Darwin's Blade

Dr. Darwin Minor is an expert in accident reconstruction, probably the best in the business. He uses a combination of science, math and logic to solve even the most implausible accident. At one time he worked for the National Transportation Safety Board and was part of the team investigating the Challenger accident (until he came up with the unpopular theory that the occupants of the shuttle were alive until they hit the water). And then later, he was a member of the NTSB-GO Team staged out of Fort Collins investigating plane wrecks. But one of these planes included his wife and son.Now he works for a small husband-wife company that investigates vehicular accidents for insurance companies in Southern California. He's just coming back from an interview at a mobile home park regarding a fatal electric cart accident when a Mercedes pulls alongside, matches speed and begins firing on him with a Uzi or Mac-10, "something industrial and ugly and fully automatic." Darwin's driving his Acura NSX, a street legal race