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You have to understand that a prize-winning horse is worth millions . . . There is enough money in the world of horse-racing to make it very attractive to criminals. And one of the worst of these is Julius Filmer, a known murderer. Filmer has promised to take revenge on the horse-racing world after a recent attempt to catch him. How will he do it? The great horse-racing season in Canada is about to begin. Owners from all over the world will travel across the country, from Toronto to Vancouver, on a special train - and Filmer will be on it. Filmer, and friends | Introduction You have to understand that a prize-winning horse is worth millions. There is enough money in the world of horse-racing to make it very attractive to criminals. And one of the worst of these is Julius Filmer a known murderer. Filmer has promised to take revenge on the horse-racing world after a recent attempt to catch him. How will he do it The great horse-racing season in Canada is about to begin. Owners from all over the world will travel across the country from Toronto to Vancouver on a special train - and Filmer will be on it. Filmer and friends. There is only one way to stop him. Someone eke must join the train to watch Filmer and be ready to act. . Dick Francis is one of the most successful thriller writers in the world. He was born in 1920 in South Wales. He can t remember learning to ride for him it was as easy as learning to walk. He served in the Royal Air Force during the Second World War becoming a professional rider in 1948. For ten years he was one of Britain s top jockeys. When he left the sport in 1957 he became a racing journalist. He wrote his first book the story of his life in the same year. Then he began to write crime stories always set in the world of horses and horse-racing. The first of these Dead Cert 1962 was a success and he has written over thirty books since then about one a year. All of them have been best-sellers. He has won prizes both in America and Britain for his books. Chapter 1 Invitation to a Train Ride I was following Derry Welfram at a race meeting when he dropped to the ground and lay face down in the mud in the light rain. Several people walked straight past him thinking that he was drunk. I knew that he wasn t drunk because I d been following him all afternoon and in fact for some days. However I didn t go up to see what was wrong or to try to help him I didn t want anyone to see me with Welfram. It was soon clear that this was not just an unconscious drunk. A doctor came out of the race track building turned