The Road to Hell by Margaret Dickinson
Originally published under the name Everatt Jackson, The Road to Hell is an early thriller from Margaret Dickinson, who has since become a bestselling saga author.
It seemed to Ben Winwood that all his life he had been second best to his twin brother. Jason Winwood had succeeded where Ben had failed, but when Jason is killed in a mysterious car crash, Ben begins to find that his brother's life was not so enviable after all. Ben becomes involved with Jason's widow, and his associates, and through them is ensnared in a web of crime. Is the powerful influence of Jason reaching his brother from beyond the grave, leading Ben along the same road he himself trod - the road to Hell . . . ?