High Stakes: A Jack Doyle Mystery

Irreverent Jack Doyle has worn many hats, one or two blown off by his irrepressible temper. A former boxer, advertising rep, and publicity man, Jacks midlife career has been shaped by the world of thoroughbred horse racing and dark deeds therein. So its no surprise when two FBI agents hes sleuthed with before pressure him to identify an animal activist who is carrying out mercy killings of retired race horses donated to Midwestern university veterinary schools. Plus two Chicago senior citizens are being threatened by an imperious Internet millionaire intent on owning their beloved horse. Then a call comes from Ireland where the life of Jacks friend Niall Hanratty, the noted bookmaker, is under attack from an unknown enemy. Meanwhile Doyles nemesis Harvey Rexroth, the rapacious media mogul Jack helped put into federal prison, enlists a fellow inmate, a Mobconnected attorney, to have Jack killed.