Gamblers Don't Win A Smashing Detective Story |
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| Author:
| Ballard, W. T. |
| Series title: | Black Mask Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4804-4583-3 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 2013 |
| Publisher: | MysteriousPress.com
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| Book Format: | Ebook |
| List Price: | USD $2.99 |
Book Description:
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Lennox takes on a gang of race-fixing gamesters Horse racing has returned to Los Angeles, and the bright lights of Hollywood are flocking to the track. When a General-Consolidated studio executive buys an interest in a prime nag, studio troubleshooter Bill Lennox makes a point of keeping an eye on the horse. He smells a rat during the first race; the jockey rides the horse softly, finishing near the bottom of the pack. That night, Lennox gives the...
More Description Lennox takes on a gang of race-fixing gamesters
Horse racing has returned to Los Angeles, and the bright lights of Hollywood are flocking to the track. When a General-Consolidated studio executive buys an interest in a prime nag, studio troubleshooter Bill Lennox makes a point of keeping an eye on the horse. He smells a rat during the first race; the jockey rides the horse softly, finishing near the bottom of the pack. That night, Lennox gives the man a simple warning: Either ride the studio horses honest, or don't ride them at all.
The jockey is terrified--not of Lennox, but of the gamblers who paid him to throw the race. He tries to stand up to them, but it's no more than a few hours before his newfound nerve gets him killed. Lennox has to clean up the track before more innocents die--in a race against corruption that is sure to come down to a photo finish.