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内容简介

‘Sadly,deathattheracesisnotuncommon.However,threeinasingleafternoonwassufficientlyunusualtoraisemorethananeyebrow.’It’sthethirddeathonCheltenhamGoldCupDaythatreallytroublessuper-sleuthSidHalley.FormerchampionjockeyHalleyknowstheperilsofracingalltoowell–butinhisday,jockeysdidn’tusuallyreachthefinishinglinewiththree.38roundsinthechest.ButthisispreciselyhowhefindsjockeyHuwWalker–who,onlyafewhoursearlier,hadwonthecovetedTriumphHurdle.Justmomentsbeforethegruesomediscovery,HalleyhadbeencalleduponbyLordEnstonetomakediscreteenquiriesintowhyhishorsesappearedtobeonapermanentlosingstreak.Areracesbeingfixed?Arebookiestakingacut?Andifso,aretrainersandjockeysplayingadangerousgamewithstakesfarhigherthantheyrealise?Halley’squestforanswersdrawshimeverdeeperintothedarkersideoftheracegame,inalife-or-deathpowerplaythatwillpushhimtohisverylimits–bothprofessionallyandpersonally.Inhisfirstnewnovelforsixyears,DickFrancisreturnstoproveonceagainthatheistheGrandMasterofthrillerwriting.

作者简介

DickFrancishaswrittenthirty-ninenovels,avolumeofshortstories(Fieldof13),hisautobiography(TheSportofQueens)andthebiographyofLesterPiggott.Heisrightlyacclaimedasoneofgreatestthrillerwritersintheworld.Hehasreceivedmanyawards,amongstthemtheprestigiousCrimeWritersAssociation'sCartierDiamondDaggerforhisoutstandingcontributiontothegenre,andtheMysteryWritersofAmericahavegivenhimthreeEdgarAllanPoeawardsforthebestnoveloftheyear,andin1996madhimaGrandMasterforalifetime'sachievement.HewasawardedtheCBEintheQueen'sBirthdayHonoursListin2000.DickFrancisdivideshistimebetweenEnglandandanislandintheCaribbean

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