First published 2011
Nicholas "Foxy" Foxton arrives at the track for what should be an ordinary day. The former jockey watches in horror as gunmen execute his friend Herb Novak in cold blood. The killing looks professional, calculated, brutal. Foxy realizes he may have witnessed something that puts his own life in danger. He begins to question everything he thought he knew about Herb. What secrets was his friend hiding? What kind of trouble had Herb gotten himself into? As Foxy digs deeper into the mystery, he discovers a darker world lurking beneath the familiar rhythms of horse racing. The danger closes in around him. He must uncover the truth about Herb's death before the killers decide he knows too much. This first solo novel by Felix Francis carries forward the racing world his legendary father Dick Francis created, delivering the same blend of authentic track atmosphere and deadly intrigue that made the Francis name synonymous with equestrian crime fiction.
Genres: mystery, crime, thriller, action
Vibes: fast-paced, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: amateur-sleuth, investigation
Setting: Track
Period: 20th-century, 21st-century
368 pages · Hardcover · G.P. Putnam's Sons