Kate Brennan. Joey Carter. Flirting with danger . . . and each other . . .
A despised school principal meets a sudden and violent end.
So what? Carter and Kate don't lose much sleep over the brutal murder - until their friend and recently excluded pupil, Kurt Silvermann, becomes a prime suspect. And the widow's offer of a $5,000 reward thrusts them into a dangerous race to clear his name . . .