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Katseye
Jockey Merlin ap Rhys is being blackmailed - or at least he thinks that's why lurid images are being sent to his mobile phone. Trying to discover who is doing this, and why, Merlin finds himself accused of murder. Star Irish racehorse Katseye joins his brother Tabikat at Sampfield Grange and is bought by charismatic Italian aircraft manufacturer Arturo Ardizzone. When one of Arturo's advanced aircraft crashes in flames on a stormy night at a nearby airfield, it becomes clear that someone is hellbent on revenge and that Gold Cup Day at the Cheltenham Festival will provide the opportunity.
424 pages, Kindle Edition
First published August 1, 2022
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October 4, 2020
Digging even deeper into the lives and mysteries of the characters and stories of the first book, I read this in just a few days. A real page turner and I’m swiftly moving on to book three in the series!
April 6, 2018
Once again, the members of the household staff of Sampfield Manor are gripped with subdued apprehension by the imminent arrival of racehorse trainer Squire James Sampfield Peveril’s distant cousin from Australia. The members’ misgivings, however, dim in comparison with how superstar jockey Merlin ap Rhys feels from the constant arrival of lurid images on his mobile phone. Seemingly, someone is trying to blackmail the popular and confident jockey by sending incriminating videos and still images that might ruin his relationship with his girlfriend. In his attempt to get to the bottom of the convoluted affair, Merlin finds himself accused of murder.
Meanwhile, Sam receives an unexpected call from the importunate owner of ‘no less than’ Katseye, Tabikat’s half-brother. The star Irish racehorse is soon to be the property of Italian aircraft manufacturer Arturo Ardizzone whose face is known to Sam from the news concerning a terrible crash of one of Ardizzone’s advanced aircraft.
As suspenseful as Tabikat, the first book in the series, Katseye is just as intriguing. Unlike the first book which focuses on the ins and outs of horseracing, however, this book depicts the wonder of modern technology and computer software and the potential catastrophe it may bring to the life of a person or to an institution when used by devious, wrathful and vengeful individuals.
Readers familiar with the author’s style may recognize the multiple and seemingly unrelated subplots would surely anticipate how she would unravel the story, identify the victim at the beginning of the book and solve the mystery in an exciting denouement.
Other readers may or may not agree with me but I genuinely love the romance part of the book. It is unpretentious, unforced and matured, showing the potential for a great love story.
However, some aviation jargon, though necessary in this book, may be confusing for some readers. Moreover, there are noticeable errors, mostly typos, within the entire book (like your hardly need my permission and Caldesi instead of Caladesi). Though they do not detract much from the overall reading experience, they are flaws nonetheless.
Meanwhile, Sam receives an unexpected call from the importunate owner of ‘no less than’ Katseye, Tabikat’s half-brother. The star Irish racehorse is soon to be the property of Italian aircraft manufacturer Arturo Ardizzone whose face is known to Sam from the news concerning a terrible crash of one of Ardizzone’s advanced aircraft.
As suspenseful as Tabikat, the first book in the series, Katseye is just as intriguing. Unlike the first book which focuses on the ins and outs of horseracing, however, this book depicts the wonder of modern technology and computer software and the potential catastrophe it may bring to the life of a person or to an institution when used by devious, wrathful and vengeful individuals.
Readers familiar with the author’s style may recognize the multiple and seemingly unrelated subplots would surely anticipate how she would unravel the story, identify the victim at the beginning of the book and solve the mystery in an exciting denouement.
Other readers may or may not agree with me but I genuinely love the romance part of the book. It is unpretentious, unforced and matured, showing the potential for a great love story.
However, some aviation jargon, though necessary in this book, may be confusing for some readers. Moreover, there are noticeable errors, mostly typos, within the entire book (like your hardly need my permission and Caldesi instead of Caladesi). Though they do not detract much from the overall reading experience, they are flaws nonetheless.
July 17, 2019
This is a great follow on from Tabikat. A thoroughly enjoyable page-turner with multiple plots keeping you guessing to the end.
November 25, 2022
What an epic addition to the series! As always the writing is so descriptive you can almost feel the scenes unfolding around you. Hopefully there will be more books to come in this series because let me tell you I AM GRIPPED!!!
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