<p><b>Discover the classic mystery from Dick Francis, one of the greatest thriller writers of all time</b><br><br><b>''Well-researched and expertly written, it is gripping from start to finish'' </b>5***** Reader Review<br><b>''You really feel that you are involved with the plot and feel for the characters'' </b>5***** Reader Review<br>______<br><br>On Royal Ascot''s first day, bookmaker Ned Talbot watches helplessly as a string of favourites come in. With the punters totting up their winnings, he counts his losses.<br><br>Then an old man steps forward with a very different claim. The father Ned never knew - believed to have been killed in a car crash long ago - is standing before him.<br><br> Barely an hour later, Ned''s newly-found father is dying in Ascot''s car park. Stabbed by an unknown assailant, he warns Ned: ''be very careful''.<br><br>But of whom? Of what?<br><br> Ned races to discover the truth behind his father''s disappearance and sudden reappearance. It''s not just money