From acclaimed master of mystery Dick Francis comes a thrilling novel about the illusion of film and the reality of murder-a New York Times notable book.

Thomas Lyon has finally been given the chance to direct a potential blockbuster, based on the true story of an unsolved crime that rocked the horseracing world twenty-six years ago. But a cryptic deathbed confession, an assault on an elderly woman, and a frightening threat lead Lyon to pick up the thread of this unfinished tale-and follow it through to its perilous end…