John McEvoy, former Midwest editor and senior correspondent for Daily Racing Form, is the author of five previously published non-fiction books on thoroughbred horse racing, including the award-winning Great Horse Racing Mysteries. He has also published a book of poetry. McEvoy and his wife Judy live in Evanston, IL.
Desperate Jack Doyle accepts a sketchy job which leads to a deadly game of fixing horse races and murder—of the four-legged kind…. One-time amateur boxer Jack Doyle, an irreverent and rebellious advertising account representative, goes to [...] Read More →
Ex-amateur boxer and failed advertising account executive Jack Doyle, hero of Blind Switch, returns to the world of thoroughbred horse racing at a suburban Chicago track in this new thriller by the author of award-winning Riders [...] Read More →
Chicago racetrack publicist Jack Doyle, former advertising man and amateur boxer, accepts the challenge of a new job in the world of thoroughbred horse racing—that of jockey’s agent. His client is a seventeen-year-old riding phenom from [...] Read More →
No one really notices that a fix may be in until Matt O’Connor, a Chicago-based columnist for a national racing newspaper, gets a call from Moe Kellman, a horse-owning acquaintance. Kellman’s question for Matt: Was the [...] Read More →
In 2002, seven friends from their days at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, are getting together for a few flutters on the horses. On this magical day they hit the Pick Six. It’s a lot of [...] Read More →
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Good afternoon from the UK,
I have just read; with great interest, Blind Switch.
As you can see from my website, attacks on horses
is an area in which which I am interested.
I was wondering, was the premise – attacks on horses to gain
insurance money, based upon cases in which you had personal knowledge?
I would be interested to read any comments you wish to make on the subject.
An excellent read.
Thank you for your time.
Regards,
Alan
Dr Alan F. Jones Phd
Great stuff John. My complete collection of Dick Francis and John Francome is happily joined by your novels. Loved your description of the Sportsman’s Park we all loved
Hi Phil,
I just stumbled upon your kind comments about my books tonight, Feb. 21,2013 Many thanks. Regards, John