Posted: 05/26/2010

Meet local author Sasscer Hill for a book signing at Greetings & Readings on Saturday, August 7 from 1 to 3 p.m. "If you like the work of Dick Francis or Sue Grafton, you will like Sasscer Hill. With a true insider's knowledge of horse racing, Hill brings us Nikki Latrelle, a young jockey placed in harm's way who finds the courage to fight the odds and the heart to race for her dreams." – Mike Battaglia, NBC racing analyst and TV host, veteran track announcer, and morning line odds maker for the Kentucky Derby 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. Evil people are working 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. Framed and facing a possible murder rap, Nikki is ruled-off the track. Even deprived of job and income, she cannot abandon a mistreated, ill-tempered racehorse doomed to the slaughter house. Nikki and the filly wind up at a seedy stable with a motley group of felons, drunks, and drug addicts. 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. But with the odds against her, can she clear her name - and put the real criminals behind bars? Order Full Mortality before the Sasscer Hill's appearance and request a personalized, autographed copy from the event at no extra charge.