There's a bomb scare at Kingdom Hill racecourse, where failed conman Tricksy Wilcox watches his dreams blown to kingdom come . . . At Cheltenham's glittering National Hunt Festival, protocol is rocked as a love-struck owner falls madly in love with her jockey . . . There is passion and revenge at the glorious Kentucky Derby . . . and then ten other tantalising stories to hold you enthralled from the starting gates to the finish.
Award-winning master of crime Dick Francis tackles a new distance with 13 nerve-tingling tales of politics, passion, horses and crime, each one of them tied to a milestone event in the international racing calendar. The result is beyond question.