Inhaltsangabe: Einleitung: In Deutschland wird die Nutzung von Biokraftstoffen uber eine vollkommene Befreiung von der Mineralol- und Okosteuer gefordert und auch die Europaische Union verfolgt eine ehrgeizige Strategie zur forcierten Substitution von mineralolstammigen Energietragern. Im Mai 2003 trat auf EU-Ebene eine Richtlinie zur Forderung der Verwendung von Biokraftstoffen in Kraft, die deren Mindestanteil am Kraftstoffverkauf bis 2005 auf 2% und bis 2010 auf 5,75% festschreibt. Ziel einer starkeren Nutzung von Biokraftstoffen ist primar die Verbesserung der Versorgungssicherheit und...

Making house calls and meeting people in public is how Ray Gordon makes his living. He's not a doctor. He's not a prostitute. Ray Gordon is a chess teacher. When one of Ray's students, Walter Kelly, is found dead in his shop, the police and family let it go as an accident. Ray, however, doesn't buy it. As a former cop with a lingering curiosity, Ray snoops around and stumbles into the murky world of methamphetamine, the worst drug epidemic of our time. The problem? Walter Kelly was 65 years old and his only addictions were woodworking and chess. How does a 65 year old man become involved with...

Award-winning mystery The favorite to win the US Chess Championship is found dead. Was it suicide, or murder? Unfortunately the cop who lands the case is Ray Gordon's former partner - and the two haven't spoken in years for good reason. Since the victim was a friend and he doesn't trust the police investigation, Ray decides to take matters into his own hands. When others begin to disappear though, Ray finds himself deep within a savage game that becomes personal in more ways than one. They say when it rains it pours. For Ray, that cliche couldn't be more true.