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Riders Down
John McEvoy
出版ReadHowYouWant.com, 2009-11-24
主題Pets / Horses / RidingSports & Recreation / Animal Sports / Equestrian
ISBN14587118389781458711830
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=IwI6hzoyvacC&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋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