Flash and Bones Author:Kathy Reichs She lived for speed - and vanished without a trace... — As 200,000 fans pour into town for Race Week, a body is found in a metal drum near Charlotte Motor Speedway - a discovery that has NASCAR crewman Wayne Gamble urgently seeking out Tempe at the Mecklenburg County ME's office: twelve years ago, his sister, Cindi, then a high school senior and ... more »aspiring professional race car driver, disappeared along with her boyfriend, Cale Lovette, who was linked to a group of right-wing extremists. The FBI joined the investigation, but it was soon terminated. Is the body Cindi's? Or Cale's? Tests reveal that a toxic substance was in the drum with the body - just as another disappearance occurs. Who is orchestrating the mayhem behind the scenes at NASCAR - and what government secrets might have been buried more than a decade ago?« less