Tony Britton
1) Longshot
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“Fast-paced, meticulously plotted...Nobody sets up a mystery better than Dick Francis.”—San Francisco Chronicle
Jump in the saddle with a sure thing.
Travel writer John Kendall travels to England to interview a racehorse trainer. Soon enough, however, Kendall realizes that completing the book will be tricky at best. Because the racehorse trainer he’s tasked with interviewing has something to hide—a...
Jump in the saddle with a sure thing.
Travel writer John Kendall travels to England to interview a racehorse trainer. Soon enough, however, Kendall realizes that completing the book will be tricky at best. Because the racehorse trainer he’s tasked with interviewing has something to hide—a...
2) Slay Ride
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From a New York Times–bestselling “master of crime fiction and equine thrills,” a private eye investigates the suspicious death of a horseman (Newsday).
Dick Francis, Edgar Award–winning master of mystery and suspense, takes you into the thrilling world of horse racing.
Champion jockey Robert Sherman has disappeared right before his wife was about to give birth. And...
Dick Francis, Edgar Award–winning master of mystery and suspense, takes you into the thrilling world of horse racing.
Champion jockey Robert Sherman has disappeared right before his wife was about to give birth. And...
3) Bonecrack
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A New York Times–bestselling mystery author is “at the top of his form” in this suspense novel about a horse racing family threatened with murder.
Dick Francis, Edgar Award–winning master of mystery and suspense, takes you into the thrilling world of horse racing.
In the middle of the night, two masked men break into Neil Griffon’s home and abduct him. He quickly discovers...
Dick Francis, Edgar Award–winning master of mystery and suspense, takes you into the thrilling world of horse racing.
In the middle of the night, two masked men break into Neil Griffon’s home and abduct him. He quickly discovers...
4) Trial Run
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From a New York Times–bestselling “master of crime fiction and equine thrills,” an expert equestrian investigates death threats against a Russian jockey (Newsday).
Dick Francis, Edgar Award–winning master of mystery and suspense, takes you into the thrilling world of horse racing.
The last place veteran horseman Randall Drew wanted to go was Moscow. But when his royal...
Dick Francis, Edgar Award–winning master of mystery and suspense, takes you into the thrilling world of horse racing.
The last place veteran horseman Randall Drew wanted to go was Moscow. But when his royal...
5) Forfeit
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From a New York Times bestseller, “a superb thriller . . . terrific” about a sportswriter who risks his own life investigating a suspicious death (San Francisco Chronicle).
Dick Francis, Edgar-Award–winning master of mystery and suspense, takes you into the thrilling world of horse racing.
When reporter Bert Chekov falls to his death, his colleague James Tyrone is suspicious. Chekov’s...
Dick Francis, Edgar-Award–winning master of mystery and suspense, takes you into the thrilling world of horse racing.
When reporter Bert Chekov falls to his death, his colleague James Tyrone is suspicious. Chekov’s...
6) For Kicks
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From a New York Times–bestselling “master of crime fiction and equine thrills,” a horse breeder goes undercover to investigate a horse doping scheme (Newsday).
Dick Francis, Edgar Award–winning master of mystery and suspense, takes you into the thrilling world of horse racing.
Australian horse breeder Daniel Roke had resisted the exorbitant sum of money offered by a...
Dick Francis, Edgar Award–winning master of mystery and suspense, takes you into the thrilling world of horse racing.
Australian horse breeder Daniel Roke had resisted the exorbitant sum of money offered by a...
7) Knockdown
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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...
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...
8) Jamaica Inn
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Shrubs of broom grow black and twisted. As if by Devil's fingers. And the wind that never ceases, Like a chorus from the dead. Those who lived here it's for certain, would grow dark and tortured too'
In Jamaica Inn, at the heart of the bleak Bodmin Moor, young Mary Yellen soon discovers mysterious goings-on in the dead of night. But worse is yet to come as Mary finds herself helplessly ensnared in the deadly activities taking place around her.
Evocative,
...9) 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...
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...
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A superbly crafted collection of thirteen tightly plotted tales that treats readers to murder, mystery, and mayhem in the world of horseracing. With his remarkable blend of unrelenting suspense, finely tuned narrative, and lean, stylish prose, New York Times bestselling author Dick Francis proves that he is as much a master of the short story as he is of the novel in this thrilling collection.