Dark Horses

About the Book

When she rides Dantes into the winner’s circle for him at Newmarket Racecourse in England, Fiona Kent becomes involved with the enigmatic British aristocrat, Viscount Adrian Harrington. Fiona is not only a talented jockey, but she is beautiful and vulnerable. Her relationship with Adrian becomes strained by a series of violent events. She becomes inextricably tied to Adrian, knowing he is working secretly in international affairs for the British government. A brief respite from danger and a growing affection for an American veterinarian, Mark McLennan, further complicates Fiona’s life. But Mark becomes a false haven from danger, and only murder can resolve the affair.

About the Author

John W. Russell, born in England, has spent his entire life connected with Thoroughbred racing. The son of a prominent English trainer, he left his homeland at an early age to pursue his own career as a trainer in America. After training champions and many other top class horses at racecourses from Paris to Hong Kong, and throughout America, he retired in 1995 to become a free-lance writer for various Thoroughbred magazines including The Blood-Horse and Backstretch. He has written and directed two short videos on racing and been a guest speaker at various functions. He now lives in Southern California with his wife and two sons.