Review: Too violent and sadistic for my taste
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 02 12, 2013
OK, I've been spoiled by being a big fan of the late Dick Francis, and now his grandson.  Love horses, love horse racing, love smart mysteries about horse racing.  This novel has an interesting protagonist, Eddie Malloy, a jockey who has been jailed and banned from racing after being framed by the bad guys, then is rehired to help track down the bad guys.  He has a love interest and faces many twists and turns as the plot unfolds. But in my opinion, there is nowhere near enough action on the racetrack, and way too much sadistic, gut-wrenching torture and violence to be able to recommend this book.