Nikki has a personality that makes you love and respect her, even as a reader. Instantly I fell in love with the characters, especially Nikki Latrelle, the girl who came from a life of hard knocks but is determined to rise above her past to do what she loves well, that being a horse jockey. I can't express how much I loved this book! I grabbed the reins of this read and had the ride of my life until the finish line. She lives in Aiken, SC, with her husband, a dog named Rosco and a cat named Lola. Sasscer was a breeder, owner, and rider of race horses for over 30 years. A novel of deceit, murder, greed and hope,Ĭurrently, Sasscer is writing SHOOTING STAR, her fifth novel in the 'Nikki Latrelle' mystery series. Her newest title, TRAVEL'S OF QUINN' (out March 2010) is a mystery-thriller based on the con artists known as the Irish American Travellers. Her second book in her two-book 'Fia McKee' series, THE DARK SIDE OF TOWN, received a Booklist Starred Review and was an Editor's Pick in the Toronto Star. Tony Ryan Award for Best Book in Racing Literature (FLAMINGO ROAD.) They have also garnered a Carrie McCray Award and been nominated for Agatha, Macavity, and Claymore awards. Sasscer Hill's books have won the $10,000 Dr. I want to create a world that’s a bit scary, sometimes funny, always informative, and a reliable destination for escape. I've never wanted to write the “Great American novel.” I believe my job is to entertain with stories about chasing a dream, fighting the odds, and helping the helpless.

But with the odds against her, can she clear her name - and put the real criminals behind bars? With unexpected help from a fashion-conscious wholesale meat-seller, a recovering addict, and an ancient groom, Nicky follows a crooked trail of insurance scam and betting fraud. Nikki and the filly wind up at a seedy stable with a motley group of felons, drunks, and drug-addicts.

Even deprived of job and income, she cannot abandon a mistreated, ill-tempered racehorse doomed to the slaughter house.

Framed and facing a possible murder rap, Nikki is ruled-off the track. Evil is at work at Maryland's Laurel Park race track, and when Nikki stumbles over the body of a gunshot victim, she quickly becomes the prime suspect in a murder case. Jockey Nikki Latrelle gets the chance of a lifetime - to ride the favorite in a stakes race - only to have her dream destroyed when a mysterious intruder kills her mount the night before the race. Librarian Note: This is the latest edition with updated cover from ISBN 1515249956

Full Mortality by Sasscer Hill