Dead Ringer: A riveting racing thriller that will keep you guessing
By (Author) John Francome
Headline Publishing Group
Headline Book Publishing
11th July 1996
11th July 1996
United Kingdom
General
Fiction
823.914
Paperback
352
Width 110mm, Height 176mm, Spine 24mm
220g
When twelve-year-old David Tredington vanished, his father, one of Englands top breeders, vowed never to give up the search for his son. Now, fifteen years later, David has been found alive and well in County Mayo.
When the charismatic young man returns to the familys Devonshire estate, he receives a mixed welcome. His elder sister, Lucy, distrusts him from the start. Jason, Davids brother-in-law and Davids cousin, George, are even less pleased to see another heir to the Tredington fortune. But Davids natural skills as a jockey soon attract favourable attention in the steeple-chasing world. Then a terrifying accident leads to an innocent stable lads death, and David suspects that his own life is in danger. Someone knows the truth about his past and wants him to disappear all over again. David must find out who and why before its too lateEx-National Hunt Champion Jockey John Francome is a broadcaster on racing for Channel 4 and has established himself as one of the front runners in the racing thriller stakes. He lives in Berkshire.