The first time he killed a man Les Ferron was nervous and scared. But after that it got easier. He didn't even think about it after awhile–everything was automatic.<P> But then Les met Amy Wayne–beautiful, innocent and rich. He couldn't kill her–and he couldn't make love to her either. All he could do was let her drive him crazy–
It would take plenty for Harry Breen to keep cool in the face of the heat the cops turned on after that double kill. But 250-grand worth of ice can do a lot of cooling!
If he proved the girl was innocent, then Renner himself would be arrested as the killer! <P> TAKE A STEP TO MURDER <P> Only a short time ago Renner had told the harsh truth to Tamara. <P> "Look," he had said, «I'm forty thousand dollars short on this deal and you can help me. I know this Kelcey Anders who isn't quite normal, understand? With him girls are a disease. Here's what I want you to do: let him rough you up a little, let him try to rape you and then scream for help. I'll break in and threaten him with arrest. But that’ll never happen because his old man will pay off to keep his son out of prison. Pay off forty thousand dollars to keep you quiet.» <P> Renner never forgot the look of disgust onTamara's face, and as he stared down at the body of Kelcey Anders, he thought he knew who had mutilated and killed the town satyr.