Photo Finish (Jack Doyle Series, 4) - Tapa dura

"McEvoy, who was himself a correspondent for the "Daily Racing Form "for many years, 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. That's all we ask of a racetrack thriller, and McEvoy delivers." --"Booklis"t starred review of "Riders Down"

"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 of "Blind Switch"

"While the plot flows less smoothly than in previous entries, the author, a former Midwest editor and senior correspondent for Daily Racing Form, writes convincingly about the turf." --"Publishers Weekly "
"McEvoy knows his horses, and fans of racetrack thrillers will enjoy the ambiance." "Booklist ""In "Photo Finish," the fourth installment of John McEvoy's racetrack thriller series, tough guy Jack Doyle is working as a jockey's agent at a Midwest track...Chicago references abound in this dizzying tale of death threats, drugged horses and danger." "Chicago Sun-Times"

"McEvoy, who was himself a correspondent for the "Daily Racing Form "for many years, 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. That s all we ask of a racetrack thriller, and McEvoy delivers." --"Booklis"t starred review of "Riders Down"

"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 of "Blind Switch""

Irreverent Chicago racetrack publicist Jack Doyle, former advertising man and amateur boxer, accepts a new job as a thoroughbred jockey's agent. His client is a seventeen-year-old riding phenom from Ireland named Mickey Sheehan. Mickey and Jack prove to be an effective team until someone begins secretly doping the horses, affecting race results.

In his quest to identify the culprit, Doyle is aided by his old friend Moe Kellman, furrier-to-the-Mob; trainer Ralph Tenuta, himself the target of a blackmailer; and young veterinarian Ingrid McGuire, a talented horse communicator. The action moves from Chicago's Heartland Downs to New York's famed Saratoga Race Course, even stepping aboard Mob capo Fifi Bonadio's lavish yacht in Chicago's Belmont Harbor. Will Jack's persistent push for answers get him killed?