Eleven Furlongs by Tyler Mathis
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

The 1951 Anglo-American Turf Handicap was the most expensive Horse race ever run at the Monmouth Park. It will also be the most fixed game in the history of racing as well. Peter happens to be a jockey in this race, and he is striving to get his career back on the right track. His horse, Beaumaris, will not be allowed to win. He, along with others are being paid to los so that the mob boss can cash in huge. However, the Mob are not the only ones with their hands in the pot and trying to fix the race. This causes for some twisted plot lines that are surprising, yet sometimes a bit hard to follow.
You don’t have to be a fan of horse racing to enjoy this book, there is plenty of crime and mystery as a strong undercurrent in this books and the author uses the whole mystery of whose race fixing will turn out to be the winner, to spin this story and make you wonder if it was based on a true story. Good storyline and plot, I liked it.


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