Nikki and her filly horse end up at a seedy stable with a group of drunks, felons, and drug addicts. Now after being framed and possibly facing a murder charge, Nikki is suspended from the race tracks.Įven when she is deprived of her income and job, she cannot just leave an ill-tempered, mistreated racehorse that is destined to the slaughter house. Later when Nikki stumbles upon a victim of a gunshot, she becomes the prime suspect in the murder case. It appears that the hand of a mighty evil is at work at Maryland Laurel Park race track. Unfortunately, her dream fails when a mysterious person kills her horse the night before the contest. The story introduces the main character Nikki Latrelle who gets a lifetime chance to ride amongst the favorites in stake races. In 2010, the author’s first book Full Mortality (2010) was a nominee for the Agatha Award Best First Novel.įull Mortality is the first book in Nikki Latrelle Racing Mystery first published on 1st August 2010 by Wild Spirit Press.
Sasscer Hill novels have been nominated for Macavity, Agatha, and Tony Ryan Book Awards. The author has written several collections, novels, nonfiction, and novellas. The second book Racing from Death was released in 2012. Sasscer Hill made her first appearance in the publication world when the first book in Nikki Latrelle Racing Mystery series, Full Mortality (2010) was published. Sasscer Hill love for horses and her unique skills in steeplechase racing has prompted many book readers and even critics to compare her to the famous British horse racing writer, Dick Francis. He pioneered horse racing in North America. The authors love for horses can be traced to Samuel Ogle, who served as the colonial governor of Maryland during the 1770s. For Love and Honor was one of the best horses Hill bred that won $418,000 during the New York racing at Saratoga in Belmont and Aqueduct. The author owned and operated horse breeding farm in Maryland for some 30 years where she raised bred horses. Hill has a history as a horse farm owner, amateur steeplechase jockey, and for 22 years she has ridden in fox hunts. Now as an author, it is only natural that most of her books are themed on horse racing. The author has been involved in horse racing as a breeder and amateur jockey most of her life. She was born in Washington DC, United States. Sasscer Hill is American bestselling author of Romance, Thriller, and Mystery novels.
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