Dick Francis
1) Even money
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Bookmaker Ned Talbot, dealing with having to pay out a large sum of money after the first day of Royal Ascot, is reunited with his father, who he believed was dead, only to see the man killed an hour later, leading Ned to race to uncover secrets in the man's past and the reason for his murder.
2) Silks
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G.P. Putnam's Sons
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c2008
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English
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Defense lawyer Geoffrey Mason agrees to counsel jockey, Steve Mitchell, who has been accused of killing another rider and soon finds himself involved in a web of lies and violence.
3) Dead heat
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With his rising culinary career threatened by an episode of food poisoning at a private affair that he had catered, Max Moreton caters an exclusive luncheon at the Two Thousand Guineas horse race, a party devastated by a bomb blast that kills many of the guests.
4) Second wind
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.4 - AR Pts: 13
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English
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BBC meteorologist Perry Stuart finds his life in danger after the plane he is riding in on an adventure into the eye of a Class V hurricane is destroyed, stranding him on Trox Island where he discovers a notebook that contains very sensitive information.
5) Crossfire
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Returning to his estranged mother's house for the first time since he joined the army at seventeen, Captain Tom Forsyth discovers that she is being blackmailed and sets out to discover and defeat this hidden enemy using his finely honed military skills. But can he save his mother's reputation and career as "the first lady of British racing", or will he find himself caught in the cross fire?
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At age eighteen, Benedict Juliard pledged never to do anything that would destroy or hinder his father's political career, but years later, with George Juliard headed for the office of prime minister, Benedict is attacked by an allegation of drug abuse and must scramble to find out who is publishing the false reports and why.
9) Risk
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"The thrills, the terror, come on a mile-a-minute. . . . A particularly ingenious . . . novel of suspense" from a New York Times–bestselling author (Publishers Weekly).
Dick Francis, Edgar Award–winning master of mystery and suspense, takes you into the thrilling world of horse racing.
When he wakes in a pitch black room with his hands bound, Roland Britten, accountant and champion steeplechase jockey, knows he's entered a nightmare...
10) Enquiry
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English
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This New York Times bestselling author "captures our attention and holds us spellbound" with a mystery about a horse jockey accused of fixing a race (The New York Times).
Dick Francis, Edgar-Award–winning master of mystery and suspense, takes you into the thrilling world of horse racing.
A closed-door enquiry has found Kelly Hughes guilty of the lowest crime imaginable by a professional jockey, throwing a race for money. He's been framed,...
12) Reflex
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English
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A jockey with an interest in photography begins searching for information as to why a racetrack photographer was killed. Unwittingly he becomes the killer's next victim.
13) Straight
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English
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Derek is thrust into trouble and danger after the death of his brother. His only hope of survival is to identify the enemy.
14) Break in
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Jockey Kit Fielding has been riding the de Brescou's horses in a succession of triumphs on the race course. But this winning streak is about to end. Kit's twin sister, Holly, has come to him in desperation. Threatened by financial scandal, she and her husband may lose their training stables. Kit soon finds, though, that a greater danger lurks behind the threat-one that could be fatal. Narrator Simon Prebble has received enthusiastic praise for his...
15) Wild horses
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English
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Thomas Lyon discovers a long-unsolved mystery when he investigates a former race horse blacksmith's deathbed confession.
16) Decider
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English
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Architect Lee Morris becomes involved with the Stratton Park racecource and becomes a major player in a dangerous game.
17) Come to grief
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English
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Sid Halley, jockey turned investigator, is despised after he uncovers evidence that puts a beloved sports hero on trial.
18) Whip Hand
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English
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From a New York Times–bestselling author, a "solid winner in just about any mystery/adventure race" featuring a private eye targeting racetrack corruption (Kirkus Reviews).
Dick Francis, Edgar Award–winning master of mystery and suspense, takes you into the thrilling world of horse racing.
Sid Halley's career as a jockey-and his marriage-were brought to a sudden end by a heartbreaking accident. His glory days are over, but now, as a...
19) 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 bid on a young steeplechaser on behalf of a wealthy American woman. But his life...
20) High Stakes
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English
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From a New York Times–bestselling "master of crime fiction and equine thrills," a betrayed race horse owner must get back his stolen thoroughbred(Newsday).
Dick Francis, Edgar Award–winning master of mystery and suspense, takes you into the thrilling world of horse racing.
Steven Scott may have been a successful, wealthy inventor with no experience in horse racing, yet with the inspired guidance of his trainer, Jody Leeds, and the...
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