Publisher's Synopsis
In September 1957 the Edsel made its long-awaited debut in Black River Falls, Iowa. The local Ford dealership was hosting a baton-twirling celebration to welcome the car of the future But the future can't be taken for granted - a fact made all too clear by the discovery of Susan Squires' body in the boot of one of the brand-new cars Now private eye Sam McCain must find out who killed the wife of the town's most prominent lawyer before the guilty party hits the road.