Taking the Fall - Softcover

McCoy, A.P.

3.78

204 ratings by Goodreads

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1409129721 ISBN 13: 9781409129721

Publisher: Orion (an Imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd )

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Duncan Claymore could have it all. He's one of the country's up and coming young jockeys and this season his sights are set on getting right to the top. He has the talent and the tenacity, but he also has his demons, and it's these that threaten to overthrow his burning ambition. Duncan was taught everything he knows by his father, Charlie, a former trainer whose career and reputation were destroyed when a series of bitter rivalries got out of hand. It ruined him and Charlie hasn't been able to set foot on a racecourse since. Now, with his father's health rapidly declining, Duncan is desperate to beat the best and at the same time take down the men responsible for Charlie's ruin. But can he do both or must he choose between his family and his future? Dark, gripping and compulsive, TAKING THE FALL is the first thriller from champion jockey, A.P. McCoy.

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About the Author:

AP McCoy is a record-breaking Northern Irish horse-racing jockey with a series of impressive wins to his name, including the Cheltenham Gold Cup, Champion Hurdle, Queen Mother Champion Chase, King George VI Chase and the 2010 Grand National. McCoy was named BBC Sports Personality of the Year in 2010, becoming the first jockey to win the award.

Review:

The champion jockey...follows in the footsteps of Dick Francis with this cracking debut thriller set in the racing world. It's fast-paced and unbeatable, like the man himself. THE LADY AP's first novel is a fast-paced tale of revenge...an entertaining and easy read - a good one for the Christmas holidays. -- Amy Mathieson HORSE & HOUND TAKING THE FALL is efficiently written and tightly plotted with some good twists along the way ... Not everything in this world is attractive, and that includes the aspirations of the innocent, but it is certainly believable. CRIME CHRONICLES The novel shows that behind the magnificent jockey is a man with a vivid imagination - one capable of putting together a pacey and perhaps at times surprisingly explicit read. BELFAST TELEGRAPH

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