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Jeff Hinkley, an undercover investigator for the British Horseracing Authority, is tasked with exposing the shady activities of a racehorse trainer. While tailing the trainer through the Cheltenham Racing Festival, Jeff witnesses a gruesome murder. The crime’s timing raises questions about the trainer’s prior ban, which stemmed from administering illegal drugs to his horses. Days later, several more horses test positive for prohibited stimulants, igniting a scandal that could tarnish horse‑racing. The BHA demands payment or faces severe consequences, but Jeff must find the perpetrator before the damage to the sport irreparably worsens. He soon discovers he is up against an adversary who will stop at nothing to prevail.
First publish date: 2014
Genre: Mystery & Detective/Private Investigator
Authors: Felix Francis
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