Horse Racing Detectives

Frank Rozzani came to Saratoga for a vacation. Murder wasn't supposed to be on the itinerary. Private investigator Frank Rozzani leaves Jacksonville behind for a trip to Saratoga Springs with his fiancée Nancy, his partner Cliff “Jonesy” Jones, and a few friends. The plan is simple: reconnect with old friends, enjoy some good food, take in the races, and—for once—stay out of trouble. Then Majestic Thunder arrives. The magnificent Triple Crown winner is the biggest attraction at Saratoga, where racing history, old money, and high-stakes gambling come together every summer. But ...

Paranormal investigator Wyatt Thomas treks into the dangerous Honey Island Swamp in search of a forbidden convent where all the sisters are vampires When French Quarter detective Wyatt Thomas is awakened from a dark dream by his cat Kisses, he witnesses an eerie funeral procession from the balcony of his Chartres Street apartment. Riding in the limousine ahead of a hearse is his former lover, Desire Vallee - the first time he’s seen her since she became a nun and entered a convent. Desire’s skin is ashen, her once dark hair now ghostly white. He's left with a single clue. Is Desire in ...

A classic mystery in the style of Chandler & Hammett with a modern twist...and Derby hats. One month before the Kentucky Derby, a wealthy thoroughbred owner turns up dead. Can his widow solve the crime in time to save her prized racehorse? When she hires private detective Cal Tyson to investigate, they find big money holds a strong influence on the horse-racing industry. Several key players may have wanted Sterling Halcott dead, but why? And how far are they willing to go to protect their interests? Cal Tyson and the widow Harper Halcott must navigate mansions, parties, wealth, power, ...

Great Horse Racing Mysteries digs beneath the surface of some of the sport's most intriguing cases.

Miss Fisher meets Downton Abbey in Tell Me No Lies, part of the critically acclaimed Lady Dunbridge Mystery series from New York Times bestselling author Shelley Noble. Rise and shine, Countess, you’re about to have a visitor. Lady Dunbridge was not about to let a little thing like the death...

Wealthy racing yard owner Edward de Jersey, has spent the last few years of his life reaping the rewards of his criminal mastermind past and spending his free time priming his star horse, Royal Flush, for a Derby win. Having successfully pulled off some of the most lucrative heists in history as...

Miss Fisher meets Downton Abbey in this critically acclaimed mystery series from New York Times bestselling author Shelley Noble. Roasted chestnuts from vendor’s carts, fresh cut spruce trees lining the sidewalks, extravagant gifts, opulent dinners, carols at St Patrick’s Cathedral, a warm...

Fast-paced radio dramatisations of six of Dick Francis' classic racing thrillers, plus bonus documentary Enquiry After riding the favourite into second place, jockey Kelly Hughes loses his licence. But he didn't throw the race, and is determined to find out who framed him... Rat Race A cushy job...

A horse in danger. A farm full of suspects. A cat detective is on his own and out of element. When cat detective Gatsby is called out to the Blue Moon horse farm to investigate a possible murder attempt on an ex-racehorse, he finds that the farm is a hotbed of new rivalries and old grudges. With no help from his housebound partner Yoshi, Gatsby finds himself out of his element and in the line of fire. For the first time in Petectives history, Gatsby’s on his own and can’t rely on Yoshi to unravel a deadly mystery. Or can he?Come enjoy the latest adventure of the Petectives, a mystery ...

A skeleton is found on a remote cycling track near a small village, 2 hours drive from Melbourne. The find sets off an investigation which the local police have passed on to their city counterparts....With little to go on and a cold case from the same area re-opened the city cops are stumped..... Mike Cannon and his partner Michelle are on holiday. For Cannon it's a working holiday. He has been asked to help a local trainer, Peter Brownlow, prepare a horse to race in the Grand Annual, one of the longest horse races in the world. A race which includes more fences than any other race anywhere...

Cheltenham : The Champion Hurdle, the race that Mike Cannon has set his sights on winning, despite his horse White Noise being a relative long shot. Everything seems to be on track until Cannon is asked to help with what appears to be a simple matter... But not everything is as it looks. With other races still needing to be run and his stable to be managed, Cannon looks to the future, wondering if it's time to bring in new blood... Before he can make any decision, he is thrust into another mystery, one that could ultimately derail his plan for White Noise. Cannon is faced with Theft, Kidnap...

With a new season about to start, Mike Cannon has his focus on Cheltenham, in five months time; a horse he has high hopes for needs to race and win in order to be ready for the festival. He is looking forward to a good year when suddenly he finds himself facing a number of unexpected problems, both personal and professional, including the tax man looking for money he doesn't have, the potential retirement of his long time assistant and an uncomfortable relationship between his star apprentice and her Dutch boyfriend. The Ayrshire police need help after the head of a racehorse once trained ...

The Track of Sand is Andrea Camilleri's twelfth outing in the wryly humorous Inspector Montalbano series. Inspector Montalbano rises one morning to find the carcass of a horse on the beach in front of his seaside home. But no sooner do his men arrive, than the body has mysteriously vanished...