NO, THE HORSE: (I wouldn't shoot you): Large Print Edition

In the summer of 1960, a boy growing up in Speedway, Indiana lives within earshot of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Each May the quiet streets transform as racing teams arrive, engines echo through the garages, and the world’s most dangerous race prepares to begin.

For Chester “Chet” Rawlins, the roar of engines is only the beginning. Raised between the hard realities of oil fields, trucking yards, and back-room deals, he learns early that success demands nerve, judgment, and the willingness to stand where risk and opportunity meet.

As America moves through decades of change—from post-war expansion to the turbulence of the 1960s and beyond—Chet builds a trucking empire that stretches across Texas and the oil patch. The business grows fast, fortunes rise, and the stakes become higher than anyone expected.

At his side stands Mary Ellen, whose strength, intelligence, and quiet resolve shape the future of the Rawlins family as much as any deal Chet makes.

From the garages of Indianapolis to the oil fields of Texas, No, The Horse begins the Rawlins saga—a sweeping American story of ambition, marriage, loyalty, and the price of living life at full speed.

Inspired by real places and larger-than-life personalities, this novel explores the world of men and women who build fortunes, take extraordinary risks, and discover that the greatest tests rarely happen on the track.