Win, Place or Die
by:
Carolyn Keene (author)
Nancy goes to the Kentucky Derby -- where death is the dark horse. When Carson Drew invests in a Derby entry called Pied Piper, Nancy and Bess fly to the big event. The favorite is Toot Sweet, but during a workout an accident nearly takes the horse's jockey out of the running. Later, while...
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Nancy goes to the Kentucky Derby -- where death is the dark horse. When Carson Drew invests in a Derby entry called Pied Piper, Nancy and Bess fly to the big event. The favorite is Toot Sweet, but during a workout an accident nearly takes the horse's jockey out of the running. Later, while racing, the jockey takes a nasty spill, and Nancy is sure the real cause is foul play. The teen sleuth sets out to track a treacherous opponent at the world-famous Run for the Roses -- only to find she's a sure thing to hit the finish line dead last.
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Format: mass market paperback
ISBN:
9780671674984 (0671674986)
Publish date: April 1st 1990
Publisher: Pocket Books
Edition language: English
Series: Nancy Drew Files 19 (#46)
Don't remember much but I liked Nancy and the mysteries.
I read all the Nancy Drew files books growing up (after finishing the originals!) I loved this one because it was set in Louisville, where I'm from. I can't say the ghost writer did her research - one memorable scene involves Nancy complaining of the cold and saying "where's that balmy Kentucky we...