Book Review: High Stakes by Dick Francis

Steven Scott is learning his way in the horseracing world. One of his hurdlers has won several races under the guidance of his trainer. However this winning streak comes to an end when he discovers that his trainer has been cheating on him and is in collusion with a bookmaker. The scheme in a nutshell is to let Steven's horses win on medium and small bets but when Steven bets big the horses lose and the bookmaker and trainer keep the cash.

Steven has to try and catch the trainer and the bookmaker in the act and get all the ducks in a row. All of this against the backdrop of getting a bad reputation over dismissing his wonderful trainer over a mere mistake in billing.

The usual Dick Francis ingredients in the horse racing world. You will be taken by the hand as usual and led through the wonderful world that the author lays out for you. Enjoy!

8/10 for me.