Triple Crown
-
-
4.3 • 6 Ratings
-
-
- $15.99
Publisher Description
THE RICHEST PRIZE IN RACING. THE PERFECT MOTIVE TO KILL.
Jeff Hinkley, a British Horseracing Authority investigator, has been seconded to the US Federal Anti-Corruption in Sports Agency (FACSA) where he has been asked to find a mole in their organisation, an informant who is passing on confidential information to fix races.
Jeff goes in search of answers, taking on an undercover role as a groom on the backstretch at Belmont Park racetrack in New York. But he discovers far more than he was bargaining for, finding himself as the meat in the sandwich between FACSA and corrupt individuals who will stop at nothing, including murder, to capture the most elusive and lucrative prize in the world – the Triple Crown.
The Francis brand of thrillers are bigger and bolder for a new generation!
Praise for Felix Francis:
'The Francis flair is clear for all to see' Daily Mail
'From winning post to top of the bestseller list, time after time' Sunday Times
'The master of suspense and intrigue' Country Life
'A tremendous read' Woman's Own
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
You don't have to be a horseracing aficionado to love Felix Francis’ action-packed thriller, and you needn’t have read the first two Jefferson Hinkley books to jump on for this ride. Ex-military man and Brit to the core, Hinkley is penetrating racing-industry corruption—and is flabbergasted by the way Americans do business amid the high stakes of the Triple Crown. He must find a mole in the local anti-corruption agency before an unworthy equine makes a mockery of America's greatest sports competition. It’s all a race, and Francis had us holding our breath right across the finish line.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Bestseller Francis's less than inspired third horse-racing mystery featuring Jefferson Hinkley (after 2015's Front Runner) takes Jeff, who works for the Integrity Service of the British Horseracing Authority, across the pond to assist a colleague in the U.S. Tony Andretti, the deputy director of the American Federal Anti-corruption in Sport Agency, suspects that one of his racing investigators has been tipping off the bad guys. Jeff is intrigued by the assignment, which coincides with the lead-up to the Triple Crown, and soon finds ample reason to support Tony's fears after an undercover operation goes fatally awry. In an effort to flush out the culprit, Jeff goes undercover in the stables of George Raworth, the trainer of the Kentucky Derby winner, Fire Point, who may have benefited from the sudden illness that eliminated some of the competition. The high stakes and American setting compensate only in part for a familiar story line and a lead who's less rounded than a typical hero of a similarly themed Dick Francis novel.
