Dead Heat may refer to: *

Dead heat A dead heat is a rare situation in various racing sports in which the performances of competitors are judged to be so close that no difference between them can be resolved. The result is declared a tie and the competitors are awarded a joint ra ...

, in racing sports, an unresolvable tie

Film and television

* ''Dead Heat'' (1988 film), an American comedy horror cop film * ''Dead Heat'' (2002 film), an American crime comedy film * "Dead Heat" (''Murder, She Wrote''), a 1985 television episode * ''Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round'', a 1966 American crime film

Literature

*''Dead Heat'', a 1950 novel by Edward S. Aarons, writing as Paul Ayres *''Dead Heat'', a 1963 novel by Richard S. Prather *''Dead Heat'', a 1981 novel by

Raymond Obstfeld Raymond Obstfeld (born January 22, 1952) is an American writer of poetry, non-fiction, fiction, and screenplays as well as a professor of English at Orange Coast College. He was born in Williamsport, Pennsylvania on January 22, 1952 and graduated ...

*''Dead Heat'', a 1984 Michael Spraggue novel by Linda Barnes * ''Dead Heat'' (Stone novel), a 1996 novel by Del Stone Jr. *''

Dead Heat A dead heat is a rare situation in various racing sports in which the performances of competitors are judged to be so close that no difference between them can be resolved. The result is declared a tie and the competitors are awarded a joint ra ...

'', a 1999 ''Thoroughbred'' novel by Joanna Campbell and Alice Leonhardt *''Dead Heat'', a 2003 novel by Caroline Carver *''Dead Heat'', a 2005 novel by William Murray *''Dead Heat'', a 2007 novel by

Dick Francis Richard Stanley Francis (31 October 1920 – 14 February 2010) was a British steeplechase jockey and crime writer whose novels centre on horse racing in England. After wartime service in the RAF, Francis became a full-time jump-jockey, winn ...

and Felix Francis * ''Dead Heat'' (Rosenberg novel), a 2008 ''Last Jihad'' novel by Joel C. Rosenberg *''Dead Heat'', a 2011 novel by Kathleen Brooks *''Dead Heat'', a 2011 novel by Sharon Green *''Dead Heat'', a 2014 novel by Allison Brennan *''Dead Heat'', a 2015 ''Alpha and Omega'' novel by

Patricia Briggs Patricia Briggs (born December 21, 1965) is an American writer of fantasy since 1993, and author of the Mercy Thompson urban fantasy series. Biography Patricia Briggs was born in 1965 in Butte, Montana, United States. She now resides in Benton ...

*''Dead Heat'', a 2016 novella by

James Patterson James Brendan Patterson (born March 22, 1947) is an American author. Among his works are the '' Alex Cross'', '' Michael Bennett'', '' Women's Murder Club'', '' Maximum Ride'', '' Daniel X'', '' NYPD Red'', '' Witch & Wizard'', '' Private'' and ...

and Lee Stone *''Dead Heat'', a 2024 novel by Jessie Keane

Film and television

Literature

See also