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Runners' Blood
by James J. Fischer
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Sean Rourke is an Irish distance runner and favorite for Sydney. His loss in a road race to a middle-aged man unleashes a chain of events that includes the theft of a scientific discovery, murder, tainted world records, and international intrigue.
The mysterious runner, a medical scientist, is killed later while jogging. Was it accidental? What did he discover that so dramatically enhanced athletic performance? What of his missing laboratory records and the assistant who returned to China? Sean's interest turns to desperation when Chinese runners with East German coaches suddenly begin setting world records.
And what of Susie, Sean's beautiful teammate? Is she winning just because of a rigorous new training program, or has she too learned the secret and succumbed to temptation?
Will Joan Danner, a feisty molecular biologist enlisted to help, be able to reconstruct the discovery from the few strange clues--ten tons of trout, a blackfish in a lobster pot, and some DNA fragments--and nullify its effect in time to prevent the Chinese from stealing the Gold Medal?
The discovery that forms the basis of this novel was actually made in the author's own laboratory and represents a revolutionary way to enhance athletic performance. What it is and how it relates to cancer therapy are part of the mystery confronting Sean Rourke as he faces rivals in Sydney who are surely using it.
Dr. Fischer's expertise in science, athletics, and the workings of a major university-based medical research facility is clearly evident throughout and serves to make plausible a fascinating tale of murder, deception, and international intrigue. His discovery, in the wrong hands, could very well be used in the future to cheat in sports.
Perhaps it is being used already.
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