Straight

Straight by Dick Francis. paperback edition. ISBN: 9780330314428.

Derek Franklin is an injured jockey. The last fence at Cheltenham has left him on crutches. But his brothers death means even bigger trouble. He inherits a jewellery business, a mistress - and some very shadowy business associates. Franklin likes to play things straight. But with GBP1.5 million in diamonds gone missing, he finds honesty can be a deadly virtue. His only hope of survival is to identify his brothers mysterious enemies ...Money hungry men who scorn the good and despise the straight ...For sheer style and pace Francis has few equals Sunday Express