Knockdown |
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Author:
| Francis, Dick |
ISBN: | 978-1-78863-482-3 |
Publication Date: | May 2019 |
Publisher: | Canelo
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Book Format: | Ebook |
List Price: | USD $17.99 |
Book Description:
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From the New York Times-bestselling"master of crime fiction and equine thrills," a former jockey takes on the crooked world of horse dealing (Newsday). Dick Francis, Edgar Award-winning master of mystery and suspense, takes you into the thrilling world of horse racing. For a generous commission, ex-prize-winning jockey Jonah Dereham reluctantly agrees to bid on a young steeplechaser on behalf of a wealthy...
More Description From the New York Times-bestselling"master of crime fiction and equine thrills," a former jockey takes on the crooked world of horse dealing (Newsday).
Dick Francis, Edgar Award-winning master of mystery and suspense, takes you into the thrilling world of horse racing.
For a generous commission, ex-prize-winning 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 the beginning--and now Jonah must figure out the high-stakes game being played . . . before he becomes its next casualty.
"Dick Francis is a wonder." --The Plain Dealer
"An imaginative craftsman of high order." -The Sunday Times
"Few things are more convincing than Dick Francis at a full gallop." --Chicago Tribune
"Few match Francis for dangerous flights of fancy and pure inventive menace." --Boston Herald
"[The] master of crime fiction and equine thrills." --Newsday
"[Francis] has the uncanny ability to turn out simply plotted yet charmingly addictive mysteries." -The Wall Street Journal
"Francis is a genius." --Los Angeles Times
"A rare and magical talent . . . who never writes the same story twice." --The San Diego Union-Tribune