Blood at the Bookies — Simon Brett

The bets are on whodunnit when body is found at the bookies...

Jude has never been averse to a bit of a flutter. Her friend Carole, on the other hand, thinks that the local betting shop is a den of iniquit But when Jude stumbles upon the body of Polish immigrant Tadeusz Jankowski, the amateur lady detectives race to find his killer.

The odds aren't looking good. No one seems to know anything about the mysterious Tadeusz. As they question the local residents, Carole finds an unexpected friend in an inveterate gambler, and Jude finds herself in potentially more trouble than she can handle with a lecherous and charming drama professor.

In this race there can only be one winner, but with no leads and several suspects in the running, will our lady detectives be pipped at the post by cold and calculating killer?