Dick Francis
1) Even money
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Bookmaker Ned Talbot, dealing with having to pay out a large sum of money after the first day of Royal Ascot, is reunited with his father, who he believed was dead, only to see the man killed an hour later, leading Ned to race to uncover secrets in the man's past and the reason for his murder.
2) Silks
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Defense lawyer Geoffrey Mason agrees to counsel jockey, Steve Mitchell, who has been accused of killing another rider and soon finds himself involved in a web of lies and violence.
3) Dead heat
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Hard on the heels of the triumph Under Orders comes Dead Heat, set against the backdrop of Britain’s famed 2,000 Guineas stakes.
Max Moreton is a rising culinary star, and his Newmarket restaurant, the Hay Net, has brought him great acclaim and a widening circle of admirers. But when nearly all the guests who enjoyed one of his meals at a private catered affair fall victim to severe food poisoning, his kitchen is...
Max Moreton is a rising culinary star, and his Newmarket restaurant, the Hay Net, has brought him great acclaim and a widening circle of admirers. But when nearly all the guests who enjoyed one of his meals at a private catered affair fall victim to severe food poisoning, his kitchen is...
4) Decider
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Architect Lee Morris becomes involved with the Stratton Park racecource and becomes a major player in a dangerous game.
5) Second wind
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IL: UG - BL: 7.4 - AR Pts: 13
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BBC meteorologist Perry Stuart finds his life in danger after the plane he is riding in on an adventure into the eye of a Class V hurricane is destroyed, stranding him on Trox Island where he discovers a notebook that contains very sensitive information.
6) Crossfire
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Returning to his estranged mother's house for the first time since he joined the army at seventeen, Captain Tom Forsyth discovers that she is being blackmailed and sets out to discover and defeat this hidden enemy using his finely honed military skills. But can he save his mother's reputation and career as "the first lady of British racing", or will he find himself caught in the cross fire?
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At age eighteen, Benedict Juliard pledged never to do anything that would destroy or hinder his father's political career, but years later, with George Juliard headed for the office of prime minister, Benedict is attacked by an allegation of drug abuse and must scramble to find out who is publishing the false reports and why.
10) Straight
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Derek is thrust into trouble and danger after the death of his brother. His only hope of survival is to identify the enemy.
11) Break in
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Jockey Kit Fielding has been riding the de Brescou's horses in a succession of triumphs on the race course. But this winning streak is about to end. Kit's twin sister, Holly, has come to him in desperation. Threatened by financial scandal, she and her husband may lose their training stables. Kit soon finds, though, that a greater danger lurks behind the threat-one that could be fatal. Narrator Simon Prebble has received enthusiastic praise for his...
12) Reflex
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A jockey with an interest in photography begins searching for information as to why a racetrack photographer was killed. Unwittingly he becomes the killer's next victim.
13) Comeback
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Foreign Office British diplomat, Peter Darwin uses all of his skills to solve a veterinary surgeon's race-horse nightmare.
14) Wild horses
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Thomas Lyon discovers a long-unsolved mystery when he investigates a former race horse blacksmith's deathbed confession.
15) Nerve
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From a New York Times–bestselling "master of crime fiction and equine thrills," a jockey investigates the source of the rumors threatening his career (Newsday).
Dick Francis, Edgar Award–winning master of mystery and suspense, takes you into the thrilling world of horse racing.
Rob Finn is a talented young jockey on the rise, though nothing can help him rise above the feeling that he is a misfit in his family of accomplished musicians....
16) Knockdown
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Dick Francis, the bestselling master of mystery and suspense, takes you into the thrilling world of horse racing.
For a generous commission, ex-prizewinning jockey Jonah Dereham reluctantly agrees to bid on a young steeplechaser on behalf of a wealthy American woman.
But his life is thrust into danger immediately following the auction, when he receives a blow to the head by two thugs demanding ownership of the horse.
Unfortunately that's just...
17) Blood Sport
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English agent Gene Hawkins is restlessly facing three weeks of vacation with only his tormented past for company. So when his boss asks him to help millionaire Dave Teller locate a prized missing stallion, he accepts. But he gets more action than he bargained for when he draws the affection of his boss' beautiful teenage daughter, advances from Teller's socialite wife, and the deadly attention of the horse thieves, who would be happy to put Hawkins...
18) Risk
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Roland Britten, accountant and amateur jockey, awakens one morning to find he can't move his hands—because he is tied up with netting, held captive where no light penetrates and no amount of yelling will get any attention. But why? He knew that this was the latest in a series of events that had begun when he decided to ride in the Cheltenham Gold Cup, a race second only to the Grand National in the lives of British steeplechase riders. As an amateur...
19) In the Frame
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Charles Todd is an English artist who is well known and respected for his renderings of sleek and athletic horses. What he now faces at his cousin Donald's house is also art—the art of a perfectly brutal murderer. Donald's home has been burglarized and his wife, Regina, is lying on her back dead, her face the color of cream. Donald is shattered, shocked…and a prime suspect. And Todd suddenly finds himself involved in a dangerous man-hunt as he...
20) Enquiry
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Jockey Kelly Hughes and trainer Dexter Cranfield have been barred from racing—a devastating event for them both. The charge at the secret enquiry? Throwing a race for personal profit. It is a vicious frame-up, and worse, they have nowhere to turn to clear their names. Still, Hughes refuses to take the phony verdict lying down—even though his personal enquiry might have him lying down permanently.