Close Call A Jack Doyle Mystery |
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Author:
| McEvoy, John |
Series title: | Jack Doyle Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-1-59058-772-0 |
Publication Date: | Apr 2010 |
Publisher: | Sourcebooks, Incorporated
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Imprint: | Poisoned Pen Press |
Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $14.95 |
Book Description:
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Ex-amateur boxer and failed advertising account executive Jack Doyle, hero ofnbsp;
Blind Switch, returns to the world of thoroughbred horse racingnbsp;nbsp;at a suburbannbsp;Chicagonbsp;track in this new thriller by the author of award-winningnbsp;
Riders Down. nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;With the help of furrier-to-the-mob Moe Kellman, Doyle is hired as publicity director atnbsp;Moneenbsp;Park, a struggling...
More Description Ex-amateur boxer and failed advertising account executive Jack Doyle, hero ofnbsp;Blind Switch, returns to the world of thoroughbred horse racingnbsp;nbsp;at a suburbannbsp;Chicagonbsp;track in this new thriller by the author of award-winningnbsp;Riders Down.
nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;With the help of furrier-to-the-mob Moe Kellman, Doyle is hired as publicity director atnbsp;Moneenbsp;Park, a struggling suburbanChicagonbsp;track owned by heiress Celia McCann. Celia is fighting to keep the business afloat while awaiting passage of a law allowing the introduction of lucrative video slot machines atnbsp;Moneenbsp;Park. Meanwhile, she is under pressure from her co-heir and cousin, Niall Hanratty, to close the track and sell the valuable property to real estate developers. Working hard to convince Celia to sell are a pair of hired thugs fromnbsp;Chicago's Canaryville neighborhood.
nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;Celia, whose husband is afflicted with ALS, is determined to maintain the business inherited from her beloved uncle Jim Joyce. The exploits of star sprinter Rambling Rosie help Celia's cause, as do the efforts of the redoubtable Doyle, again a somewhat reluctant knight errant who rises to the occasion when needed.
nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;Written from an insider's viewpoint, and featuring a robust cast of offbeat characters,nbsp;Close Callnbsp;provides entertaining insight into the unique world of American horse racing with a climax as exciting as a Derby photo finish.
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