SILKS by Francis, D Francis, F

London: Pan Books. Very Good. 2009. Reprint; First Printing. Paperback. Mass Market PB . Some reading creases, some edge and shelf wear, sticker ghost with associated surface tear to rear cover, ink stamp to rear endpaper, minor foxing to endpapers and edges of reading block. ; First printing of Pan mass market edition with full number line, 2009. Nice tight, flat copy, no names inside. Cover photo by Mark Guthrie. ; 432 pages; When defence barrister Geoffrey Mason hears the guilty verdict, he quietly hopes his arrogant young client will serve a long custodial sentence. That Julian Trent only receives eight years he feels somewhat lenient. But not long afterward, Trent is set free when witnesses and jurors start recanting - Mason suspects due to intimidation. An amateur jockey Mason's real passion is to be in the saddle, but when a fellow jockey is murdered he remembers Trent's threats at the time of his conviction and starts to worry. Mason finds himself fighting a battle of right… Read More