Longshot

£30 · Offered by Goldsboro Books

John Kendall is a writer with six guide books on survival in jungle and desert to his credit. However, the beckoning starvation line encourages him to accept a commission to write the biography of a National Hunt racehorse trainer, a decision which brings him up against hidden dangers.

• Binding: Hardcover

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