Fia is a feisty policewoman who doesn't always do everything by the book. One night while on duty, she comes across a man strangling a woman. Fia tried to get him off Shyra, but he starts to run away, and Fia shoots him so now she is up against the review board. They decide that she has to be placed on leave until they figure out what happened. Fia thought that she would be okay, as Shyra was a witness to what happened, but Shyra is not giving up any information.

While all this is going on, Fia gets a call from her brother Patrick. Patrick's wife has left him, and his daughter Jilly and he needs Fia's help. Since Fia is on leave, she decides to visit her brother. Fia realizes that Jilly is a hand full. Jilly's favorite thing is her horse. One night Lia hears some noise and goes outside to investigate. Never would she think that she would find the horse dead. There seems to be a huge problem in this area of a gang, killing horses and cutting them up to sell on the black market. Zane works with a group that is trying to stop this violence. Fia and Zane work together to try and get answers to this hateful crime.

Fia gets a call from her old boss; he wants her to go undercover at several race tracks to find out what is killing horses right after they win a race. Fia needs to get close enough to find out what kind of drugs they are giving to these ponies. Little did she know that what she is doing intertwines with what Zane is investigating. I really enjoyed FLAMINGO ROAD. Sasscer Hill writes not only a book about family but of the racing community. I never realized all that it takes to get a winning horse. Sasscer always writes what crooked people will do to get their horse to win, even if it means they will die after the race. Sasscer also shows the love Fia has for her niece. Fia will do anything for Jilly, even risking her life.

I also like how the back story comes out about Fia. Growing up Fia was very close to her father, who was a horse trainer. Fia's father was murdered, and hopefully, she can find out the truth. FLAMINGO ROAD has a lot of mystery, a small bit of romance, but a lot of family love. I have been to Florida twice, and I love the way that Sasscer described the countryside. I thought I was back in Florida at the races. FLAMINGO ROAD is a great mystery, pick it up sit back and enjoy.

Book Summary

Baltimore police officer Fia McKee is put on leave for excessive use of force after interfering in a crime that turns deadly. Given a second chance, she is sent to work undercover for the Thoroughbred Racing Protective Bureau (TRPB) at the Gulfstream Park in Florida, where she works as an exercise rider. Her assignment is to watch and report back on two racetrack workers who have been suspected of illegal activities and whose horses continue to outperform all expectations, winning their owners unseemly amounts of money in the races.

To complete her cover story, Fia moves in with her semi-estranged brother, Patrick, who lives near the racetrack. Her investigations are complicated when her niece, Jilly, disappears after a shadow gang takes Jilly’s beloved horse. Now Fia must work two angles—first to find out what’s really going on with the men who might or might not be gaming the system, and second to bring the men who prey on horses to justice. Along the way, Fia encounters Cuban gangs living off the grid, a (very handsome) do- gooder who’s close on their trail, and a cabal of super wealthy gamblers who will stop at nothing to ensure they always win.

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