Box Nine

A narcotics detective wages war against a deadly new stimulant The drug is called Lingo, and its the most powerful narcotic Lenore has ever seen. This cheaply manufactured pill races straight for the brains language center, supercharging it so that even a dimwitted person can speak and read at 1,500 words per minute. It induces giddiness, confidence, and sexual euphoriawith a side effect of murderous rage. The drug has come to Quinsigamond, a fading industrial center in the heart of Massachusetts, and its going to tear this town apart. Lenore believes she can stop that from happening. A narcotics detective with a few addictions of her ownamphetamines and heavy metal, to name a coupleshe loves nothing more than her gun, until she meets Dr. Frederick Woo, the linguist assisting her on the case. Together they can stop the drugif it doesnt take hold of them first.