Nice Fillies Finish Last — Brett Halliday

MURDER DERBY

It started when a hot tip on a sure winner turned a born loser into a cold corpse. By the time Mike Shayne got into the act, a fast killer was out to lead the pack of victims all the way to the finish line.

Mike knew the odds were all against him in a race against death. Then a beautiful, filthy-rich blonde and a luscious, lavishly spending brunette offered him their own kinds of sporting propositions, and Mike decided this daily double was too good to resist. If he lost, he paid with his life -- but the ride just might be worth it…

MIKE SHAYNE, THE COOLEST PRIVATE EYE OF THEM ALL, SWINGS INTO RED-HOT ACTION IN A GREAT NEW CASE OF MURDER AND MAYHEM.