Blood Stock Author:John Francome, James MacGregor Patrick Kildare, patriarch of the Drumgarrick stud farm, has always advised his son Fergus to tread the straight and narrow. But after Patrick collects a hefty insurance policy on a dead, high-stakes horse named Moondancer, he skips town without a word to anyone. When a suspicious insurance investigator travels to the farm to check on the claim,... more » Fergus finds himself mired in the treacherous bog of his father's lies and deceit, not to mention financial ruin.
With his world turned upside down, Fergus's only allies seem to be a beautiful, sassy lawyer working for his enemies, and the investigator who is both his rival and the agent of his family's demise. It's a race against time for Fergus to save his house, his honor, and -- as the odds against him mount -- his life.« less