“The master of suspense and intrigue” (Country Life magazine) is back with the next powerful installation in the Dick Francis series, featuring Sid Halley. Sid Halley, a private investigator, has a new left hand, having had a transplant since his last adventure in Refusal.
An ex-jockey trainer friend of Sid’s has received death threats. He calls Sid to ask for his help, but Sid has his own problems to deal with, like recovering from surgery and saving his crumbling marriage.
Then when his friend’s stable yard is torched, horses killed, and the friend is found dead, Sid can only blame himself for not helping sooner. The police think it’s suicide, but Sid is not convinced after his friend’s terrified phone calls.
Feeling heavy with guilt, Sid starts to investigate and soon finds himself embroiled in a conspiracy that cuts to the very heart of the integrity of British horse racing. Can Sid figure out what happened to his friend, or will he be the next one that the killer targets?
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“Francis’s excellent twelfth horse-racing crime novel is a perfect homage to his father Dick’s major continuing character, champion jockey-turned-PI Sid Halley…Despite having taken a step back from investigating, Sid plunges into the case, risking his life to save the sport he loves from a devastating scandal.”
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Publishers Weekly (starred review)