Snip — Doc Macomber

Jack is back! In this third installment of our eclectic Asian detective, two unrelated murders merge against a background of Southern justice and horse racing as two detectives stage a race of their own in Louisville to save Big Easy dyke Dorene Gates.Set in the glitz and glamour of old money among some of Kentucky's finest celebrities, the military has sent SSgt. Jack Vu to uncover the mysterious death of a young Air Force Lieutenant, her naked body snagged by a blind fisherman along the riverbank of the Ohio. The local police are called in and the death is being ruled a suicide.In a seemingly second unrelated murder, New Orleans's detective, Bruce Hill, is called to Kentucky when his partner's old high school flame, a famous jockey, is found murdered, in her own stable. Gates' fingerprints are on the murder weapon and the local police discover a snip of hair inside Gate's purse. Gates, saddled with a crime she says she didn't commit, must rely on her two cohorts to set her free, who don't exactly agree on things.In this tale of intrigue, racial tensions ignite as Louisville's dark past comes back to haunt some of its residents. Vu and Hill must tread carefully if they plan on uncovering the secret. Hold on to your horses, and prepare for one wild ride down the track of life.