Francis portrays a materialistic society in the wide-ranging milieus of this novel, with a cast of characters that includes racehorse owners and trainers, drug dealers, gamblers, and diamond merchants. Pitted against them is narrator-hero Derek Franklin, a steeplechase jockey recovering from his latest injury and a man of self-effacing honesty. When he unexpectedly inherits Saxony Franklin, the gemstone business of his elder brother Greville, who was accidentally killed, Derek is thrust into an unfamiliar world of international trade. He also finds himself the putative victim of unknown enemies, for he unwittingly.....
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