Box Nine

A narcotics detective wages war against a deadly new stimulantThe drug is called Lingo, and it s the most powerful narcotic Lenore has ever seen. This cheaply manufactured pill races straight for the brain s language center, supercharging it so that even a dimwitted person can speak and read at 1,500 words per minute. It induces giddiness, confidence, and sexual euphoria with a side effect of murderous rage. The drug has come to Quinsigamond, a fading industrial center in the heart of Massachusetts, and it s going to tear this town apart.Lenore believes she can stop that from happening. A narcotics detective with a few addictions of her own amphetamines and heavy metal, to name a couple she loves nothing more than her gun, until she meets Dr. Frederick Woo, the linguist assisting her on the case. Together they can stop the drug if it doesn t take hold of them first.