Riders Down - Couverture rigide

McEvoy, John

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ISBN 10 : 1590582586 ISBN 13 : 9781590582589

Editeur : Poisoned Pen Pr, 2006

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Pr�sentation de l'�diteur :

Why are some of America's best and most respected jockeys suddenly losing big races? And who would kill a ninety-two-year-old bookmaker? ''McEvoy has created a winning protagonist in Chicago turf writer Matt O'Connor, who has an abundance of friends in mostly low places and his finger firmly on the pulse of the national horseracing scene.... [He] is dead-on in his descriptions and accounts of Thoroughbred racing. He also gives us characters we can care about and suspense enough to make the blood race like a stakes-winning sprinter.'' - Booklist starred review ''Horse racing has always attracted a wide range of colorful characters, and McEvoy portrays them all with an obvious affection and a sharp eye, from jockeys, trainers and touts to fans, newsmen and suckers.... charm, racing expertise and a willingness to go the distance that will carry the reader all the way to the finish line.''

Biographie de l'auteur :

John McEvoy, former Midwest editor and senior correspondent for Daily Racing Form, is the author of several previously published nonfiction books on thoroughbred horse racing, including the award-winning Great Horse Racing Mysteries. He has also published a book of poetry. Close Call is his third novel, following Blind Switch and Riders Down, winner of the 2007 Benjamin Franklin Award for Best Mystery/Suspense. McEvoy and his wife Judy live in Evanston, IL.

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