Derek Franklin is an injured jockey. The last fence at Cheltenham has left him on crutches. But his brother's death means even bigger trouble. He inherits a jewellery business a mistress
- & some very shadowy business associates. Franklin likes to play things straight. But with GBP1.5 million in diamonds gone missing he finds honesty can be a deadly virtue. His only hope of survival is to identify his brother's mysterious enemies.. . Money hungry men who scorn the good & despise the straight.. .' For sheer style & pace Francis has few equals' Sunday Express