“Crossfire” By Dick Francis & Felix Francis

Review #150

After losing a foot from an IED (improvised explosive device) in Afghanistan, Capt. Tom Forsyth is told he will no longer be able to serve in active combat. When he leaves the rehab hospital, he realizes he has nowhere to go except home to Lambourn and to his race horse trainer Mom, Josephine Kauri...a home he happily left behind when he turned 17 and where he now gets a less-than-warm welcome.

Eventually, Tom discovers that his mother has been persuaded to spend all of her savings on a hedge fund that went south. In addition to this, her stable has had a series of mishaps and…Kauri has been sabotaging the races of her own horses in response to a blackmailer's threats to reveal her tax evasion to the authorities. With nothing else to occupy him, Forsyth turns detective to identify the extortionist.
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Dick Francis, a former steeplechase jockey and author of more than 40 best sellers before his death in February 2010, teamed up with his son Felix to co-author three mysteries: “Dead Heat”, “Silks” and “Even Money”. This is their fourth and final collaboration.

The publisher hints that Felix Francis may be carrying on his father's legacy.
I hope so. I enjoyed this book very much!