The Five Red Fingers: An Anthony Bathurst Mystery: 5 (The Anthony Bathurst Mysteries)

Hard luck to be murdered just after your horse has won the Derby! Dont you think so Doctor?Julius Maitland the millionaire horse trainer is excited about his horses chance to win the Derby. His wifes horse is also strongly fancied. In a neck and neck finish Maitlands horse takes the race his wifes in second.In a national sensation the winner is disqualified. A telephone call the day after the race summons the police to a house where Maitlands murdered body is found - and he has been dead for at least two days. When Sir Austin Kemble Commissioner of Police is asked to investigate he immediately summons his friend Anthony Bathurst. But can Bathurst make sense of a case when the stakes are this high?The Five Red Fingers was originally published in 1929. This new edition features an introduction by crime fiction historian Steve Barge.Undeniably exciting and mysterious BystanderThe detective interest and the sporting interest are skilfully interwoven. Northern WhigA well-told tale of crime and detection Aberdeen Press and Journal