From former top trainer Charlie Brooks comes a thriller of horseracing, dirty dealing, big business and a test of loyalty under extreme pressure…General Shalakov, brutal Russian oligarch, has business interests across many continents. Yet he craves prestige in the West. His ambition is to corner the thoroughbred stallion market in Europe. Massively rich, he is prepared to bribe, torture and murder to achieve his goal.Tipper O’Reilly, apprentice jockey, learns the hard way that survival is as...
Introducing Max Ward, a modern spy in a dangerous world.Know your enemy…Spared certain expulsion by a faceless puppet-master, MI6 spook Max Ward is happy riding an analyst’s desk at the British Embassy in The Hague and seeing his married lover whenever their schedules allow. Then, out of nowhere, the favour is called in. The same puppeteer finally breaks cover. He’s been watching Max since before he was recruited and now he wants him to face down an enemy Max knows only too well. An enemy both...
