Only when resourceful school headmistress Hilary Pinlock gives him the opportunity to escape is he able to seriously think about what has happened and turn his logical mind to track down his abductors.īut his kidnappers haven’t finished with him yet – and they’ll risk anything to get hold of him once again. Held prisoner, Britten has no idea who his kidnappers are nor why they have abducted him. He knew he was on the hate list of several fraudsters, but never thought pen-pushers got kidnapped.Īnd not from a racecourse right after beating the odds to win the Cheltenham Gold Cup. Risk by Dick FrancisĪs an amateur jockey, Roland Britten was lucky, and as an accountant he was rigorous. To find the culprits behind it, Finn will have to put everything on the line. So his subsequent collapse in form surprised no one more than himself.Īs word spreads that Finn has lost his nerve, he discovers a well-managed campaign to discredit certain jockeys in his own case, a plan assisted by horse doping. Rob Finn’s winning streak made him one of the most sought-after steeplechase jockeys. Moving into Vickers’ country home, Kendall quickly becomes immersed in his host’s lifestyle: riding racehorses, making friends, and getting to know the family.īut then a local stable girl is found dead – and the party’s over.Īnd Kendall’s own survival tips are about to become more useful – and more deadly – than he could ever have imagined. So when notorious racehorse trainer Tremayne Vickers approaches Kendall to write his biography, it’s an offer the impoverished writer can’t turn down. Not even the survival guides he’s written can help him. Life as a writer is colder, hungrier work than John Kendall had bargained for. It’s not long until the beautiful journey through the Rockies gets uglier by the minute as Tor finds himself pushed to dangerous limits to defeat Filmer’s wily scheming. Meanwhile, several racehorse owners have planned a luxurious train trip across Canada, with race meetings fixed for every major city – and Julius Apollo Filmer and Tor are on the passenger list. But Tor knows that to let Julius even suspect the service are still on his tail would mean certain death for several witnesses. The court, however, does not go along with their beliefs. Tor Kelsey, an undercover agent for the Jockey Club’s security service, is involved in the attempt to rid racing of one of its most notorious villains: Julius Apollo Filmer. Nor how determined the criminals will be to prevent him living long enough to tell anyone. He wants to pay Daniel to come back with him, pose as a highly corruptible stable lad and discover who is behind it.īut when Daniel agrees, he doesn’t realise just how close he’ll have to get to find the truth.

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