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Shell-shocked and missing a foot-lost to an IED during his tour of duty in Afghanistan-Captain Tom Forsyth has been sent home by the army and, at loose ends, returns to his estranged mothers house for the first time since he joined up at seventeen. But Josephine Kauri, the first lady of British racing, has always put the horses she trains first and her family last. Tom so Shell-shocked and missing a foot-lost to an IED during his tour of duty in Afghanistan-Captain Tom Forsyth has been sent home by the army and, at loose ends, returns to his estranged mothers house for the first time since he joined up at seventeen. But Josephine Kauri, the first lady of British racing, has always put the horses she trains first and her family last. Tom soon finds himself strained to the breaking point with his mother and stepfather. But theres another reason for the stifling tension at Kauri House Stables: Josephine is being blackmailed for a hefty sum every week-and forced to make her horses lose. Retirement is not an option, as she has been warned that it will result in the thing she most fears: exposure and ridicule . . . and prison, when the government finds out what shes been hiding. Tom sets out to discover and defeat this hidden enemy using his finely honed military skills. But can he save his mothers reputation and career, or will he find himself caught in the cross fire?

Shell-shocked and missing a foot-lost to an IED during his tour of duty in Afghanistan-Captain Tom Forsyth has been sent home by the army and, at loose ends, returns to his estranged mothers house for the first time since he joined up at seventeen. But Josephine Kauri, the first lady of British racing, has always put the horses she trains first and her family last. Tom so Shell-shocked and missing a foot-lost to an IED during his tour of duty in Afghanistan-Captain Tom Forsyth has been sent home by the army and, at loose ends, returns to his estranged mothers...  Read More