Time to Pay

'Stacey's best yet' Kirkus Reviews (starred review) 
 
[NB This book was previously published with the title Six to One Against]

Lively, absorbing... the reader has a very good time

Stacey is a highly original author... she certainly knows how to deliver an invigorating experience for the reader

Lyndon Stacey is the bestselling author of Cut Throat, Blindfold, Deadfall and Outside Chance. She lives in the Blackmore Vale.

Revenge has no limits... 
 
Damien Daniels has been murdered; shot through the chest by an unseen marksman. It looks like a professional job but there are no clues as to who pulled the trigger. 
 
The only witness to the shooting, Gideon Blake, is unable to provide any information that would help the police. However, a cryptic list he later discovers hidden amongst the dead man's possessions warns of a dark and terrible conspiracy. 
 
Disturbed by his findings, Gideon soon finds himself drawn deeper into the mystery, one that he must solve before the marksman targets his next victim... 
 
[NB This book was previously published with the title Six to One Against]

Outside Chance

'Takes Dick Francis to another dimension... A guaranteed winner' Frances Fyfield 
 
Published to coincide with the Cheltenham Gold Cup (17 March) and the Grand National (8 April).

Takes Dick Francis to another dimension... A guaranteed winner

Lyndon Stacey is the bestselling author of Cut Throat, Blindfold, Deadfall, Outside Chance and Time to Pay. She lives in the Blackmore Vale.

Ben Copperfield is a freelance journalist who specialises in all things equine, so when he is called with the news that the hot favourite for the Cheltenham Gold Cup has been kidnapped, just a few weeks before the race, he wastes no time in following the story up. This could be the racing scoop of a lifetime. 
But as the date of the Gold Cup draws ever closer, it is unclear whether the missing horse is still alive. Where could a valuable racehorse be hidden for so long? And what is the secret from the owner's past that he is keeping from the police? Doggedly chasing the truth, Ben finds himself tested, both physically and psychologically, as he gradually uncovers a tale of prejudice, ambition and heartbreak.

Blindfold

'The closest to taking Dick Francis' crown' Bookseller

Few thrillers have such an arresting opening section as this one.

This highly adroit piece has a more sophisticated level of characterisation than even Dick Francis himself ever attempted... stirring and entertaining

Stacey is a highly original author- she certainly knows how to deliver an invigorating experience for the reader

Lyndon Stacey is the bestselling author of Cut Throat, Blindfold, Deadfall, Outside Chance and Time to Pay. She lives in the Blackmore Vale.

'The blindfold was a major hindrance. So much depended on body language with animals- Without it, it felt uncomfortably like a game of Russian roulette.' 
 
Gideon Blake, artist and animal behaviourist, is used to dealing with distressed and unpredictable animals. But on one cold February night he is faced with the challenge of his life. Abducted from his home, handcuffed and blindfolded, Gideon is inexplicably forced by his violent captors to catch a dangerous and highly-strung stallion. Though severely handicapped by the blindfold and fearing certain death, he has no choice but to comply. Bruised and bewildered by the events of that fateful night, Gideon ignores his abductors' threats to stay silent and resolves to find out who was behind this sadistic and seemingly irrational act. But a chance encounter leads to a shocking discovery, one that makes Gideon question the motives of those closest to him and brings the devastating realisation that danger lies very close to home.

Cut Throat

'The closest to taking Dick Francis' crown... terrific, pacy stuff' The Bookseller

Lyndon Stacey is an animal portrait artist by trade and has a love of Western style horse riding. She lives on the outskirts of the New Forest. Cut Throat is her first novel.

Jealousy and greed form a deadly alliance in the highly charged world of international showjumping. 
 
Ross Wakelin, a talented American rider with a chequered past, has come to England hoping for a fresh start. But soon after he arrives at Oakley Manor yard he learns that all is not as it seems. Bellboy, a winner of the Hickstead Derby, was recently found in his stable with a cut throat - his violent death marked the beginning of a cruel vendetta against one of the owners at the yard. 
 
Unwittingly, Ross is drawn into a deadly spiral of threatening events and finds himself at the heart of the terrifying campaign. Now, with more than just his career at stake, he must uncover the secrets of Oakley Manor. But as he begins to close in on the truth, he finds that someone is prepared to go to any lengths to destroy him, and knows exactly where to strike...

Deadfall

'The closest to taking Dick Francis' crown' The Bookseller

Bay Tremayne, heir to a viscountcy and manager of his father's Dorset estate, has one burning ambition - to be selected to ride on the British Olympic three-day eventing team. But his dream is about to be put on hold. Arriving at the stables late one night to prepare his horse for a competition the next day, Bay walks into a crisis. Thieves have targeted the tackroom and viciously attacked fifteen-year-old Abby Hathaway, the stable owners' daughter, leaving her unconscious. 
 
As Abby lies in a coma, what seems like freak chance sets Bay on the track of the thieves. Disregarding the advice of the investigating officer and increasingly unpleasant warnings from those involved, he juggles sleuthing with his demanding job and a competitive riding career. But, as the violence against him escalates and begins to affect those close to him, Bay soon realises that someone, under cover of the trouble he has stirred up, is trying to kill him for reasons of their own, and the race is on to find out who, before they succeed...

Lyndon Stacey

'Stacey's plot is both credible and consistently engaging, pulling the reader quickly towards her stomach-clenchingly exciting denouement. The novel's racing backdrop is drawn with assurance and in vivid colours....this is an exciting and absorbing novel by an accomplished storyteller...Murder in Mind is an enjoyable, wellcrafted crime novel sure to give pleasure to lovers of the genre'

Sophie Bradford is pretty, blonde and an accomplished flirt. When her body is found dumped in a ditch on a lonely West Country road, Jamie Mullin is the prime suspect. He was her latest boyfriend and they'd had a very public row just before she disappeared. 
 
Jamie protests his innocence but soon spirals into a breakdown fuelled by frustration, self-pity and drink, and it is left to his friend, Matt Shepherd, to fight his corner. Can he find the truth behind what appears to be a motiveless murder? 
 
As Matt begins to uncover some dark secrets - secrets that someone will kill to protect - he soon learns that loyalty at all costs carries a lethal price.

Lyndon Stacey

Praise for Murder in Mind

'Stacey's plot is both credible and consistently engaging, pulling the reader quickly towards her stomach-clenchingly exciting denouement. The novel's racing backdrop is drawn with assurance and in vivid colours.... ...

Lively, absorbing... the reader has a very good time

A guaranteed winner

'Stacey's plot is both credible and consistently engaging, pulling the reader quickly towards her stomach-clenchingly exciting denouement. The novel's racing backdrop is drawn with assurance and in vivid colours.... ...

Lively, absorbing... the reader has a very good time

A guaranteed winner

'Stacey's plot is both credible and consistently engaging, pulling the reader quickly towards her stomach-clenchingly exciting denouement. The novel's racing backdrop is drawn with assurance and in vivid colours.... ...

Lively, absorbing... the reader has a very good time

A guaranteed winner

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