Dick Francis

From the acclaimed master of mystery and suspense comes the story of a self-imposed outcast who must refresh his detection skills in order to save himself and his family.

A high-class, transcontinental horse-racing junket should be an idyllic getaway for the super-rich.But one passenger on this train is a sociopath, a genius at blackmail and criminal corruption—and he plans to take everyone for everything they've got.

The three-time Edgar Award winner delivers a suspense-driven, finely crafted collection of thirteen short stories, many of them new and not published heretofore, including the story of a middle-aged racehorse owner who unwisely falls in love with her jockey. 250,000 first printing.

A closed-door enquiry has found a jockey guilty of the lowest possible crime--throwing a race for money. His reputation scarred, he's begun his own investigation--but asking the wrong questions just might get him killed.