Much to his snobbish family's horror, Henry Grey takes on the dirty and demanding job of transporting racehorses by air. And when he discovers that he is transporting something altogether different, he has to fight to land with his life intact.

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Lord Henry Grey was an amateur jockey and pilot. But when he decided to abandon his desk-bound job for an active career in the bloodstock market, he found there was more to couriering valuable horses around the world than he ever suspected. In Italy he met Gabriella who was a pleasurable surprise. But on the next trip a colleague disappeared which gives him a nasty jolt for two of his predecessors have already gone absent without leave. Thousands of feet up, in the hands of a sadistic killer, it seems that Grey has discovered the truth too late... It is a thriller which is hard to put down.

A page turning story. I haven’t read a Dick Francis book for awhile, but his main character is back as always. They have different names; different occupations, but basically always the same personality. I found this book one of the more enjoyable reads. I did wonder though how Yardman planned to get away with, this time, a whole missing plane crew. Then when that was investigated, the other missing crew members would be bound to surface. Not exactly brilliant on Yardman’s part. Plain stupid actually. I dropped a star for that, but still 8 out of 10.

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