Breakage
by David-Michael Harding
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Pub Date Aug 10 2023 | Archive Date Nov 29 2023
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Description
Donnie Chariot is the most gifted thoroughbred horse racing handicapper in the country. He single-handedly sets the morning betting lines across the country. His unique ability to distill data and past racing performances has made him rich and bestowed him with real power.
But when early onset Alzheimer's causes his unique gift to fail him, mobsters from Manhattan to Las Vegas aren't happy. Chariot needs his estranged daughter, who shares the same otherworldly gift with numbers, to help him, but their rocky past keeps them apart.
When Donnie's granddaughter is kidnapped to force his daughter into the game, he controls everyone. Until he doesn't. His mind failing, his daughter getting wise, and wiseguys wiser still, it's a race to save a family before the momentum of the past destroys their future.
Grab the reins and go wire-to-wire with PEN International winning author David-Michael Harding as Breakage thunders down the backstretch in a heart-pounding thriller!
A Note From the Publisher
Advance Praise
"Breakage is a shocking and unforgettable thriller that takes us into dangerous territory. This heart-racing, shocking & unforgettable thriller is not to be missed. Expertly paced and finely crafted, it will blow you away. 5 stars." -Readers' Favorite
"The characters in David-Michael Harding's horse racing thriller, Breakage are morally grey, making them interesting and a little unpredictable. Add the complication of protagonist Donnie Chariot's Alzheimer's and you'll willfully struggle to figure out what's going to happen next right up to the final furlong." -LoveReading
"Forget trips to Vegas! David-Michael Harding's Breakage takes you on a gambling adventure with horse racing, spine-chilling crime, and an intriguingly gifted and dysfunctional family. Readers who love crime, mystery, and thrillers will enjoy this curiously evocative tale." -Los Angeles Book Review
"As a star horse racing bookie's memory and skillset decline, he will stop at nothing to recruit the one person who can save his business, and perhaps his life - his daughter. Full of twists, turns, betrayals, action, and deceit, readers will watch as the outcome of this neck and neck race unfolds before their eyes. If you enjoy high stakes, Breakage is the nail biter you've been looking for." -San Francisco Book Review
"Follow Donnie Chariot, a flawed man, but genius with numbers, as he attempts to set things right after his granddaughter's sudden disappearance. Breakage is an action-packed thriller with dynamic characters, an engrossing storyline, humor, and jaw-dropping twists and turns. This is one book you should not miss for anything." -Chicago Book Review
"An action-packed tale of organized crime and familial ties." -Kirkus Reviews
Available Editions
| EDITION | Ebook |
| ISBN | 9781685132484 |
| PRICE | $6.99 (USD) |
| PAGES | 345 |
Links
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Featured Reviews
Doug Y, Educator
Math savants in a family: grandfather, mom, and daughter. All can see numbers and how they work together. Grandfather Donnie has been so get that he has been setting the betting line for horse races, but his memory is fading, and his predictions have suffered. He needs help, but his estranged daughter wants nothing to do with him. Lots of bad guys get involved as they see their cash cow not doing his job. Kidnapping seems like a good solution — for awhile. But chaos prevails as betrayals abound and trust disappears.
Colin J, Reviewer
One of the good things about reading books is you learn things about subjects you wouldn't otherwise learn. This story takes you to the world of American horse racing but in addition, you get criminals, treachery, twists and turns. This is good story well-told.
J. K, Reviewer
Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for this eARC.
I initially thought this book might be similar to Dick Francis books, although it is not at all, it stands on its own as an existing mystery with a family that is blessed with a unique talent for handicapping horses, xnd almost flawless ability, until the head of this family gets Alzheimer's that is.
Read on to discover the unusual solution that the main character takes to resolve this quandary - do you admire his imaginative "solution" or are you mortified by it, because I guarantee you will have a reaction
An exciting, enjoyable and imaginative read. I would be interested in seeing more from this author (perhaps a series?).
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