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Steeple-chasejockey Derek Franklin erft de edelstenenhandel, de renpaarden, de vijanden, de minnares, kortom het leven van zijn bij een ongeluk omgekomen broer. Tevens erft hij een groot aantal mysteries. Waar zijn bijvoorbeeld de diamanten ter waarde van anderhalf miljoen dollar gebleven, waarvoor de bank zijn broer een lening heeft verstrekt?...

Na de verdwijning van de derde dure hengst van een Amerikaanse miljonair gaat een Engelse beveiligingsagent naar de V.S. om het mysterie op te lossen.

Een jockey komt de eigenares van zijn paarden te hulp als haar echtgenoot onder druk wordt gezet.

De wijnhandelaar Tony Beach wordt door de Engelse politie en door een particulier detectivebureau ingeschakeld als expert bij een onderzoek naar een omvangrijke whisky- en wijnvervalsing, waarbij de daders er niet voor terugdeinzen diverse moorden te plegen. Tony Beach komt zelf meermalen in het nauw. Dankzij zijn kennis van alles wat er in de wijnwereld omgaat, worden de daders uiteindelijk gepakt. Het is een voortreffelijk geschreven, spannend en hier en daar humoristisch boek, waarin de schrijver een enorme kennis van wijnzaken laat zien. Pocketeditie, kleine druk.

Een jockey die met een dodelijk ongeval op een Engelse renbaan wordt geconfronteerd, ontdekt dat er moord in het spel is en probeert de daders te ontmaskeren.

Hot on the heels of his runaway bestseller Straight, Dick Francis once again breaks away from the pack with his dazzling new mystery, Longshot. A starving writer turns to work that will at least pay the bills, but he soon discovers the perils of rural England. His agent had warned that his impulses would kill him, but he didn't listen--not by a longshot.

In the middle of the night, two masked men break into Neil Griffon’s home and abduct him. He quickly discovers that unless he agrees to their unreasonable demands, they will destroy his father’s precious horses and racing stable—and, ultimately, Neil himself. Returned to his father’s stables, he must find a way to bring down these criminals. Because having to choose between his integrity and his life is no choice at all…

In de thrillers van Dick Francis neemt de paardensport een grote plaats in; als ex-jockey weet hij daar het nodige van af, en van alle zwendelpraktijken die er inherent aan zijn. Samen met zijn vrouw verricht hij tegenwoordig eenzelfde nauwgezette research naar nieuwe elementen die een even grote authenticiteit moeten bezitten, zoals in 'Fraude met franje', met als hoofdfiguur Matt Shore, piloot, in dienst van een luchttaxibedrijf dat voornamelijk mensen van de paardenrennen vervoert door heel Engeland...

Een eerlijke makelaar in raspaarden wordt door zijn minder gewetensvolle vakgenoten onder druk gezet, maar ondanks hun bedreigingen blijft hij weigeren hun spelletje mee te spelen.

Een succesvolle amateurjockey, accountant van beroep, komt op het spoor van een grote verduisteringszaak in de renwereld.

Een glasblazer raakt verzeild in de jacht op een waardevolle videoband, waarbij zijn bedrijf, zijn moed en zijn leven in het geding zijn.

Een paardenfokker en ex-steeplechase jockey gaat naar Moskou om uit te zoeken waarom een van de kanshebbers voor de Olympische Spelen in Moskou wordt bedreigd

Dick Francis is opnieuw aan zet en hoe. Dit keer is het een topkok in Newmarket om wie hij samen met zijn zoon Felix de moorddadige intriges aan de vooravond van een belangrijke race gearrangeerd heeft. Het verhaal in een notendop: al zijn Michelinsterren ten spijt moet Max Moreton zijn restaurant sluiten als blijkt dat na een galadiner voorafgaand aan een belangrijke race vierentwintig gasten in het ziekenhuis belanden. Zijn reputatie hangt aan een zijden draadje en er dreigt een rechtszaak. Maar dat blijkt nog niet alles. Algauw staat niet alleen zijn broodwinning maar zelfs zijn leven op het spel.

In Noorwegen wordt een Engelse jockey vermoord; een industrieel blijkt er iets mee te maken te hebben.

Een Engelse bookmaker, die is opgegroeid met het idee dat zijn ouders zijn verongelukt, wordt tijdens een paardenrace aangesproken door een man die beweert zijn vader te zijn.

Een jonge bankier tracht zijn cliënt, een paardenfokker, te helpen wanneer in diens stoeterij twee moorden worden gepleegd.

Een professioneel bemiddelaar tussen ontvoerders en gedupeerden ontdekt tussen verschillende ontvoeringen een samenhang die hem op het spoor brengt van het brein achter deze zaken.

Een filmacteur onderzoekt in Zuid-Afrika waarom de paarden van zijn tante in races zo slecht lopen. - De eigenaar van een aantal paarden probeert met hulp van zijn vrienden te bewijzen dat zijn ex-trainer hem bedrogen heeft.

Bundel met dertien misdaadverhalen die zich afspelen in de wereld van de paardenraces.

Een professioneel bemiddelaar tussen ontvoerders en gedupeerden ontdekt tussen verschillende ontvoeringen een samenhang die hem op het spoor brengt van het brein achter deze zaken.

Enkele jaren nadat een Engelse amateur-jockey met zijn vader een verbond sloot dat geen van beiden ooit iets zal doen dat de politieke carrière van de vader kan schaden, wordt deze afspraak danig op de proef gesteld.

Nell'ebook si ripropone il testo di Solus ad solam, titolo sotto il quale Gabriele d'Annunzio ha raccolto un insieme molto eterogeneo di opere di carattere autobiografico e saggistico per farne il proprio testamento spirituale. Ultimo e più totale atto di fede dannunziano nella quête amorosa, Solus ad solam è il diario della intensa relazione che legò d'Annunzio a Giuseppina Mancini, conosciuta a Milano mentre Alessandra Rudinì, l'amante en titre insediata alla Capponcina, era reduce da un delicato intervento chirurgico. La relazione adulterina con d'Annunzio condurrà la donna a una fortissima crisi psichica che segnerà la fine dell'amore con il poeta. In appendice figurava una scelta di lettere dannunziane alla Mancini e allo psichiatra che l'ebbe in cura.

Wanneer een sportjournalist -door de zelfmoord van een collega- ontdekt dat bij de weddenschappen op paarden in belangrijke races gefraudeerd wordt, besluit hij naspeuringen te gaan verrichten.

Een paardenfokker en ex-steeplechase jockey gaat naar Moskou om uit te zoeken waarom een van de kanshebbers voor de Olympische Spelen in Moskou wordt bedreigd.

Dick Francis Omnibus: Whip Hand; Rat Race; Forfeit, High Stakes, and, Twice Shy Francis, Dick

This omnibus contains three stories from Dick Francis in one combined edition, involving the world of racing with plenty of action, suspense, greed and secrets.

When young investment banker Tim Ekaterin becomes involved in the cutthroat world of thoroughbred racing, he finds his life in business blown to smithereens. For suddenly the multimillion dollar loan he arranges to finance the purchase of a champion racehorse is threatened by an apparent defect in the animal. Then, as Tim desperately searches for answers, he falls headlong into a deadly deal of violence and murder. . . .

For Kicks / Flying Finish [Hardcover] Francis, Dick

Three stories from Dick Francis in one combined edition, involving the world of racing with plenty of action, suspense, greed and secrets. The novels are "Long Shot", "Straight" and "High Stakes".

All three Sid Halley novels in one edition, for fans and new readers alike; Odds Against: Champion jockey Sid Halley gave up racing when his hand was smashed. As he soon discovers, life as a private eye could be a lot worse, especially when a ruthless property dealer has plans for Seabury racetrack - plans that set high odds against a novice detective staying alive... 'A plot that goes with the pace of a champion hurdler' Evening Standard Whip Hand: There are two worlds in racing: winning and losing. Sid Halley is on the trail of thugs who aim to win at any price. There's a syndicate of owners with a sideline in violent kidnapping and a bookmaker whose hatred of favourites goes one deathly step too far. Halley must return to winning ways. To lose is to die.. 'Superb...this is Mr Francis's best book. And that's high praise' Sunday Mirror Come To Grief: Sid Halley has uncovered an obnoxious crime committed by a friend. On the first day of the friend's trial, at which Sid is to be as a witness, something happens which leads to days of hard detection and heart-searching torment. Troubled, but courageous, Sid Halley is unwilling to admit defeat... 'Francis is firmly in the saddle, leavi

Break In: When steeplechase jockey Kit Fielding comes to the aid of his twin sister and her husband Bobby Allardeck, death threatens. A vicious newspaper campaign jeopardizes Bobby's career as a racehorse trainer. Combining investigations with riding winners for his patron, Princess Casilia, Kit makes some startling discoveries. But some powerful people think a jockey should mind his own business and are prepared to use violence to make sure he does.... Bolt: Princess Casilia is in trouble. Her invalid husband is being threatened by a business partner andall her best runners are being wantonly destroyed-shot with a bolt. The only person she can turn to is Kit, but he has problems of his own. His fianc Danielle appears to have changed her mind. And the old Fielding-Allerdeck feud has once again violently intensified. Wherever he goes, the champion jockey seems to attract bloodshed....

With his 30th novel, Dick Francis proves without a doubt that he is one of the superstars among mystery-thriller writers.--Los Angeles Times Book Review. A globe-hopping diplomat comes face to face with a case of fatal corruption in Francis's new thoroughbred thriller.

Dick Francis has been thrilling readers for over thirty years with his stories involving the world of racing with plenty of action, suspense, greed and secrets. ENQUIRY: No jockey likes being labelled a cheat and Kelly Hughes' career seems doomed. He knows he's been framed, but finding the reason could prove dangerous. Especially with a killer on his tail... RAT RACE: Matt Shore, an experienced pilot, is expecting the quiet life ferrying high class punters around England's race courses. But then his plane explodes in a massive fireball and he's landed in middle of a nightmare world. Some quiet life. SMOKESCREEN: Film action man, Edward Lincoln, has been asked by a dying friend to find out why her South African racing stable were no longer winning. Now he's being forced to play the resourceful hero for real - or die in one easy take.

De excentrieke kunstenaar Alexander Kinloch bewoont een verbouwde schaapskooi in het woeste Schotse berglandschap. Dat hij uit een adellijke familie stamt interesseert hem niet; hij is tevreden met zijn vrijgezellenbestaan, zijn woning zonder elektra en zijn schilderwerk in opdracht. Als Al, zoals hij zichzelf tot ergernis van zijn moeder noemt, op een van zijn tweewekelijkse tochten naar de bewoonde wereld slecht nieuws over zijn stiefvader ontvangt, besluit hij naar Londen af te reizen om hem en zijn moeder bij te staan. Eenmaal terug bij zijn afgelegen woonhuis wordt hij verrast door een viertal wandelaars. Ze blijken slechte bedoelingen te hebben. Ze beulen hem gevieren af, storten hem voor dood in de diepte en halen zijn woning overhoop. Als Alexander bijkomt weerklinkt voortdurend één zinnetje in zijn oren: Waar is het? Hij strompelt terug naar zijn huis, ontdekt de ravage, ziet dat zijn jeep gestolen is en vertrekt. In de dagen erna maakt hij meer mee dan hij ooit had verwacht, in een wereld die hij nooit wilde kennen.

Depicts the adventures of heroes who become involved in cases of crime and murder in the world of horse racing

A collection of stories including Slay-Ride, Banker, and Proof.

Multi-millionaire Malcolm Pembroke's colourful life has included five wives and nine children. When his fifth wife is murdered, he patches up a quarrel that has been simmering for nearly three years with his favourite son Ian, and asks for help. Ian Pembroke, who detested the fifth wife Moria, agrees to meet his father at Newmarket yearling sales. From here he is instantly whirled into a horrifying race against time to find Moira's murderer before the maniac can strike again. Greed, malice and lethal ploys lie ahead on the rocketing journeyings of father and son as they track the killer remorselessly. Yet they are still able to grab some enjoyment along with the peril as they find time to watch many of the world's top races.

Three stories from Dick Francis in one combined edition, involving the world of racing with plenty of action, suspense, greed and secrets. This novels are Forfeit, Risk and Reflex.

A computerized horse-betting system falls into Jonathan Derry's hands--and unless he returns it to the rightful owners, the odds of his survival are slim to none.

Captain Thomas Forsyth's tour of Afghanistan is cut brutally short when he's badly wounded by an IED - Improvised Explosive Device, a roadside bomb. Tom's world is torn apart by the injury - the Army is his life. Six months of recuperation leave is a daunting prospect - but not as bleak as the probability of never rejoining his regiment. Tom returns to Lambourn, to his childhood home, where his mother is a racehorse trainer and the 'First Lady' of racing. Never having seen eye to eye with his parents, Tom doesn't expect a hero's welcome - but even he's not prepared for the reception that awaits him. When his mother's prize horse finishes a disappointing last place in a race he should have won, Tom discovers that the training business is on the edge, and facing a threat far more dangerous than a run of bad form. Tom finds himself on a very different, but just as deadly, battlefield where his military skills are tested... kill or be killed?

A charge of throwing a race for personal profit leaves jockey Kelly Hughes and trainer Dexter Cranfield barred from racing. When Hughes refuses to take the charge lying down, his personal enquiry may leave him lying down, permanently.

No jockey likes being labelled a cheat. Least of all by a Stewards' Enquiry. Kelly Hughes career looks doomed. He knows he's been framed, but finding the reason could prove dangerous. Especially with a killer on his tail... Hughes' own enquiry uncovers dynamite that could blow the racing world to smithereens. Only a few powerful - and violent - men know the sordid secret. And they'll go to extraordinary lengths to keep it that way. Murder is just one option... 'Highly ingenious' "Times Literary Supplement " 'Another winner' "Publishers Weekly"

Rat Race:Matt Shore is a substitute pilot assigned to fly four racing buffs to the track. They're nervous, but Matt's not. That is, until he manages an emergency landing minutes before the plane explodes. Matt doesn't think anything else can possibly go wrong. Then he finds himself caught up in a rat race of danger that puts him on the wrong side of the odds....To the Hilt:Alexander Kinloch found solitude and an steady income painting in a bothy on a remote Scottish mountain. Until the morning the strangers arrived to rough him up, and Alexander was dragged reluctantly back into the real and violent world he thought he'd left behind.Millions of pounds are missing from his stepfather's business. A valuable racehorse is under threat. Then comes the first ugly death and the end of all Alexander's doubts. For the honour of the Kinlochs he will face the strangers... committed up to the hilt...

A lawyer and amateur jockey defends a champion jockey accused of killing a fellow rider.

Chronicles the life and times of a sports legend, whose racing career spanned almost four decades of valor and victory, controversy, pain, disgrace, and vindication

Excellent Book

Book by Francis, Dick

There are two worlds in racing: winning and losing. Private detective Sid Halley has gone from one to the other - fast. First his career as a jockey ended when he lost his hand in a fall. Then his wife said a cold goodbye. Now he's on the trail of thugs who crush losers with vicious pleasure. These are people who aim to win at any price.

Ex-champion steeplechase jockey Sid Haley is now a sleuth. As the story opens he has just been shot in the stomach during the course of his duties as a private investigator, working - or rather, idling - in a firm which keeps him employed, thanks tothe old boy network. Convalescing with indecent and painful haste, Sid finds the pace growing steadily hotter as he investigates the cunningly contrived decline of a racecourse, and comes to close and spine-chilling grips with the crooks responsible.

Steeplechase jockey Christmas "Kit" Fielding has had more than his share of close calls both on and off the course. But trouble hits close to home when a grudge between his family and his sister's in-laws turns into a blood feud.

From "the best writer in the mystery genre" (Larry King) comes the story of a jockey who discovers that his losing streak is caused by something sinister. Reissue.

Andrew Douglas, working as a partner in the firm of Liberty Market Ltd, is used to kidnappers. But he is placed in danger when he becomes involved in the seizing of a victim which embroils the racing world from Italy to England to the United States.

A reissue of a classic mystery from the champion of English storytellers Malcolm Pembroke never expected to make a million pounds without making enemies. Nor did he expect his latest wife to be brutally murdered. All the clues suggest the killer comes from close to home - but after five marriages and nine children, that still leaves the field wide open. When he finds his own life in danger, Pembroke entrusts his safety to his estranged son, Ian, an amateur jockey; and through him discovers a compulsive new outlet for his financial expertise. Soon he's playing the international bloodstock market for incredible stakes. Not the safest bet for a man on the run from avaricious relatives. Particularly when one of them's got a bomb... About The Author: Dick Francis has written forty-one international bestsellers and is widely acclaimed as one of the world's finest thriller writers. His awards include the Crime Writer's Association's Cartier Diamond Dagger for his outstanding contribution to the crime genre, and an honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from Tufts University of Boston. In 1996 Dick Francis was made a Mystery Writers of America Grand Master for a lifetime's achievement and in 2000 he recieved a CBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours list.

Daniel Roke, Australian who established a stud farm to raise orphaned siblings, accepts undercover stable lad job from the Earl of October, investigating steeplechase doping in England. At least ten horses win adrenalin-high stimulated, but regular lab tests show nothing. Gorgeous October daughters distract, detract, and fatally endanger. Tension builds into an explosive fight to the death.

Architect Lee Morris has plans to restore the Stratton Park racecourse to itsformer grandeur. But the combative Stratton heirs have violent plans of theirown. Reissue.

Convinced that one of his closest friends, a renowned racer, is behind a series of violent acts, Sid Halley faces the most troubling case of his career and becomes the target of backlashing fans and media representatives.

The Transcontinental Race Train takes owners and their horses from all over the world across Canada to take part in a series of horse races. Tor Kelsey, an investigator for the Jockey Club, is on the train and he is watching Julius Filmer very closely indeed.

Movie director Thomas Lyon came to Newmarket to rake the ashes of an old Jockey Club scandel for a new Hollywood film. Too late, he found himself listening to a blacksmith's dying confession. Damaging allegations cost young Benedict Juliard his hopes of a career as a steeplechase jockey. Instead he'so join the ranks alongside his father, a high-flying businessman battling a Dorset by-election

Steven Scott may have been a successful, wealthy inventor with no experience in horseracing, but with the inspired guidance of his trainer, Jody Leeds, and the prowess of a beautiful black hurdler named Energise, he has brought home several wins. But his winning streak is about to come to a fast end when he discovers trouble in his own stables—trouble that could bring about his own termination if he doesn’t watch his step…

Much to his snobbish family's horror, Henry Grey takes on the dirty and demanding job of transporting racehorses by air. And when he discovers that he is transporting something altogether different, he has to fight to land with his life intact.

A classic mystery from Dick Francis, the champion of English storytellers. Edward Lincoln has scaled the Himalayas, survived deadly car chases and defeated scores of assassins. As a movie action man he's even suffered stoically at the hands of sadistic directors. After finishing his latest film, he's asked to visit South Africa to discover why a dying friend's horses are suddenly failing on the race track. Unfortunately, Lincoln's attempt to help a friend soon puts him in harm's way. From a nearly fatal interview to a dangerous accident in a gold mine, it seems only luck is keeping him alive. And in life, unlike the big-screen, there's no coming back from dead . . .

When the gloves are off it's very gritty indeed' Daily TelegraphCharles Todd makes a living as a painter of horses. Someone else is making a lot more, forging paintings by masters such as Stubbs and Munnings. And selling them to people like Charles' cousin and his wife. People who usually end up dead. When Charles arrives in Australia, he's not there for the surf at Bondi beach. He's right on the trail of the ruthless fraudsters, to whom violence and corruption are part of normal business practice. And he's right in the frame for murder...

Jockey Freddie Croft discovers a high-stakes conspiracy that exposes the seedy underside of horse racing--and faces even deadlier odds of survival than in any steeplechase run.

At his best, Francis can make you feel the hot breath of horses on the back of your neck' Michael Dobbs, Express on SundayDamaging allegations cost young Benedict Juliard his hopes of a career as a steeplechase jockey. Instead he's forced to join ranks alonside his father, a high-flying businessman battling a Dorset by-election for a street level entry into politics. The campaign gets off to a flying start. But this time the obstacles ahead aren't just dangerous - they're lethal. Horses, politics, lies and treachery. They can all carry the maximum 10lb penalty. And, as any jockey knows, a 10lb penalty can be a killer...

'Jammer genoeg zijn sterfgevallen bij de paardenraces geen uitzondering. Drie op een middag was echter wel zo ongebruikelijk dat er meer dan één wenkbrauw bij opgetrokken werd.' Sid Halley is terug! De eenhandige ex-jockey die Dickj Francis de hoofdrol toebedeelde in twee van zijn spannendste thrillers gaat een dagje naar de races. Wat een ontspannen uitje had moeten worden eindigt in een waar pandemonium van geweld. En Halley is er binnen de kortste keren tot over zijn oren bij betrokken. Een vermoorde jockey, een vermoorde trianer, wat hebben ze met elkaar te maken behalve de vrouw van de trainer? En hoe zit het met de miljoenen die verdiend worden met internetgokken? Kleeft daar geen bloed aan? Als Halley op pad gaat om de schuldigen op te sporen zet hij ongewild het leven van zijn grote liefde op het spel.

Een natuurkundeleraar en zijn broer worden belaagd door een moordlustige gokker, die het computerprogramma van de paardentotalisator in handen wil krijgen.

De bekentenis van een oude man op zijn sterfbed rakelt gebeurtenissen op die al lang vergeten waren.