Brakes, murder, and a red Ferrari convertible

sgoldenbaum
Sat, 20 Jun 2009 14:23:14 +0000
Maintenance/Repairs

I have a problem. I need to kill someone with faulty brakes.

I write the Seaside Knitters mystery

series (Penguin/NAL) and am in desperate need of good

solid information on Ferrari brakes

Here’s the setup in Moon Spinners: Sophia leaves a

party at the yacht club and as she rounds the curve on Devil’s Cove Road, she can’t slow down and her car goes over the side, crashing to the granite boulders below.

I know that not only Tom and Ray but readers of the site are

amazing experts when it comes to all things automotive (a car talk person told me that himself), so I am hopeful you

can help me with this murder.

Some questions:

? Do I have the right kind of brakes? (Brembo.?)

? How difficult is it to tamper with the brakes? Can a

woman do it? How long would it take?

? Does tampering mean puncturing the brakes so the

fluid leaks out? Is it under the hood? Under the car? Would you get grease on your clothes?

? How long would it take (in driving time–she drives

slowly) for the brakes to become ineffectual?

I am pretty desperate for expert advice. Any words of

magnificent Magliozzi wisdom and CarTalk mechanics will be deeply appreciated.

My most sincere thanks.

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