Riders Down
Nov 2009 · ReadHowYouWant.com
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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.'' - Publishers Weekly Praise for Blind Switch... ''This accomplished first novel set in the world of horse racing is bound to be compared to the novels of Dick Francis....'' - Publishers Weekly starred review
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 t...
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4 reviews
Mike Eddington
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November 21, 2013
Dont order this book, you don't get it you get so thing else
Adrienne mc
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August 12, 2013
Not happy
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Nicole Williams
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April 20, 2014
Very enjoyable and gripping reading
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