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Australian horse breeder Daniel Roke had resisted the exorbitant sum of money offered by a suave Englishman to investigate a scandal involving drugged racehorses. But after another investigator dies mysteriously, Roke agrees to fill his shoes--and learns that men who would give drugs to horses... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Mr Adams: Add a description of this character.
- Mickey
- Mr Inskip
- Beckett
- Jerry
- Cass
- Jud Wilson
- Daniel Roke
- Paddy
- Belinda
- Patty
- Wally
- Cecil
- Charlie
- Mrs Allnut
- Mr Humber
- Geoff
- Dobbin
- Reggie
- Tommy Stapleton
- Granger
- Superman
- Bert
- Stafford
- Lenny
- Danny
- Arthur Simmons
- Terence
- Jimmy
- Philip
- Patricia
- Kenneth
- Haydock
Setting & Locations edit
- Kandersteg
- England
- London
- Australia
- Slaw
- Cartmel
- Harrogate
- Ludlow
- Kelso
- Tellbridge
- Bristol
- Perlooma
- Geelong
- Cheltenham
- Macclesfield
- Durham
First Sentence edit
The Earl of October drove into my life in a pale-blue Holden which had seen better days.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Dick Francis (Author)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 813
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