I am a huge Francis fan and this one did not disappoint. His books are set around the horse racing world which is where he spent a good many years as one of the Queen’s jockeys. This time our hero is a bookmaker following in his family’s footsteps. If you know nothing about this vocation the book is also quite informative. Events tumble when his father shows up at a meet; what is odd is that he had been told from childhood that his parents were dead. As you can imagine his dad brings a whole lot of trouble to his life added to a mentally ill wife and business associate who wants a bigger part of his company. Bring it on…