The American Auto Racing Writers and Broadcasters Association has named Avoidable Contact by Tammy Kaehler the 2014 Motorsports Book of the Year.
Tammy Kaehler discovered the racing world via a stint in corporate marketing, and she was hooked by the contrast between its top-dollar, high-drama competition and friendly, family atmosphere. Mystery fans and racing insiders alike have praised her award-winning Kate Reilly Racing Mystery Series and Tammy will take readers back behind the wheel in her fourth entry, Red Flags, due in April 2016. She works as a freelance writer in the Los Angeles area, where she lives with her husband and many cars.
Each year, the AARWBA presents a variety of awards to those who have made an outstanding contribution to racing. In addition, the AARWBA selects an All America Team of drivers from Open Wheel, Stock Car, Sports Car, Drag Racing, Short Track, Touring Series and At Large championship categories, and awards a scholarship to an up-and-coming young driver who displays the attributes of a future champion. The AARWBA also established the Legends in Racing Auto Racing Hall of Fame.
Avoidable Contact by Tammy Kaehler
A Kate Reilly Mystery
Racecar driver Kate Reilly is suited up and ready for the start of the legendary 24 Hours of Daytona. But what lies ahead is not just a racing challenge but a harrowing test of her will and nerve off the course.
Even before the green flag waves over Daytona International Speedway, Kate receives word her boyfriend Stuart is hospitalized nearby in a coma, fighting for his life after a hit-and-run. Stunned by the news, Kate can do nothing better for Stuart than complete her scheduled laps driving her team's car. But more shocks follow as Daytona's clock starts ticking. An on-track accident ends tragically. Some of her complicated family is spotted with other teams — why? And an eyewitness claims Stuart was run down deliberately by someone from the race paddock.
Alternating stints behind the wheel of the team's Corvette with stretches of quizzing colleagues and searching for clues, Kate circles the police and taps every possible source — friend, foe, and family — to find out who's after Stuart and why. As the race clock counts down to zero hour, Kate must come to terms with her own fears rising from her past and decide who she's willing to trust. Only then can she identify who's willing to kill to keep a secret buried.
— Avoidable Contact by Tammy Kaehler
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