Full Mortality: ANikki Latrelle Racing Mystery

Jockey Nikki Latrelle gets the chance of a lifetime -- to ride the favorite in a stakes race -- only to have her dream destroyed when a mysterious intruder kills her mount the night before the race. Evil people are working at Maryland's Laurel Park race track, and when Nikki stumbles over the body of a gunshot victim, she quickly becomes the prime suspect in a murder case. Framed and facing a possible murder rap, Nikki is ruled-off the track.

Even deprived of job… (more)

Jockey Nikki Latrelle gets the chance of a lifetime -- to ride the favorite in a stakes race -- only to have her dream destroyed when a mysterious intruder kills her mount the night before the race. Evil people are working at Maryland's Laurel Park race track, and when Nikki stumbles over the body of a gunshot victim, she quickly becomes the prime suspect in a murder case. Framed and facing a possible murder rap, Nikki is ruled-off the track.

Even deprived of job and income, she cannot abandon a mistreated, ill-tempered racehorse doomed to the slaughter house. Nikki and the filly wind up at a seedy stable with a motley group of felons, drunks, and drug-addicts. With unexpected help from a fashion-conscious wholesale meat-seller, a recovering addict, and an ancient groom, Nicky follows a crooked trail of insurance scam and betting fraud. But with the odds against her, can she clear her name -- and put the real criminals behind bars?

"If Dick Francis and Janet Evanovich had a daughter, it would be Sasscer Hill. What a fun read!" -- Crystal Kimball, Publisher, The Equiery. --Wildside Press

"Nikki is one of the most appealing fictional characters I've ever met. You are rooting for her every inch of the way. The descriptions . . . are enchanting." -- Lucy Acton, Editor, Mid-Atlantic Thoroughbred

"If you like the work of Dick Francis or Sue Grafton, you will like Sasscer Hill. . . .a true insider's knowledge of horse racing, " - Mike Battaglia, NBC racing analyst and veteran track announcer.