Joyride (aka "Road Kill")

Originally published as Joyride in the U.S. and Road Kill in the UK

Wayne keeps a record of offenses. The kids who trash his fence, the dog that dumps in his yard, the guys who give him stress in the bar... He hasn't hit back yet, though the urge is strong... He wonders why he hasn't dared. So far.

Carole doesn't want to do it but murder seems like the only solution. The only way to solve the problem of her ex... On the sunny mountainside, above the creek, that's where Carole has the courage to solve her problem. Her lover, Lee, has the baseball bat, but she's the one with the rock -and the nerve and desperation to crush a man's skull and pitch him off a mountain...Wayne sees it all...It's the very best day of his life...it points the way down the road for him. The killing road. And the way he plans it, he and Carole and Lee are all going to do a little travelling together...