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Close call / John McEvoy.

by McEvoy, John, 1936-

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Poisoned Pen Press, c2008.

Racetracks (Horse racing) -- Fiction.

Horse racing -- Fiction.

Illinois -- Fiction.

9781590584965 (lg. print : softcover)

Large print ed. (softcover)

416 p. (large print) : 22 cm.

"Ex-amateur boxer and unsuccessful advertising executive Jack Doyle returns to thoroughbred horse racing. He is hired as publicity director at Monee Park - a struggling racetrack owned by heiress Celia McCann. Celia is fighting to keep the business afloat while awaiting passage of a law allowing video slot machines. She is determined to maintain the business inherited from her beloved uncle Jim Joyce, but her cousin and co-heir, Niall, wants her to close the track and sell the valuable property. And he's hired someone to help make his point. Can Jack help save the track?"--Back cover.

Mystery fiction.

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