The Significant Seven: A Jack Doyle Mystery

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Praise for The Significant Seven..."McEvoy is a racing expert whose knowledgepermeates the pages, and, like any good tout, he's full of amusing stories about horses, bettors, and trackmen." -Publishers WeeklyIn 2002, seven friends from their days at the University ofWisconsin, are getting together for a few flutters on thehorses. On this magical day they hit the Pick Six. It's a lotof money. Their leader, Arnie Rison, convinces them to usesome of their seven-figure payoff to buy race horses.Here they get lucky again: one of their buys turns out to bea stallion with sensational speed. A money-maker. Wheninjury sidelines The Badger Express in 2005, he is worth afortune more at stud fees. So Arnie instigates an agreement:if one of the significant seven dies, the others assume hisshare down to the last survivor.It's now 2009. When members of the significant seven beginto drop like flies, ad-man-turned-investigator Jack Doylefinds himself protecting Renee Rison, Arnie's daughter.Can Jack Doyle solve this series of crimes?John McEvoy, former editor and senior correspondent forDaily Racing Form, is the author of several nonfiction books onthoroughbred horse racing and five mystery novels. McEvoyand his wife Judy live in Evanston, IL.johnmcevoybooks.com/