Paperback, 320 pages
English language
Published Jan. 27, 2003 by Jove.
Steeplechase jockey Derek Franklin has had more broken bones than he cares to count, but it seems his latest injury could very well bring his days on the racecourse to a screeching halt. Then his brother dies in an accident, leaving Derek as the sole heir of his brother's business, his horses, his mistress -- and his enemies.
Derek's brother was keeping more secrets than anyone knew. Now Derek must recover one and a half million pounds' worth of missing diamonds, find out who wanted his brother dead, who had betrayed his trust and how his horses were being used.
Superbly constructed tale, twisting one way, then the other. Measured reveal of plot points and the mystery not finally solved until the last page.
