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Writer John Kendall travels to England to interview a racehorse trainer with something to hide-a secret that could threaten Kendall's life. less
Writer John Kendall travels to England to interview a racehorse trainer with something to hide-a secret that could threaten Kendall's life. less
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Mary King They are all based on the racing world. Dick Francis was a former jockey. Every book I have read of his is very exciting. They always begin with something that captures you right from the start. In this book, the main character is a young author called John Kendall who has agreed to write the biography of a famous horse trainer. When he arrives at the trainer’s house, one of the riders has just been acquitted of the murder of a young woman he had quarrelled with. But after spending time with the trainer and his team, Kendall discovers there is more to the stable girl’s murder than meets the... (Source)