Here they are:
Book One:
Elliot Moss limps into the Sectionals when one of the top Racers bows out of the competition. Her dream of making it to the Slipstream Premier League is about to be realised: she just has a few more competitions to go before she succeeds. Only this time around, she can't lose. So when she's approached with an offer that is too good to be true: knock off a few of her competitors and she has a nice and easy ride to the finish line.
When Elliot refuses, she thinks she has come out of it with a clear conscience. But events take a sinister turn when she discovers that the rumours about the other sponsors are true. He's been murdered. Now Elliot doesn't know where to turn. She even begins to doubt the loyalty of her friends. It is made even worse when she finds a dead crew member by her hovercraft, with crime scene tape cordoning off the area. The CFB have made it personal. Elliot gets into a row with one of the GFB agents named Cameron Gage, attracting a lot of attention. That's her hovercraft they've cordoned off and how is she supposed to race without it?
There are a few objections, but finally Elliot is allowed to Race. Elliot doesn't know it yet, but someone has pulled some pretty high strings for her to be able to step foot onto the track, triggering the GFB's interest in her.
Going into the final race sets off the nerves. This time it isn't just about winning, it's about surviving long enough to get through to the end. Nobody is supposed to die during the Races. Halfway into the race, Elliot discovers her hovercraft has been sabotaged. If someone hits her car, it wouldn't just mean losing the race. It would mean losing her life.
If there is one thing that is scarier than being accused of match-fixing, it's death.
Book Two:
Elliot Moss has been looking forward to the Slipstream Premier League since the moment she began racing. What she's realised is that it is more cutthroat than ever. Rumours are circulating about how she's fixing the matches. Her competitors are dropping off like flies.
It doesn't take long to discover that just getting to the Races in the Slipstream Premier League is difficult enough. Many new Racers have been promoted from the Sectionals in order to compete, allowing for a level playing field. When Elliot discovers one of her teammates have died from the Hunter division, things begin to get serious. As the number one suspect for the Galactic Federal Bureau, Elliot begins to wonder if she'll ever make it onto the racetrack.
Elliot's no longer sure if she wants to compete. Nobody wants to face a league of assassins and she's sick and tired of not being able to trust even her closest friends. Elliot's fears are soon realised when her best friend turns on her, cornering her before the final race is about to begin. Cameron scares him off before he can do too much damage. Elliot knows it's only a matter of time before it all comes to an end, one way or the other. She has to fly with him in the final race and come out relatively unscathed.
Winning doesn't seem like such a grand prize when she comes out of the race. All Elliot knows is that she's survived. She's exhausted, but happy. It's all over.
Unfortunately, the whispers of match-fixing have grown louder. The GFB have been called in, and Elliot's thrown into an interview room.
Book Three
Accused of match-fixing and an elaborate murder plot, Elliot is about to go to the gallows for something she didn't do.
There's enough evidence for her to be locked away for a very long time. But the fact is, Cameron Gage just doesn't think one person is capable of committing all those murders, across the board.
Then there's the assassination attempts he has to figure out. Why would Elliot send someone else to off herself? As the list of suspects widens, one thing becomes clear: whoever tried to hunt down Elliot, has now switched their focus to the GFB detectives.
As Cameron's suspect list widens, it becomes clear that Elliot is no longer a threat. Holding her behind bars would be counterproductive for what he's trying to achieve. Of course, the information Elliot gives him is even more priceless.
A narrower suspect pool and the name of the very bookie who approached her with a deal. Cameron approaches the bookie with this information, who then challenges him with a wager: he'll come quietly if Cameron can beat him in a race. After all, he didn't win the Slipstream Premier League five times in a row for nothing. But there is a catch: the hovercrafts cannot be raced by one driver alone. So Cameron does the only logical thing he can think of: he releases Elliot from jail and promises her her freedom if she races with him.
The race turns ugly, fast. It turns out that the bookie wasn't as stupid as he appeared. He's got other members of his team ready and willing to shoot him down, far be it for them to take a step up and take an easy win. But Elliot knows it isn't just staying alive long enough to win that's the main affair, its getting through the track without being tracked by the other racers. If they can stay out of sight long enough to get to the finish line unscathed, they'll have an easy race.
No such luck. They're ousted five minutes into the race, and Cameron's tiring fast. He's never driven a hovercraft for this long in his life, let alone played second fiddle to a championship racer. Elliot and Cameron are taken out of the race right before the finish line, after gaining speed on the bookie.
Though Cameron and Elliot didn't win, it becomes obvious that the bookie didn't win either. Cameron convinces the bookie to tell as he wagered, since the race between them ended in a draw. It was his fault for involving the other racers.
Within minutes the whole story comes flooding out. Elliot learns all about her rise to fame, why the money had been put on her to win. Several bookies figured she wouldn't win, but the old champion came up with a way for that to happen. Knock out a few of her competition, so she could get into the Sectionals. Then help her rise slowly throughout the ranks, without her knowledge. It was all to win a substantial bet, a few hundred thousand credits on the bookie's end.
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