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Fall From Grace
Another racing thriller from Charlie De Luca, author of Rank Outsiders, The Gift Horse, Twelve in the Sixth, Making Allowances, Hoodwinked and Dark Minster.
www.charliedeluca.co.uk
Praise for Charlie De Luca.
' He is fast becoming my favourite author.'
'Charlie's books keep getting better and better.'
'Charlie is right up there with the best racing thriller writers.'
Nat Wilson is an ex--champion steeplechase jockey who makes a comeback after a serious injury. He is determined to win his title back and everything starts off well. Then he is beset by a series of unusual falls on horses that should have won, and rumours start to circulate which imply that he has lost his nerve. He brushes off these incidents until a journalist, Topper McGrew, writes a series of inflammatory articles about him. Confused and angry, he turns to his best friend, ex-jockey Finn McCarthy and dietician, Harriet Lucas, to find out who is behind this whispering campaign against him.
However, Finn McCarthy, now a jockey coach, has troubles of his own. He had hoped that his new crop of conditional jockeys would be straightforward compared to previous charges, but when one of them winds up dead following an argument, he and his friend, Harriet Lucas, find themselves viewing them all in a very different light. The race is on to find out what is going on and the pair find themselves in a tight finish to catch the perpetrators before they strike again.
Fast paced and with lot of twists and turns, this is an enthralling book set in the world of National Hunt racing.
About Charlie De Luca
Charlie was brought up on a stud farm where his father was also a permit holder and trained National Hunt horses; hence his passion for horseracing was borne. He reckons he visited every racecourse in England by the time he was ten. He has always loved horses but grew too tall to be a jockey. He lives in rural Lincolnshire with his family and a variety of animals, including some ex-racehorses. He is the author of several racing thrillers which are listed above.
www.charliedeluca.co.uk
Praise for Charlie De Luca.
' He is fast becoming my favourite author.'
'Charlie's books keep getting better and better.'
'Charlie is right up there with the best racing thriller writers.'
Nat Wilson is an ex--champion steeplechase jockey who makes a comeback after a serious injury. He is determined to win his title back and everything starts off well. Then he is beset by a series of unusual falls on horses that should have won, and rumours start to circulate which imply that he has lost his nerve. He brushes off these incidents until a journalist, Topper McGrew, writes a series of inflammatory articles about him. Confused and angry, he turns to his best friend, ex-jockey Finn McCarthy and dietician, Harriet Lucas, to find out who is behind this whispering campaign against him.
However, Finn McCarthy, now a jockey coach, has troubles of his own. He had hoped that his new crop of conditional jockeys would be straightforward compared to previous charges, but when one of them winds up dead following an argument, he and his friend, Harriet Lucas, find themselves viewing them all in a very different light. The race is on to find out what is going on and the pair find themselves in a tight finish to catch the perpetrators before they strike again.
Fast paced and with lot of twists and turns, this is an enthralling book set in the world of National Hunt racing.
About Charlie De Luca
Charlie was brought up on a stud farm where his father was also a permit holder and trained National Hunt horses; hence his passion for horseracing was borne. He reckons he visited every racecourse in England by the time he was ten. He has always loved horses but grew too tall to be a jockey. He lives in rural Lincolnshire with his family and a variety of animals, including some ex-racehorses. He is the author of several racing thrillers which are listed above.
281 pages, Kindle Edition
Published July 19, 2021
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November 4, 2021
Have really enjoyed this book and the previous books in the series. They are really grIpping, and I love the characters and how they are developing. Can we have another one please😊
March 21, 2022
well written
Good plot with interesting twists, made for a read that was difficult to put down.
Look forward to more of the same.
Good plot with interesting twists, made for a read that was difficult to put down.
Look forward to more of the same.
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