The Edgar Allan Poe Award-winning mystery novel from Dick Francis, in a stunning new paperback package.

Sid Halley, ex-champion jockey turned investigator, is facing his toughest test.

A number of horses have been brutally mutilated, provoking horror all round. Even Sid’s friend, broadcaster Ellis Quint, has been moved to make a shocking programme about it.

But when Sid is asked to investigate, the evidence he uncovers points in a startling direction and he finds that his head must overrule his heart.

As friends and associates are angered by his discoveries, so Sid is drawn into a terrible web of conspiracy and intrigue. Escape will require all his legendary wits and cunning …