false 456906 13 "Francis, an ex-jockey, has a sense of pace that would be the envy of most of his former colleagues....He throws in a doozy of a bonus surprise."<br>PEOPLE<br>Wealthy gold trader Malcolm Pembroke has five ex-wives and nine chidren between them, all fighting among themselves. But when violent death strikes the least likable of his former spouses, Malcolm himself feels threatened, and he calls on his most capable son, Ian, the family jockey, to protect him from his nearest and dearest. While he's at it, Ian is also commissioned to delve for the final, critical clue in the darkly buried Pembroke past, simmering with the greed, hate, and vengefulness that could motivate blood to strike against blood. 1019657 1987 Hot Money total:520|5:138|4:221|3:141|2:20|1:0| 520 2037 631 22 0 0 false false Sat May 23 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue May 26 00:35:18 -0700 2009 Tue May 26 01:00:37 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 27 00:26:18 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 27 00:29:25 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 1988 Sat Sep 13 10:12:11 -0700 2008 Sat Sep 13 10:17:55 -0700 2008 Francis, Dick - 26th book

With his five ex-wives and the nine children between them, it's no great surprise that spectacularly wealthy gold trader Malcolm Pembroke should preside over a motley clan in constant conflict with one another.

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Setting: England
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