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Close Call: A Jack Doyle Mystery (Jack Doyle Series Book 3)

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Close Call: A Jack Doyle Mystery (Jack Doyle Series Book 3)

Ex-amateur boxer and failed advertising account executive Jack Doyle, hero of Blind Switch, returns to the world of thorough-bred horse racing at a suburban Chicago track.

With the help of furrier-to-the-mob Moe Kellman, Doyle is hired as publicity director at Monee Parkâ€”a struggling racetrack owned by heiress Celia McCann. Celia, whose husband is afflicted with Lou Gehrigâ€™s disease, is fighting to keep the business afloat while awaiting passage of a law allowing the introduction of lucrative video slot machines. Sheâ€™s determined to maintain the business inherited from her beloved uncle Jim Joyce.

However, 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. Niall will stop at nothing to convince Celia to sell, even hiring thugs from Chicagoâ€™s Canaryville neighborhood to help persuade her.

Can the exploits of star sprinter Rambling Rosie save the track? Or will Doyle hold the key?

Written from an insiderâ€™s viewpoint, and featuring a robust cast of offbeat characters, Close Call provides entertaining insight into the unique world of American horse racing with a climax as exciting as a Derby photo finish.

Country	USA
Author	John McEvoy
Binding	Kindle Edition
EISBN	9781615951345
Format	Kindle eBook
IsAdultProduct
Label	Poisoned Pen Press
Manufacturer	Poisoned Pen Press
NumberOfPages	299
PublicationDate	2012-05-06
Publisher	Poisoned Pen Press
ReleaseDate	2008-03-15
Studio	Poisoned Pen Press

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