John McEvoy, a former editor and executive columnist for thoroughbred horse racing's ""Bible,"" Daily Racing Form, is the author of six mystery novels published by Poisoned Pen Press, High Stakes the most recent, as well as four non-fiction books. Two of his books won Ben Franklin Awards from the Independent Publishers' Association. He has been a horse owner and is a widely published poet. He and his wife Judy live in Evanston, IL.
McEvoy, who was himself a correspondent for the Daily Racing Form for many years, is dead-on in his descriptions and accounts of Thoroughbred racing. He also gives us characters we can care about and suspense enough to make the blood race like a stakes-winning sprinter. That's all we ask of a racetrack thriller, and McEvoy delivers. -- Booklis t starred review of Riders Down This accomplished first novel set in the world of horse racing is bound to be compared to the novels of Dick Francis - -Publishers Weekly starred review of Blind Switch