John Kendall, the hero in this 1990 novel did something that I wish I had the nerve to do, he quit his day job to write a novel. However, he then volunteers to write the biography of a National Hunt trainer called Tremayne Vickers.
We are back in the cosy, horse world of Dick Francis once again. The hero is also a survival expert and he needs to be in this situation. Kendall is taken into the family of Vickers and seems to have landed on his feet. However two recent deaths in the family and you know that peace is not going to reign for too long!
One of the murder victims is Angela Brickell, a missing stable girl. Her body is found, and the question becomes, who killed her? It could be Nolan, an amateur jockey who was recently convicted of accidental manslaughter; it could be Harry, a friend who may have had an affair with the young girl. The police inspector on the case tries to use Kendall to get to the truth.
8/10 for me.
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