Eddie Malloy

From Champion Jockey at 22 to down-and-out at 27, Eddie Malloy is bitter and desolate, reduced to living in an ancient caravan working for a tyrannical horse dealer. Estranged from his family and the sport he loves; Eddie cannot forget or forgive the racing authorities for believing false allegations of horse doping against him which robbed him of his riding licence. With another miserable Christmas looming, Eddie's discovery of murder victim Danny Gordon in the racing capital of Newmarket offers him a perilous path to the resurrection of his career. He must balance that ultimate reward against the risk of becoming a victim of Gordon's ruthless killers. Racing's own police are too afraid to take on these killers; for them Eddie Malloy is dispensable. They also know he can be tough and ruthless when fighting for what he believes in. Eddie's alone in the world now, if he dies trying to get his life back, who will care? Written by ex-top jockey and BBC commentator Richard Pitman and racing journalist Joe McNally, Warned Off is the first in the series of seven mystery crime thrillers by the duo. Warned Off sees the debut of Eddie Malloy, who features in six more of Richard and Joe's novels. The book has been rewritten and moves along at an even faster pace now. We hope you enjoy Warned Off which also contains an excerpt from book two in the Eddie Malloy series, Hunted. Richard and Joe

Eddie Malloy looks set to get a big break at last. Multi-millionaire businessman, Broga Cates, has hired Eddie to ride his horses and all looks set fair for Eddie's attempt to reclaim his Champion Jockey title. But two of Eddie's close jockey-friends are cut down within days of each other. One is found dead in a horsebox at his daughter's birthday party; another is paralyzed in a road accident. Both families need Eddie's help, but one evil and powerful man wants Eddie to stay out of it. From the country racetracks of England to a beautiful woman in Barbados, Eddie journeys to try and find what lies behind the fate of his friends. Somebody wants him dead. Others want him for different things and Eddie finds himself fighting once more to win justice for his friends.

Eddie owes a big favor to Maven Judge, the solitary software genius who helped him out in a previous case. He also owes time to healing family wounds with nephew Kim and sister Marie. And Eddie's old friend Mac is suddenly sacked from his job in racing security. He too needs Eddie's help. Eddie sees this as the summer of repayment, but beautiful redhead Nina Raine has plans to kill Eddie's career for good unless he does what she wants. Crooked bookie Jordan Ivory also wants Eddie out of the way so that his race-fixing scheme will carry on earning millions. The time has come for Eddie to find out if dependence on his own courage and sense of justice is enough to keep him, and those he loves safe. Is the bravery and willpower of one man enough to defeat the evil plans of many?