The Edge by Dick Francis
          A story of drama and intrigue set on the sinister side of the international racing circuit. Tor Kelsey, a secret agent for the Jockey Club’s Security Service follows Julius Apollo Filmer, a blackmailer and murderer, onto a luxury train carrying several racehorse owners. Kelsey single-handedly averts catastrophe, and even falls in love. This most excellent and memorable construction, crisply crafted and sparkling with intensity, evidences a deft, masterful hand. 

A Walk in the Dark by Joyce Stranger
          Steve Drake is on top of the world. He has a flourishing sheep farm in the western Highlands, and his childhood sweetheart, the beautiful dark-haired Mara, is soon to be his bride. Then, in one brief, shattering moment, Steve’s bright future turns black. He has an accident and is blinded; plunged into a never-ending darkness that threatens to drive him to despair. Steve feels that his life is over, but in fact it is just beginning. There are new challanges to be faced, new directions to be taken, with very special people – and a very special dog – at his side to help him on the way. An unforgettable and uplifting story of one man’s courage in the face of daunting adversity.

Daddy by Loup Durant
          Thriller involving the pursuit of 11-year old Thomas by the Gestapo. A chase leads through Europe and Thomas uses his brilliant chess-player’s mind to outwit his pursuers to be reunited with his father.

The India Fan by Victoria Holt
          The daughter of the local impoverished vicar, sensible Drusilla Delany becomes fascinated with the wealthy Framling family–especially with the son and daughter, the handsome, mysterious Fabian, and the beautiful, impetuous Lavinia. Through them, she finds herself the unlikely heir to an extraordinary bejeweled fan made of peacock feathers. But though priceless and dazzlingly beautiful to behold, the fan bears a curse that promises ill fortune–and even death–to whoever possesses it… 
          Drusilla is tempted to scoff at the old superstitions–until she travels to exotic India, and, during the bloody Sepoy Mutinv, witnesses a brutal and shocking murder that chillingly echoes the legacy of… THE INDIA FAN