Riders Down
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2009
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Large type / large print edition
ReadHowYouWant (Verlag)
9781458743374 (ISBN)
ReadHowYouWant (Verlag)
9781458743374 (ISBN)
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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...
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."
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."
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 24.11.2009 |
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| Verlagsort | Richmond, BC |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 156 x 234 mm |
| Themenwelt | Literatur ► Krimi / Thriller / Horror |
| Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Tiere / Tierhaltung | |
| ISBN-13 | 9781458743374 / 9781458743374 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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