Deadly Finish
Author | : John Francome |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 374 |
Release | : 2010 |
ISBN-10 | : 0755357493 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780755357499 |
Rating | : 4/5 (93 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: A gripping new racing thriller from bestselling author John Francome It's summer, Royal Ascot, and life is good for young trainer Simon Waterford. He has inherited his father's top-class yard, his brilliant two-year-old has just won the Coventry Stakes and he is soon to marry his beautiful half-Brazilian girlfriend. But Mariana has a secret which would wreck her hopes of marriage - and which Geoff has found out. And he has threatened to tell Simon. On their way back from the races, two rough-looking young men pass lewd comments about Mariana. There's not much of a brawl - it's over too quickly and is hardly even-handed - but it leaves Mariana in a sea of blood tending to Simon's wounded face and Geoff lies dead on the floor. It's a tragedy, of course, but Mariana can't help but feel relieved. Her secret is safe, for now...