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 Richard Scott Prather (September 9, 1921 – February 14, 2007) was an American mystery novelist, best known for creating the "Shell Scott" series. He also wrote under the pseudonyms David Knight and Douglas Ring. Biography Prather was born in ...

*''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 Kathleen Brooks is an American author of more than thirty titles. She is a multiple ''New York Times'', ''Wall Street Journal'', and ''USA Today'' bestselling author of romantic suspense and mystery books. Biography Brooks was raised in Nichola ...

*''Dead Heat'', a 2011 novel by

Sharon Green Sharon Green (July 6, 1942 – February 17, 2022) was an American science fiction, fantasy, Mystery fiction, mystery, and Romance novel, romance author. Biography Green was born in Brooklyn, New York in 1942 to Morris Green and Esther (née B ...

*''Dead Heat'', a 2014 novel by

Allison Brennan Allison Brennan (born September 29, 1969) is an American best-selling writer of romantic thriller novels. Her first book was published in 2005. Biography Brennan was born in San Carlos, California. In 1987, she graduated from Menlo School in A ...

*''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 Jessie Keane is a British author who lives in Hampshire. Her fascination with London and the underworld led her to write ''Dirty Game'', followed by best sellers ''Black Widow'', ''Scarlet Women'', ''Jail Bird'', ''The Make'', ''Playing Dead'' ...

Film and television

Literature

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