Tip Off: A deadly racing thriller with high stakes
By (Author) John Francome
Headline Publishing Group
Headline Book Publishing
7th April 2000
United Kingdom
General
Fiction
Crime and mystery fiction
823.914
Paperback
384
Width 110mm, Height 180mm, Spine 24mm
210g
Its every punters dream to beat the bookmakers and Toby Brown is doing it regularly. The son of a top trainer, Toby has a telephone tipping service that is slowly bringing the old enemy to its knees.
A plea from the bookmakers prompts a Jockey Club investigation which uncovers a plot of murder and jealousy where the stakes being played for mean more than just money - and where one horse, Better By Far, lives up to its name.Ex-National Hunt Champion Jockey John Francome is a broadcaster on racing for Channel 4. He lives in Berkshire.