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Close Call

A Jack Doyle Mystery by John McEvoy

Close Call by John McEvoy

Synopsis (from the publisher): With the help of furrier-to-the-mob Moe Kellman, ex-amateur boxer and failed advertising account executive Jack Doyle is hired as publicity director at Monee Park, a struggling suburban Chicago track owned by heiress Celia McCann.

Celia is fighting to keep the business afloat while awaiting passage of a law allowing the introduction of lucrative video slot machines at Monee Park. Meanwhile, she is under pressure from her co-heir and cousin, Niall Hanratty, to close the track and sell the valuable property to real estate developers. Working hard to convince Celia to sell are a pair of hired thugs from Chicago's Canaryville neighborhood. Celia, whose husband is afflicted with ALS, is determined to maintain the business inherited from her beloved uncle Jim Joyce.

The exploits of star sprinter Rambling Rosie help Celia's cause, as do the efforts of the redoubtable Doyle, again a somewhat reluctant knight errant who rises to the occasion when needed.

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Close Call by John McEvoy

Close Call by John McEvoy — A Jack Doyle Mystery

Publisher: Poisoned Pen Press
Format: Hardcover
ISBN-13: 978-1-59058-495-8
Publication Date: March 2008
List Price: $24.95

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