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Penguin Publishing Group · Paperback · August 4, 2009
A lawyer and amateur jockey is torn between doing what’s right and what will keep him alive in this New York Times bestselling thriller from Dick and Felix Francis.
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- Who it’s for
- Legal trouble and amateur jockeying meet in a thriller about perilous choices.
- Themes
- Moral conflict, Witness intimidation, Murder
- Genres
- Legal Thrillers, Sports Fiction, Suspense
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A lawyer and amateur jockey is torn between doing what’s right and what will keep him alive in this New York Times bestselling thriller from Dick and Felix Francis. Geoffrey Mason wasn’t terribly disappointed when his client Julian Trent was found guilty. Despite being paid handsomely as Trent’s defense counsel, he believes Trent needs to be locked up for a good long time.
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He only wishes it had happened more quickly—if the trial had ended just a bit earlier, Mason could have made it to the Foxhunter Steeplechase and fulfilled his longtime dream as an amateur jockey. But not long afterward, Trent is set free when witnesses and jurors start recanting—under intimidation, Mason suspects. Remembering Trent’s threats at the time of his conviction, Mason is none too happy. And things only get worse when one of Mason’s fellow jockeys is found dead...
Racing and Risk
Legal trouble and amateur jockeying meet in a thriller about perilous choices.
Come here for
- A lawyer with an amateur jockey’s long-held ambition
- A criminal case shadowed by intimidation and a jockey’s death
Expect
- Legal peril and horse racing in the same suspenseful read
- A protagonist balancing conscience against survival
Where it sits
| Sports Fiction | 79% |
|---|---|
| Legal Thrillers | 36% |
| Suspense | 25% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Mystery
- Legal Thrillers
- Sports Fiction
- Authors
- Dick Francis, Felix Francis
- Publisher
- Penguin Publishing Group
- Published
- August 4, 2009
- Format
- Paperback
- Theme
- Moral conflict · Witness intimidation · Murder
- Reading lane
- Mystery