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A classic mystery from Dick Francis- the champion of English storytellers. Steeplechase jockey Kit Fielding has just ridden another winner for his patron - the Princess - when his distraught twin sister Holly comes to him with terrible news. A newspaper is printing stories which will put her husband- Bobby Allardeck- and his stables out of business. Putting aside the age-old Fielding-Allardeck feud- Kit decides to try to find out who is behind these cruel stories. This- he quickly discovers- puts a lot of noses out of joint. Not one to be put off easily- he keeps digging- upsetting powerful and ruthless people wholl do anything to protect themselves. But this is family and Kit will risk everything - including his neck - to find the truth. . . Praise for Dick Francis: As a jockey- Dick Francis was unbeatable when he got into his stride. The same is true of his crime writing Daily Mirror Dick Franciss fiction has a secret ingredient - his inimitable knack of grabbing the readers attention on page one and holding it tight until the very end Sunday Telegraph The narrative is brisk and gripping and the background researched with care . . . the entire story is a pleasure to relish Scotsman Francis writing at his best Evening Standard A regular winner . . . as smooth- swift and lean as ever Sunday Express Dick Francis was one of the most successful post-war National Hunt jockeys. The winner of over 350 races- he was champion jockey in 1953/1954 and rode for HM Queen Elizabeth- the Queen Mother- most famously on Devon Loch in the 1956 Grand National. On his...