Gamble (Dick Francis Novel)

Paperback thriller from the Francis racing stable, and sure to be a winner. Nick 'Foxy' Foxton's career as a world class jockey is cut short by an accident; back at Aintree as a spectator years later, nothing can prepare him as to what is about to unfold as his affable American colleague is shot at point blank range amid the stunned crowd. Nick is baffled as to why anyone would want to kill such a gentle soul, but as secrets emerge Nick is left wondering as to whether he really knew his friend at all...