"A terrific, fast-paced addition to a satisfying thriller series featuring a winning, unconventional cast." Kirkus Reviews(starred review.) Nicole Nicoletti, Eddie’s lover, has set Chicago on fire with her sports betting picks, and needs Eddie's help. Her father, a successful trainer, faces a long suspension for drugging his horses, but insists he was framed. When a murder points to Nicole’s father, the investigation ramps up another notch.
The mob’s gambling boss is on his deathbed. After years on the Most Wanted List, the kingpin of the mob’s offshore gambling operation is back in town. The track’s top owner has enlisted Eddie’s help to gamble on his horses. A professor’s stolen lab book might hold the secrets everyone wants. Eddie and his uncle, Mike O'Connell, a retired homicide detective, must navigate the backstretch—a world of hidden agendas, competing owners, trainers and mobsters, in a race to find a killer.
Genre: Mystery
The mob’s gambling boss is on his deathbed. After years on the Most Wanted List, the kingpin of the mob’s offshore gambling operation is back in town. The track’s top owner has enlisted Eddie’s help to gamble on his horses. A professor’s stolen lab book might hold the secrets everyone wants. Eddie and his uncle, Mike O'Connell, a retired homicide detective, must navigate the backstretch—a world of hidden agendas, competing owners, trainers and mobsters, in a race to find a killer.
Genre: Mystery
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