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A man calling himself ‘the Jockey’ had sent a letter to crooked bookmaker Simon Corbett, demanding thousands of pounds.
It was the opening salvo in the Jockey’s campaign against those whom he adjudged had besmirched the good name of Horse Racing, escaping conviction through lack of evidence. In a message to the Press he claimed to have a list of these black sheep of the sport, vowing that those who had amassed crooked fortunes would have the money taken from them, whilst those who had caused loss of life would find their own lives forfeit . . .
When the murders began, Superintendent Budd of Scotland Yard was charged to find and stop the mysterious avenger. But was he the actual murderer?
Gerald Verner (1897-1980) was the pseudonym of British writer John Robert Stuart Pringle. Born in London, Verner wrote more than 120 novels that have been translated in over 35 languages, and many of his books have been adapted into films, radio serials and stage plays. Verner also wrote forty-four Sexton Blake tales.
Genre: Mystery
It was the opening salvo in the Jockey’s campaign against those whom he adjudged had besmirched the good name of Horse Racing, escaping conviction through lack of evidence. In a message to the Press he claimed to have a list of these black sheep of the sport, vowing that those who had amassed crooked fortunes would have the money taken from them, whilst those who had caused loss of life would find their own lives forfeit . . .
When the murders began, Superintendent Budd of Scotland Yard was charged to find and stop the mysterious avenger. But was he the actual murderer?
Gerald Verner (1897-1980) was the pseudonym of British writer John Robert Stuart Pringle. Born in London, Verner wrote more than 120 novels that have been translated in over 35 languages, and many of his books have been adapted into films, radio serials and stage plays. Verner also wrote forty-four Sexton Blake tales.
Genre: Mystery
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