Dick Francis
41) Break in
Author
Series
Kit Fielding novels volume 1
Pub. Date
[1986]
Physical Desc
317 pages ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Successful steeplechase jockey Christmas "Kit" Fielding finds himself attacked, chased, kidnapped, and knifed when he comes to the aid of his twin sister Holly and her husband, Bobby Allardeck, star-crossed lovers.
42) Slayride
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Series
Pub. Date
[1973]
Physical Desc
219 pages ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
David found out that Norwegians are fond of English jockeys but not when they turn out to be thieves.
43) Front runner
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Series
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
"Jefferson Hinkley is back in the newest Dick Francis thriller by the New York Times-bestselling author of Damage. In his role as an undercover investigator for the British Horseracing Authority, Jeff Hinkley is approached by a multi-time champion jockey to discuss the delicate matter of losing races on purpose. Little does he know that the call will set off a lethal chain of events, including the apparent suicide of the jockey and an attempt on Hinkley's...
44) Triple crown
Author
Language
English
Description
Jefferson Hinkley is back in the newest thriller in the Dick Francis tradition, this time on a special mission to the United States to investigate a conspiracy involving the biggest horse races in the country. Jeff Hinkley, investigator for the British Horseracing Authority, has been seconded to the US Federal Anti-Corruption in Sports Agency (FACSA) where he has been asked to find a mole in their organization an informant who is passing on confidential...
45) Crisis
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Series
Language
English
Description
When a mysterious fire at a stable kills six thoroughbred horses as well as a human being that no one can account for, Harrison Foster investigates the Chadwick Family, a dysfunctional horse racing dynasty.
Harrison Foster, crisis manager for a London firm, is summoned to Newmarket after a fire in the Chadwick Stables kills six very valuable horses. When human remains are found among the equestrian ones, all the stable staff are accounted for. So...
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
"A smartly dressed man has been found unconscious at the local racecourse and is rushed to the hospital, where he subsequently dies. But who is he? Where does he come from? He had no form of identification on him, and no one claims the body. Doctor Chris Rankin, a specialist who treated the deceased--and who struggles with mental health issues--is intrigued by the nameless dead man, obsessed even, and starts asking questions. However, someone doesn't...
47) Hot money
Author
Pub. Date
2010.
Physical Desc
341 pages ; 18 cm
Language
English
Description
Jockey lan Pembroke tries to protect his wealthy, aging father, Malcolm, while investigating the murder of Malcolm's fifth wife--a difficult task, since the suspects include Malcolm's ex-wives and their odd assortment of offspring.
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Series
Language
English
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Description
Nicholas Foxton, a former jockey who suffered a career-ending injury, is out for a day at the Grand National races when his friend and coworker, Herb Kovak, is murdered right in front of him and 60,000 other potential witnesses. As he struggles to come to terms with Kovak's seemingly inexplicable death, Foxton begins to question how well he knew his friend. Was the murder a case of mistaken identity or something more sinister?
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
"When race caller and television presenter Mark Shillingford calls a race in which his twin sister, Clare, an accomplished and successful jockey, comes in second when she could have won, he believes the worst: that she lost on purpose, and the race was fixed. That night, Mark confronts Clare with his suspicions, she storms off after an argument--and it's the last time Mark sees her alive. Hours later, Clare jumps to her death from the balcony of a...
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
Jeff Hinkley is an undercover investigator for the British Horseracing Authority. He secretly follows a banned racehorse trainer through the crowds at the Cheltenham Racing Festival only to witness a bloody murder taking place right in front of his eyes. Could it have something to do with the reason the trainer was banned in the first place -- the administration of illegal drugs to his horses? Then many more horses test positive for prohibited stimulants...
54) Hands down
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Series
Language
English
Appears on list
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Description
"Sid Halley, a private investigator, has a new left hand, having had a transplant since his last appearance in Refusal. After receiving death threats, an ex-jockey trainer friend calls Sid to ask for his help, but Sid has his own problems to deal with; like recovering from surgery and saving his crumbling marriage. When his friend's stable yard is torched, horses killed, and the friend is found dead, Sid can only blame himself for not helping sooner....
Pub. Date
[2007]
Physical Desc
8 sound discs (9 hr., 4 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
To the delight of mystery fans everywhere, London's legendary Detection Club has chosen to celebrate the 80th birthday of past-president and acclaimed mystery author H.R.F. Keating with this enjoyable anthology of 17 short stories by some of the biggest names in the business. Authors include P.D. James, Peter Lovesey and Colin Dexter. The standouts are from James and Lovesey; Baroness James takes a break from chronicling Commander Dalgleish's exploits...
57) Mysteries
Pub. Date
[1994?]
Physical Desc
9 sound discs (approximately 9 hrs.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English