Champion jockey Harry Radcliffe is reeling from the knowledge that his recent attempt to solve a murder led to horse-box driver John Dunston's suicide. Or did it? A letter handed to Harry at John's funeral suggests all is not as it seems, and Harry is soon plunged into another dangerous investigation.
Race riding again after a severe fall, champion jump jockey Harry Radcliffe reckons his life is back on course. That's before Jake Smith, newly released from jail, makes contact. Jake wants Harry to find out who murdered his sister Jo-Jo - and he's prepared to use whatever violence necessary to uncover the truth.
When he finds local prostitute, Alice Goode, dead, jockey Harry is forced to turn reluctant sleuth. The prime suspect is ex-con Jake Smith and he is determined that Harry tracks down the real killer, yet it becomes clear that someone else is equally determined to stop him finding out the truth. Will Harry survive long enough to ride again?
When a massive storm causes a low-flying Cessna to crash in the woods on his sheep farm, it proves a catalyst for Kent Evans and his little daughter, Rachel.
Champion jockey Harry Radcliffe's friend, horsebox driver Keith Whelan, is brutally shot in the head while driving the pair back from an engagement party. It seems that Harry is dead lucky to be alive, and he determines to find out who committed such a brutal act. Will his pursuit of justice for Keith prove to be a deadly step too far?