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the new york times bestselling authors return with a heart stopping new novel . br o n the first day of royal ascot the worlds most famous horse race the crowd rejoices in a string of winning favorites . ned talbot has worked all his life as a bookmaker taking over the family business from his grandfather so he knows not to expect any sympathy from the punters as they count their winnings and he his losses . hes seen the ups and downs before but as the big gambling conglomerates muscle in on small concerns like his ned wonders if its worth it any more . br when a gray haired man steps forward from the crowd claiming to be his father neds life is thrown into far deeper turmoil . hed been told since he was a baby that his parents had died in a car crash . br barely an hour later his newly found father is stabbed by an unknown assailant in the ascot parking lot . blood oozing from his abdomen his father warns ned to be very careful . but of whom of what ned finds himself in a race to solve his fathers riddle a race where coming in second could cost him more than even money it could cost him his life ... .
hardcover putnam adult 2009 isbn13 9780399155918 isbn10 0399155910
abridged n isbn 13 9780399155918 number in series 1 number of pages 350 publisher penguin group usa release date 1251158400000