Christian's father is dying. Although
Christian has been estranged from his father since his parents'
divorce, his father, a small time horse trainer, begs Christian to
come see him at his small Thoroughbred farm outside Ocala, Florida.
Although down on his luck, his father has a special colt. He wants to
give the colt to Christian on the understanding that the colt will be
trained and race, hopefully making them a lot of money.
The trainer Christian's father selects
swindles him out of the horse, but there's another horse, a clone of
Secretariat. His father believes this horse will be one of the greatest
racehorses ever, but a great deal of money is owed on him, not to
mention that because he is a clone he's not eligible to race, but
that can be overcome by falsifying his breeding. To buy the colt,
Christian becomes involved with the a group of mobsters who
loan him the money to buy the colt. When he can't pay, they coerce him
into helping them with
Action is the key element in this
novel. From Thoroughbred racing to drug smuggling to romance gone
bad, the action carries the story. If you enjoy an action filled
book. This is one for you. Unfortunately, the action is sometimes a
bit extreme. I had trouble with the drug smuggling and psychotic
ex-girlfriend, but the horse racing is well done. The author
apparently has a good knowledge of the Thoroughbred world and the
horse industry centered around Ocala.
The characters are the weakest part of
the book. From the horse trainers, to the drug lords, to the
girlfriends, they are stereotypes. This may not matter if action is
what you seek, but it will bother anyone who expects a character
driven novel.
I reviewed this book for Net Galley.
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