Family ties mean trouble, chains and fatal obligations. And when steeplechase jockey Kit Fielding comes to the aid of his twin sister and her husband, Bobby Allardeck, even death threatens. A vicious newspaper campaign jeopardizes Bobby's career as a racehorse trainer. Putting behind him the age-old Allardeck-Fielding feud, Kit tries to find out who is behind it all. Combining his investigations with riding winners for the Princess - whose beautiful niece becomes more than a friend - he makes some startling discoveries. ...
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Family ties mean trouble, chains and fatal obligations. And when steeplechase jockey Kit Fielding comes to the aid of his twin sister and her husband, Bobby Allardeck, even death threatens. A vicious newspaper campaign jeopardizes Bobby's career as a racehorse trainer. Putting behind him the age-old Allardeck-Fielding feud, Kit tries to find out who is behind it all. Combining his investigations with riding winners for the Princess - whose beautiful niece becomes more than a friend - he makes some startling discoveries. Caught up in the intrigue are powerful people who think a jockey should mind his own business and are prepared to use violence to make sure he does...
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1985-09-23. Michael Joseph Ltd. Hardcover. VERY GOOD FIRST EDITION. DJ clean and intact. Internally and externally good. Pages clean and bright. Binding tight. Tanning to page edges. Shelf/edge wear. 9' x 6'
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1st edn signed and insribed by author on half title. 8vo. Original gilt lettered black cloth (Fine), dustwrapper (near Fine in protective cover, not price clipped). Pp. 271 (pages a little tanned at edges; no other inscriptions).
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Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. This book is in good condition but will show signs of previous ownership. Please expect some creasing to the spine and/or minor damage to the cover.
