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Former advertising man, amateur boxer, and track publicist Jack Doyle undertakes a new job in the world of thoroughbred horse racing as a jockey’s agent. His client is a 17-year-old riding phenom who tries her luck in the States.

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    304 pages

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    23 April 2012

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Summary

The race is on and the bet might be deadly…Irreverent Chicago racetrack publicist Jack Doyle, former advertising man and amateur boxer, accepts a new job as a thoroughbred jockey’s agent. His client is a seventeen-year-old riding phenom from Ireland named Mickey Sheehan. Mickey and Jack prove to be an effective team until someone begins secretly doping the horses, affecting race results.In his quest to identify the culprit, Doyle is aided by his old friend Moe Kellman, furrier-to-the-Mob; trainer Ralph Tenuta, himself the target of a blackmailer; and young veterinarian Ingrid McGuire, a talented horse communicator. The action moves from Chicago’s Heartland Downs to New York’s famed Saratoga Race Course, even stepping aboard Mob capo Fifi Bonadio’s lavish yacht in Chicago’s Belmont Harbor. Will Jack’s persistent push for answers get him killed?

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781464200151
ISBN-10:1464200157
Author:John McEvoy
Publisher:Sourcebooks, Inc
Imprint:Poisoned Pen Press
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:304
Release Date:23 April 2012
Weight:322g
Dimensions:140mm x 216mm
Series:Jack Doyle Series
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Critics Review

“McEvoy…is dead-on in his descriptions and accounts of thoroughbred racing…McEvoy delivers.” * Booklist starred review of Riders Down *
“John McEvoy is a racing expert whose knowledge permeates the pages.” * Publishers Weekly of The Significant Seven *

About The Author

John McEvoy

John McEvoy, a former editor and executive columnist for thoroughbred horse racing’s “Bible,” Daily Racing Form, is the author of six mystery novels published by Poisoned Pen Press, High Stakes the most recent, as well as four non-fiction books. Two of his books won Ben Franklin Awards from the Independent Publishers’ Association. He has been a horse owner and is a widely published poet. He and his wife Judy live in Evanston, IL.

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