Bloodline

Product Description

From Felix Francis bestselling author of Gamble" & co-author (with Dick Francis) of " Even Money" & ' Crossfire" comes " Bloodline" the latest Dick Francis novel. Set in the cut-throat world of horse racing " Bloodline" is a pacy thriller packed full of suspense mystery & intrigue. When Mark Shillingford commentates on a race in which his twin sister Clare an accomplished & successful jockey comes in third he can't help but be suspicious. As a professional race-caller he knows she should have won. Did she lose on purpose? Was the race fixed? Why on earth would she do something so out of character? That night Mark confronts Clare with his suspicions but she storms off after an explosive argument. It's the last time Mark sees her alive. Hours later Clare jumps to her death from the balcony of a London hotel.. .or so it seems. Devastated by her death & almost overcome with guilt Mark goes in search of answers. What led Clare to take her own life? Or was it not suicide at all...? Packed with all the hair-raising suspense & excitement readers know & love from Dick Francis " Bloodline" cements Felix Francis' reputation as a master of thriller-writing. " The Francis flair is clear for all to see". (" Daily Mail"). " Spare efficient & unflashy.. .inexorably draws you in". (" Daily Telegraph"). " From winning post to top of the bestseller list time-after-time". (" Sunday Times"). Felix Francis is the younger son of thriller-writing legend Dick Francis with whom he co-wrote the four most recent Dick Francis novels " Dead Heat" " Silks" " Even Money" & " Crossfire" with Felix taking an increasingly greater role in the writing. Sadly Dick died in February 2010 but his work will live on through Felix. " Boodline" is Felix's second solo Dick Francis novel; " Gamble" was his first."