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We're Off to See the Killer
(1993)(The seventh book in the Shifty Lou Anderson series)
A novel by William Murray
Larry King called William Murray "the USA's Dick Francis, only funnier," and critics everywhere have praised his novels starring Shifty Lou Anderson, horse player and closeup magician. Now Shifty is back in a fast-paced mystery that moves from the gamblers' mecca of Las Vegas to the bluegrass of Kentucky, from the elegance of the Turf Club to the paddocks and stables where the dreams are born.
As We're Off to See the Killer begins, Shifty heads home from a magic gig in Vegas after Charlie Pickard, his horse trainer buddy, has a heart attack. Charlie is desperate not to lose his prized contract with the owner of Clarendon Farms, the Kentucky stable that has entrusted him with a once-in-a-lifetime colt named Old Roman. Convinced the two-year-old will take him all the way to the Breeders' Cup at last, Charlie persuades Shifty to handle things around the track for a while.
But when a series of mishaps and a suspicious murder seem to hint at a mysterious connection between some Vegas high rollers and East Coast money, Shifty can no longer ignore what doesn't add up. Why do the odds always go down just before certain Clarendon horses run? And what's with this new jockey he's been ordered to put up on good horses, but who's so slippery he just misses the winner's circle every time - then blames his mounts?
Tempted beyond reason by May, a sexy lady groom who's determined to give him the ride of his life, Shifty finds himself dangerously distracted from the dirty business at the track - until he realizes what the price of seduction might be. Drawn into a shadowy world of money laundering and sexual enslavement, small-time hoods and world-class villains, dangerous liaisons and fatal consequences, Shifty struggles to uncover the truth behind a deadly scam. But the more he learns, the better he understands that death wears many disguises - and somewhere close by the killer always waits.
We're Off to See the Killer is an irresistible read by an author who truly knows the addictive, high-risk racing world-where bettors dream of faster women, older whiskey, and winning tickets.
Genre: Mystery
As We're Off to See the Killer begins, Shifty heads home from a magic gig in Vegas after Charlie Pickard, his horse trainer buddy, has a heart attack. Charlie is desperate not to lose his prized contract with the owner of Clarendon Farms, the Kentucky stable that has entrusted him with a once-in-a-lifetime colt named Old Roman. Convinced the two-year-old will take him all the way to the Breeders' Cup at last, Charlie persuades Shifty to handle things around the track for a while.
But when a series of mishaps and a suspicious murder seem to hint at a mysterious connection between some Vegas high rollers and East Coast money, Shifty can no longer ignore what doesn't add up. Why do the odds always go down just before certain Clarendon horses run? And what's with this new jockey he's been ordered to put up on good horses, but who's so slippery he just misses the winner's circle every time - then blames his mounts?
Tempted beyond reason by May, a sexy lady groom who's determined to give him the ride of his life, Shifty finds himself dangerously distracted from the dirty business at the track - until he realizes what the price of seduction might be. Drawn into a shadowy world of money laundering and sexual enslavement, small-time hoods and world-class villains, dangerous liaisons and fatal consequences, Shifty struggles to uncover the truth behind a deadly scam. But the more he learns, the better he understands that death wears many disguises - and somewhere close by the killer always waits.
We're Off to See the Killer is an irresistible read by an author who truly knows the addictive, high-risk racing world-where bettors dream of faster women, older whiskey, and winning tickets.
Genre: Mystery
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