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Even Money

Published : Saturday 1 November 2014
ISBN : 9781486234981
Price : €19.87


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On the first day of Royal Ascot, 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 him 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.When a grey-haired man steps forward from the crowd, claiming to be his father, Neds life is thrown into further turmoil. Hed been told since he was a baby that his parents had died in a car crash.Barely an hour later, his newly found father is stabbed by an unknown assailant in the Ascot car park. 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 ...



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