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"""This book is altogether a fascinating read, and Toby's just the man to have written it."" -- Mensa Bulletin "" Taking Shergar is a fascinating read for anyone who loves a mystery, loves history, and loves racing. It'sa story steeped in tragedy, but an important look at a troubling time and a great mystery in racing history."" -- Horse Nation ""Toby's true mystery novel has everything to offer to every level of reader and horse fancier. Loaded with history, suspense, grand theft, mystery, conspiracy, murder, and twisting side stories bound to captivate even the shortest of attention spans. Taking Shergar paints a very true, yet murky and dark picture of where sometimes-spectacular pageantry crosses path with political putridness, a plot line that seemingly repeats itself over and over in our world's history."" -- (Corbin) News Journal ""With an eye for detail, Toby presents the definitive account of Shergar's theft, written now with the benefit of distance and with access to previously unpublished material. These include a report that was previously only available to shareholders in the stallion. In the course of his writing Toby is able to dismiss a number of conspiracy theories surrounding the taking of Shergar, while also putting under the microscope much of the circumstantial evidence that has tied the involvement of the IRA with the crime. This is a book that will enthrall anyone who ever followed the story of Shergar and his abduction, and will introduce a whole new generation to a mystery that, sadly, may never be fully solved."" -- The Irish Field"

With an eye for detail, Toby presents the definitive account of Shergar's theft, written now with the benefit of distance and with access to previously unpublished material. These include a report that was previously only available to shareholders in the stallion. In the course of his writing Toby is able to dismiss a number of conspiracy theories surrounding the taking of Shergar, while also putting under the microscope much of the circumstantial evidence that has tied the involvement of the IRA with the crime. This is a book that will enthrall anyone who ever followed the story of Shergar and his abduction, and will introduce a whole new generation to a mystery that, sadly, may never be fully solved. -- The Irish Field

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Milton C. Toby is an award-winning author, journalist, and attorney with more than forty years of experience researching and writing about Thoroughbred racing and equine law. He is the author of eight books, including Dancer’s Image: The Forgotten Story of the 1968 Kentucky Derby and Noor: A Champion Thoroughbred’s Unlikely Journey from California to Kentucky.

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