People looking for a sizzling summer read have a winner with RACE TO JUSTICE, a new book by Larry Sells and Margie Porter.
(Posted by Martin Brown, Community Contributor)

RACE TO JUSTICE shot to the top of the charts on Amazon on the very day it was released, because it takes readers on an exciting ride not only through the racing circuit but a real life murder investigation.

Cynthia Albrecht, the executive chef of the Marlboro/Penske racing team and darling of the IndyCar circuit, went missing on October 25, 1992. While her loved ones hoped to find her alive, instead she was found dead - the victim of a vicious murder.


Larry Sells, the prosecutor on the case, and one of the authors for RACE TO JUSTICE, is passionate about the law, and fought to get justice for Cynthia. Do you want to know who did it? Well, you will have to read RACE to JUSTICE to find out but we did sit down with Larry and Margie to get the story behind the story. Race to Justice is simply shocking and filled with raw grit that readers from all spectrums of life will find themselves enjoying.

RACE TO JUSTICE is about the murder of Cynthia Albrecht, a Speedway chef. What is it about this story that called to you enough to make you want to write about it?

Margie: For me, it was the everlasting love of the friends. Everyone should have friends like them. Everyone should be a friend like them.

In the last 26 years the technology police use to investigate murders has evolved. Is there any form of technology that's available now that you wish had been available back then when you were looking for Cynthia's murderer?

There was absolutely no trace evidence at the abduction scene and any at the crime scene was destroyed by weeks of rain and weather. It would have been easier to resolve the case with GPS and cell phone technology. With these advances, it could have been proved where the car driven by the killer went, and at what times.

Writing a true crime book is a bit different than writing a work of fiction. What was the process like for you and looking back, would you do anything differently?

Larry: I found that trying a major criminal case and trying to write about it are worlds apart. For me, it is always much easier to talk than to write.
Margie: True Crime was a new genre for me and at times I felt like I was working a jigsaw puzzle without seeing the picture first. And I was very disorganized, as I am when trying to learn any new skill. I don't think I would have changed anything, except possibly to schedule in more sleep.

I know this is a bit like asking a parent which of their children is their favorite, but I am going to ask anyway - what scene in the book is your favorite?

Margie: This answer is cheating, but it's actually the contrast between the drive-by fruiting and creeping into the apartment to find Cindy gone.

What is next for you? Is there another book in your future?

Margie: Beast of New Castle is our next true crime adventure. This killer was so vicious that he terrorized the judge and jury with six armed deputies present in the courtroom! If we do a third book, I'd like to do an anthology of Larry's best 10 stories. I also recently finished a humorous book, 101 Ways to Stay in Debt Forever, in collaboration with standup comic Ellen Kizik
