Discover the classic mystery from Dick Francis, one of the greatest thriller writers of all time
''Well-researched and expertly written, it is gripping from start to finish'' 5***** Reader Review
''You really feel that you are involved with the plot and feel for the characters'' 5***** Reader Review
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On Royal Ascot''s first day, bookmaker Ned Talbot watches helplessly as a string of favourites come in. With the punters totting up their winnings, he counts his losses.
Then an old man steps forward with a very different claim. The father Ned never knew - believed to have been killed in a car crash long ago - is standing before him.
Barely an hour later, Ned''s newly-found father is dying in Ascot''s car park. Stabbed by an unknown assailant, he warns Ned: ''be very careful''.
But of whom? Of what?
Ned races to discover the truth behind his father''s disappearance and sudden reappearance. It''s not just money
