Eavesdropper Author:John Francome, James MacGregor A trainer loses his licence; a jockey is warned off: all in a day's work for the senior steward of the Jockey Club. But when the blackmailing starts, when a most influential corpse is found in a borse box at Newbury races, a cloud of corruption, suspicion and violence threatens to overwhelm the National Hunt season. — James Thackeray, racing ... more »journalist, erratic tipster, amateur jockey, had every reason to turn detective. His career was in crisis: his private life was on the cusp - and he'd found the body. But it was only a matter of time before the villains found him. Saddling up for the Grand National might be the last thing he ever did...« less