Dick Francis
1) Silks
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Geoffrey Mason is well known (as "Perry" Mason) among the pro riders, including Steve Mitchell and Scot Barlow--arguably the two top pros. So when Scot Barlow is murdered--with Mitchell's pitchfork nonetheless--Geoff finds himself pulled into the case as a junior barrister.
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New York Times bestselling author Dick Francis has been hailed as “a master of understated suspense” (The San Diego Union-Tribune). With this blockbuster novel, he lives up to his dazzling reputation, delivering the compelling story of a father and son who must work together to defeat a deadly adversary...
Even though Ben Juliard had always dreamt of becoming a jockey, he couldn’t say no when...
Even though Ben Juliard had always dreamt of becoming a jockey, he couldn’t say no when...
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) Crossfire
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Shell-shocked and missing a foot-lost to an IED during his tour of duty in Afghanistan-Captain Tom Forsyth has been sent "home" by the army and, at loose ends, returns to his estranged mother's house for the first time since he joined up at seventeen. But Josephine Kauri, the "first lady of British racing," has always put the horses she trains first and her family last. Tom soon finds himself strained to the breaking point with his mother and stepfather....
5) Even money
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Ned Talbot has worked all his life as a book-maker so he knows not to expect any sympathy from the punters as they count their winnings at Royal Ascot. When a man steps forward from the crowd claiming to be his father, Ned is thrown into turmoil. He'd been told that both his parents died when he was a baby. Barely an hour later, his father stabbed by an unknown assailant. Before dying, he warns Ned to "be very careful." But of whom? Of what? Ned finds...
6) Bolt
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Kit Fielding novels volume 2
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English
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After a number of horses are shot by someone using a weapon called a "humane killer," steeple chase jockey Kit Fielding vows to stop the killing.
7) Twice Shy
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2004
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English
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A computerized horse-betting system falls into Jonathan Derry's hands—and unless he returns it to the rightful owners, the odds of his survival are slim to none.
8) Under orders
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Sid Halley novels volume 4
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English
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It's the third death on Cheltenham Gold Cup day that really troubles supersleuth Sid Halley. Last seen in 1995's former champion jockey Halley knows all too well the perils of racing--but in his day, jockeys didn't usually reach the finish line with three .38 rounds in the chest. Yet this is precisely how he finds jockey Huw Walker, who only a few hours earlier, won the coveted Triumph Hurdle.
9) Shattered
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THRILLER / SUSPENSE. When jockey Martin Stukely dies after a fall at Cheltenham, he accidentally embroils his friend Gerard Logan in a perilous search for a stolen videotape. Logan is a glassblower on the verge of widespread acclaim. Long accustomed to the frightful dangers inherent in molten glass and in maintaining a glassmaking furnace at never less than 1800 degrees Fahrenheit, Logan is suddenly faced with terrifying threats to his business, his...
10) Second wind
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1999.
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Flying in the eye of a hurricane, a plane carrying TV reporter Perry Stuart crashes in the Caribbean. In this manner Stuart discovers an island of uranium smugglers, a find which puts his life in danger.
11) High Stakes
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Steven Scott is relatively new to horses. A successful, wealthy inventor, he takes up horse racing as a hobby—a hobby that soon brings him winner after winner under the inspired guidance of his trainer, Jody Leeds. Currently both their reputations are wrapped up in a beautiful black hurdler named Energise.
But just when Steven is winning at both women and horses, he discovers deceit in his own stables. Termination of the troublemaker
...13) Odds against
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Sid Halley, a former world-class steeplechase jockey forced to retire owing to a hand injury discovers a scheme to turn a local racetrack into a housing development, and is determined to stop it.
16) Comeback
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A young British diplomat's return to England revives long-buried childhood memories that could be the key to saving innocent people from destruction.
17) Dead cert
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'Dead Cert' is the first novel written by former horse jockey and sports writer Dick Francis. His crime thrillers, set in and around horse racing, have been widely acclaimed for their accuracy and detail. In this novel, Bill Davidson was alive when the race started, but dead astride his horse at the finish line. Racing is dangerous enough, but fellow jockey Alan York almost winds up as dead just for asking questions about it.
19) Come to grief
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Sid Halley novels volume 3
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English
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When ex-jockey Sid Halley becomes convinced that one of his closest friends—and one of the racing world's most beloved figures—is behind a series of shockingly violent acts, he faces the most troubling case of his career.
20) Banker
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When young investment banker Tim Ekaterin becomes involved in the cutthroat world of thoroughbred racing, he finds his life in business blown to smithereens. For suddenly the multimillion-dollar loan he arranges to finance the purchase of a champion racehorse is threatened by an apparent defect in the animal. The as Tim desperately searches for answers, he falls headlong into a deadly deal of violence and murder.
