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1) Wild horses
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
Thomas Lyon discovers a long-unsolved mystery when he investigates a former race horse blacksmith's deathbed confession.
2) Shattered
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.2 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
Formats
Description
Glassblower Gerard Logan is faced with a threat to his business, his courage, and his life when he comes to the attention of a gang of thugs who are searching for an incriminating videotape entrusted to Logan by his friend, jockey Martin Stukely, who was unexpectedly killed in a riding accident.
Author
Series
Dick Francis novels volume 3
Publisher
G.P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
[2013]
Physical Desc
371 pages ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Sir Richard Stewart, chairman of the racing authority, begs retired private investigator Sid Halley to investigate a series of dodgy races. Sid adamantly refuses, but the following day, Sir Richard is found dead under suspicious circumstances.
4) Decider
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Free choice? According to architect, engineer, and jobbing builder Lee Morris, there's no such thing. Choice is preordained by personality, of that the young entrepreneur is sure. Then he becomes involved with Stratton Park racecourse, which faces ruin at the hands of the combative clan that wholly owns it. Connected with but not related to any of the family's warring factions, he nonetheless is drawn into the fray -- reluctant, yet attracted by compulsions...
Author
Series
Dick Francis novels volume 7
Publisher
G.P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
390 pages ; 24 cm.
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. He had no form of identification on him, and no one claims the body. Doctor Chris Rankin, who treated the deceased is intrigued by the nameless dead man, obsessed even, and starts asking questions.
6) Even money
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
Formats
Description
On the first day of Royal Ascot, the world's most famous horse race, the crowd rejoices in a string of winning favorites. Ned Talbot has worked all his life as a bookmaker -- taking over the family business from his grandfather -- so he knows not to expect any sympathy from the punters as they count their winnings, and he his losses. He's seen the ups and downs before -- but, as the big gambling conglomerates muscle in on small concerns like his,...
Author
Series
Dick Francis novels volume 2
Publisher
G.P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
2012
Physical Desc
354 p. ; 24 cm.
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...
Author
Series
Dick Francis novels volume 5
Publisher
G. P. Putnam's Sons, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
372 pages ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
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 own life. Never one to leave suspicious events alone, Hinkley begins investigating the jockey and the races...
Author
Series
Dick Francis novels volume 4
Publisher
G.P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
386 pages ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Felix Francis is back with another edge-of-your-seat thriller, in the classic Dick Francis tradition. Undercover investigator Jeff Hinkley is assigned by the British Horseracing Authority to look into the activities of a suspicious racehorse trainer, but as he's tailing his quarry through the Cheltenham Racing Festival, the last thing he expects to witness is a gruesome murder. Could it have something to do with the reason the trainer was banned...
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