It started when a hot tip on a sure winner turned a born loser into a cold corpse. By the time Mike Shayne got into the act, a fast killer was out to lead a pack of victims all the way to the finish line.

Mike knew the odds were all against him in a race against death. Then a beautiful filthy-rich blonde and a lucious, lavishly spending brunete offered him their own kinds of sporting propositions, and Mike decided this daily double was too good to resist. If he lost, he paid with his life -- but the ride just might be worth it....