Everyone is off for a good time on a trip, but one of their number is not all that he seems. A sociopaht, blackmailer and all round criminal Julius Filmer is along for the ride too. Luckily, also on the trip is Tor Kelsey who is an undercover security agent for the Jockey Club as the train speeds across Canada. Love Dick Francis books, trains and Canada so that is three winning ingredients for me in this novel published in 1988.
Filmer has been tried before for the murder of a groom, but a bit of manipulation and strong arm tactics and he was found not guilty. The train trip is supposed to promote Canadian racing and the train is full of innocent horse owners, racegoers, crew etc. However they will soon have their innocent lives changed dramatically in this novel.
Tor Kelsey takes on the part of an actor in a staged mystery, as he pretends to be a dining car waiter. A bit of romance is in there too.
For the ingedients that I like this is a 9/10 book for me.
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