John Kendall knows how to survive. He's written six handbooks on the subject. Now he wants to become a novelist - preferably without starving to death. But when cold and hunger set in, Kendall impulsively accepts an unlikely job.
He is to research and write a biography of Tremayne Vickers, a famous racecourse trainer. Staying at Vickers' home in rural Berkshire, Kendall soon learns to like his host and friends, learns to ride racehorses, learns about murderers...
And how his own survival tips can become deadly traps...
- ISBN10 0330319582
- ISBN13 9780330319584
- Publish Date 1 December 1995 (first published 17 September 1990)
- Publish Status Transferred
- Out of Print 10 January 2014
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher Pan Macmillan
- Imprint Pan Books
- Format Paperback (A-Format (178x111 mm))
- Pages 432
- Language English