mystery

MKD Publishing

<p>San Francisco 1944Barry Keys successfully concludes his espionage case at Mare Island only to find the FBI has branded him a loose cannon. He storms out of his boss's office leaving his badge and gun behind. It's time for a new life and back to chasing down bad guys his way.He and his wife, Mary, open their own detective agency. Business is slow until the commandant of Mare Island Shipyard sends Keys an urgent order to find black marketers who are stealing vital war goods. The commandant wants them rooted out fast.When Keys discovers the black market gang has stolen a Mark 18 torpedo, the case heats up. Keys realizes a Nazi provocateur heads the gang and has a diabolical plan to destroy the shipyard.As Keys gets closer, the Nazi grows desperate; bodies pile up and Keys and Mary are next on the Nazi's death list. It begins to look like nothing can stop his mad plan before he destroys the shipyard.</p>

Agent Keys Steps Out: A Barry Keys Mystery (Barry Keys Mysteries)

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Novac's Way: a Jack Novac racing adventure

Agent Keys Steps Out: A Barry Keys Mystery (Barry Keys Mysteries)