DarksecretsarerevealedwheninvestigativejournalistandhorseexpertBenCopperfieldishiredtofindthelong-lostheirofadyingmillionaireinthisgrippingmurdermystery.WhenfreelancejournalistBenCopperfieldhandshisbusinesscardtoawomanwhoserunawayhorsehe’shelpedrecapture,hecouldn’tpossiblypredicttheeventsthataretriggeredbythissimplegesture...Forthewomanisthewifeofnoneotherthanmulti-millionairehorseownerandbusinessmanNevilleManning.Manninghaseverythingmoneycouldbuy,butmoneycan’tsolvehiscurrentproblem.He’sdying-andafterthetragicdeathofhisonlychild,there’snoonehe’swillingtoleavehisbusinessto.Manninghasjustonehopeleft:agrandchild,whosemother’snamehedoesn’tevenknow.Benhasareputationforsolvingimpossibleproblems,andManning’sconvincedhe’llbeabletotrackthechilddown.Withtheoddsstackedagainsthim,Benacceptsthechallengeandsetsouttofindthismysterygrandchild.ButlittledoesheknowthatthetrailtofindingManning’sheirispavedwithmurder,intrigueandrevenge...anditwon’tjustbefindingtheheirtoManning’sfortunethat’stheproblem,it’llbekeepingthechildalivelongenoughtoclaimit.Withitsmixofhorses,dogsandfast-pacedaction,BadBloodisagreatchoiceforreadersofDickandFelixFrancis,JohnFrancomeandRichardLaws,andistheperfectescapefromday-to-daylife.
