From the New York Times?bestselling?master of crime fiction and equine thrills,? a former jockey takes on the crooked world of horse dealing (Newsday). Dick Francis, Edgar Award?winning master of mystery and suspense, takes you into the thrilling world of horse racing. For a generous commission, ex-prize-winning jockey Jonah Dereham reluctantly agrees to bid on a young steeplechaser on behalf of a wealthy American woman. But his life is thrust into danger immediately following the auction, when he receives a blow to the head by two thugs demanding ownership of the horse. Unfortunately, that?s just the beginning?and now Jonah must figure out the high-stakes game being played . . . before he becomes its next casualty. ?Dick Francis is a wonder.? ?The Plain Dealer ?An imaginative craftsman of high order.? ?The Sunday Times ?Few things are more convincing than Dick Francis at a full gallop.? ?Chicago Tribune ?Few match Francis for dangerous flights of fancy and pure inventive menace.? ?Boston Herald ?[The] master of crime fiction and equine thrills.? ?Newsday ?[Francis] has the uncanny ability to turn out simply plotted yet charmingly addictive mysteries.? ?The Wall Street Journal ?Francis is a genius.? ?Los Angeles Times ?A rare and magical talent . . . who never writes the same story twice.? ?The San Diego Union-Tribune