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Book SynopsisDiscover the classic mystery from Dick Francis, one of the greatest thriller writers of all time
''No one writes better thrillers than this - a classic'' 5***** Reader Review
''Tight plot, excellent locations and explosions of tension! You don''t get much better than that'' 5***** Reader Review
''So many twists and turns, the tension never lets'' 5***** Reader Review
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Charles Todd, a successful artist who paints horses, arrives at his cousin Donald''s house and stumbles on a grisly scene:
Police cars everywhere, his cousin arrested for murder and Donald''s wife brutally slain.
Believing - unlike the police - Donald''s story of a burglary gone wrong, Charles follows clues which lead him from England to Australia, and to a diabolical scheme involving fraud and murder.
But soon Charles realises that someone is on his trail.
Someone who wants to make sure that Charles won''t live long enough to save D
Trade Review
A regular winner . . . as smooth, swift and lean as ever * Sunday Express *
As a jockey, Dick Francis was unbeatable when he got into his stride. The same is true of his crime writing * Daily Mirror *
