Crossfire

(Author) Dick Francis
Format: Paperback
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Captain Thomas Forsyth's tour of Afghanistan is cut brutally short when he's badly wounded by an IED - Improvised Explosive Device, a roadside bomb. Tom's world is torn apart by the injury - the Army is his life. Six months of recuperation leave is a daunting prospect - but not as bleak as the probability of never rejoining his regiment. Tom returns to Lambourn, to his childhood home, where his mother is a racehorse trainer and the 'First Lady' of racing. Never having seen eye to eye with his parents, Tom doesn't expect a hero's welcome - but even he's not prepared for the reception that awaits him. When his mother's prize horse finishes a disappointing last place in a race he should have won, Tom discovers that the training business is on the edge, and facing a threat far more dangerous than a run of bad form. Tom finds himself on a very different, but just as deadly, battlefield where his military skills are tested... kill or be killed?

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Publisher:
Penguin UK
Format:
Paperback
Number of pages:
309
Language:
en
ISBN:
9780141048499
Publish year:
2011
Publish date:
July 21, 2011

Dick Francis

Dick Francis was a former champion jockey turned bestselling author known for his crime novels set in the world of horse racing. His most famous work, "Dead Cert," introduced readers to his suspenseful and meticulously researched storytelling style. Francis's contributions to literature include creating a subgenre of sports-themed mystery novels.

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