Wild Horses - Dick Francis

When a film director hears a friend's deathbed confession about an unsolved crime that rocked the racing world nearly 30 years ago, he is compelled to pick up the thread of the unfinished tale, and follow it through to the perilous end. Reissue. \nFrom acclaimed master of mystery Dick Francis comes a thrilling novel about the illusion of film and the reality of murder--a New York Times notable book. \nThomas Lyon has finally been given the chance to direct a potential blockbuster, based on the true story of an unsolved crime that rocked the horseracing world twenty-six years ago. But a cryptic deathbed confession, an assault on an elderly woman, and a frightening threat lead Lyon to pick up the thread of this unfinished tale--and follow it through to its perilous end...\n