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Triple Crown
When owners, trainers, jockeys, and media people receive threatening messages, broadcaster Jerry Brogan investigates to find out why horse racing's Triple Crown is being disrupted by fear
189 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1985
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May 25, 2019
This 1985 mystery by Jon L. Breen was his second to feature Jerry Brogan, the track announcer at a Southern California horse racing facility. I never read the first Jerry Brogan book, but I liked this one and will keep my eyes open for more by this author.
The mystery begins when a fairly well-known local horse trainer commits suicide by jumping off of a cliff. Why would he do such a thing? One of the horses in his barn was set to run in the Kentucky Derby. The man's career was looking bright, even though he did seem to be so very sad all the time.
And was it true what the rumors said? That he had received one of the 'Old Rosebud' letters? Letters threatening anyone involved with horses that were potential Triple Crown hopefuls? Who was sending these letters and why? Were they a silly prank or could they be something much more deadly? Who or what was Old Rosebud?!
This is what Jerry tries to figure out. Even though I don't care much for murder mysteries these days, I had fun reading this one. I liked Jerry. He seemed a big teddy bear kind of guy: realistic and not very much of a Magnum P. I. wannabe. He was believable.
I didn't care too much for the ending, but then I have never been a fan of the Hercule Poirot type of reveal: bringing everyone together and then talking for hours, or having the murderer talk for hours, whichever the author chooses. But I suppose in this case it was the best option, and I certainly didn't expect the person whodunnit to be the person whodunnit.
Oh, and I did get lost with some of the conversations about betting odds for the races, but that was MATH and I have a phobia, you know.
The mystery begins when a fairly well-known local horse trainer commits suicide by jumping off of a cliff. Why would he do such a thing? One of the horses in his barn was set to run in the Kentucky Derby. The man's career was looking bright, even though he did seem to be so very sad all the time.
And was it true what the rumors said? That he had received one of the 'Old Rosebud' letters? Letters threatening anyone involved with horses that were potential Triple Crown hopefuls? Who was sending these letters and why? Were they a silly prank or could they be something much more deadly? Who or what was Old Rosebud?!
This is what Jerry tries to figure out. Even though I don't care much for murder mysteries these days, I had fun reading this one. I liked Jerry. He seemed a big teddy bear kind of guy: realistic and not very much of a Magnum P. I. wannabe. He was believable.
I didn't care too much for the ending, but then I have never been a fan of the Hercule Poirot type of reveal: bringing everyone together and then talking for hours, or having the murderer talk for hours, whichever the author chooses. But I suppose in this case it was the best option, and I certainly didn't expect the person whodunnit to be the person whodunnit.
Oh, and I did get lost with some of the conversations about betting odds for the races, but that was MATH and I have a phobia, you know.
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