Lyndon Stacey — Time to Pay

Arrow (UK) 2007 Paperback, 448pp. Damien Daniels has been murdered, shot through the chest by an expert marksman. It looks like a professional job, but who would want to kill a popular ex-jockey who trains racehorses for a living? Animal behaviorist Gideon Blake witnesses the shooting and is able to provide information that leads to an arrest, but many questions remain unanswered. Do a series of mysterious break-ins have any bearing on the case? What is the significance of the cryptic list found among the dead man's belongings? Gideon soon finds himself drawn into the mystery, and before long a terrifying conspiracy comes to light, threatening to destroy the lives of those closest to him. This title was previously sold under the title Six To One Against. (ISBN: 9780099487081). Good.