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The Sport of Queens R I

By Dick Francis

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9781405916837 | Penguin Uk, April 14, 2016, cover price $12.25

Dick Francis Collection

Product Description: The Dick Francis CollectionÂ Three intriguing racetrack mysteriesÂ Former champion jockey Dick Francis invented his own genre of mystery-thriller when an accident cut short his riding career. No longer able to perform at the track, he began writing about it, using jockeys and other track types to show what went on behind the scenes, where murder and mystery were as prevalent as horses and hay...read more

By Dick Francis

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9781606525517, titled "Dick Francis Collection: Reader's Digest Condensed Books Premium Editions" | Readers Digest, October 11, 2012, cover price $14.99 | About this edition: The Dick Francis CollectionÂ Three intriguing racetrack mysteriesÂ Former champion jockey Dick Francis invented his own genre of mystery-thriller when an accident cut short his riding career.

Oxford Bookworms Library: Stage 4: 1400 Headwords Reflex

Product Description: People who ride racehorses love the speed, the excitement, the danger - and winning the race. Philip Nore has been riding for many years and he always wants to win - but sometimes he is told to lose. Why? And what is the mystery about the photographer, George Millace, who has just died in a car crash? Philip Nore knows the answer to the first question, and he wants to find out the answer to the second...read more

By Dick Francis

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9780194791823 | New edition (Oxford Univ Pr, October 30, 2010), cover price $9.38 | About this edition: People who ride racehorses love the speed, the excitement, the danger - and winning the race.

Risk: Library Edition

Roland Britten, accountant and amateur jockey, awakens one morning to find himself held captive. Was this related to his unexpected win at the Cheltenham Gold Cup? Or his knowledge of the private financial affairs of the racing world?

By Dick Francis and Geoffrey Howard (narrator)

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CD/Spoken Word:

9780786187829 | Unabridged edition (Blackstone Audio Inc, December 1, 2007), cover price $40.00

9780786161744 | Mp3 una edition (Blackstone Audio Inc, December 1, 2007), cover price $29.95 | About this edition: Roland Britten, accountant and amateur jockey, awakens one morning to find himself held captive.

Under Orders

It's the 3rd death on Cheltenham Gold Cup Day that troubles sleuth Sid Halley. Former champion jockey Halley was found with three bullets in the chest. Just moments before the discovery, Halley had been called upon by Lord Enstone to make discreet enquiries into why his horses appeared to be on a permanent losing streak. Are races being fixed?

By Dick Francis

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Paperback:

9780330448338 | New edition (Pan Macmillan, June 1, 2007), cover price $16.00 | also contains Under Orders | About this edition: It's the 3rd death on Cheltenham Gold Cup Day that troubles sleuth Sid Halley.

9789990162851 | Putnam Pub Group, May 1, 2007, cover price $7.99 | also contains Under Orders

CD/Spoken Word:

9780143059219 | Unabridged edition (Penguin/Highbridge, September 12, 2006), cover price $34.95 | About this edition: When three corpses turn up on Cheltenham Gold Cup Day, including a jockey who had earlier in the day won the Triumph Hurdle, ex-jockey-turned-sleuth Sid Halley investigates a possible link to Lord Enstone's mysterious losing streak.

9780141807409 | Gardners Books, September 7, 2006, cover price $22.90 | also contains Under Orders | About this edition: It's the third death that really troubles former champion jump-jockey Sid Halley.

Cassette/Spoken Word:

9780141807416 | Gardners Books, September 7, 2006, cover price $18.40 | also contains Under Orders | About this edition: It's the third death that really troubles former champion jump-jockey Sid Halley.

Field of 13

There's a bomb scare at Kingdom Hill racecourse, where failed conman Tricksy Wilcox watches his dreams blown to kingdom come. At Cheltenham's glittering National Hunt Festival, protocol is rocked as a love-struck owner falls in love with her jockey. There is passion - and revenge - at the glorious Kentucky Derby.

By Dick Francis

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9780330450355 | Pan Macmillan, June 1, 2007, cover price $11.30 | About this edition: There's a bomb scare at Kingdom Hill racecourse, where failed conman Tricksy Wilcox watches his dreams blown to kingdom come.

Shattered

"FRANCIS IS IN TOP FORM." (Chicago Tribune) When jockey Martin Stukeley dies after a fall at Cheltenham, he accidentally embroils his friend Gerard Logan in a perilous search for a stolen videotape. And in this race, second place could get you killed.

By Dick Francis

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Miscellaneous:

9781101173107 | Berkley Pub Group, March 1, 2005, cover price $6.99 | also contains Shattered

Reinforced:

9780606222785 | Demco Media, February 1, 2002, cover price $15.20 | About this edition: "FRANCIS IS IN TOP FORM.

Prebinding:

9781435292062 | Reprint edition (Paw Prints, May 29, 2008), cover price $16.99 | also contains Shattered

Dick Francis Omnibus 7 Pb

Product Description: 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.

By Dick Francis

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9780330434331 | Pan Macmillan, September 17, 2004, cover price $14.95 | About this edition: 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.

Wild Horses

Product Description: A smash hit novel now in trade?from ?a rare and magical talent? who never writes the same story twice.?(San Diego Union-Tribune)When Thomas Lyon decides to make a movie based on an unsolved crime that shocked the horseracing world in Wild Horses, he discovers that someone will do anything?including commit murder?to make sure this story isn?t told...read more

By Dick Francis

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9780718144784 | Gardners Books, September 28, 2000, cover price $27.80 | also contains Wild Horses | About this edition: Valentine, a blind, confused and dying old man, seeking his peace with God, makes his last confession to a visiting friend, Thomas Lyon, mistaking him for a priest.

Paperback:

9780425222713 | Reprint edition (Putnam Pub Group, May 6, 2008), cover price $13.95 | About this edition: A smash hit novel now in trade?

Prebinding:

9781417676187 | Turtleback Books, May 1, 2004, cover price $18.45 | also contains Wild Horses | About this edition: A smash hit novel now in trade?

Decider

Stratton Park racecourse faces ruin in the hands of a squabbling family. Lee is slowly sucked into the turmoil, unwillingly on the surface but half-understanding the deep compulsions that influence his decisions. One road leads to safety, another to death.

By Dick Francis

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Hardcover:

9780718144456 | New edition (Gardners Books, May 25, 2000), cover price $30.40 | also contains Decider | About this edition: Stratton Park racecourse faces ruin in the hands of a squabbling family.

Paperback:

9780425222706 | Reprint edition (Putnam Pub Group, May 6, 2008), cover price $13.95

Prebinding:

9781417823130 | Turtleback Books, December 1, 2004, cover price $17.25 | also contains Decider

Dick Francis Omnibus One "Longshot", "Straight", "High Stakes"

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'.

By Dick Francis

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9780330393683 | Pan Macmillan, November 12, 1999, cover price $17.20 | About this edition: Three stories from Dick Francis in one combined edition, involving the world of racing with plenty of action, suspense, greed and secrets.

Field of Thirteen: Short Stories

The 13 stories in this collection range from the National Hunt Festival at Cheltenham to Churchill Downs in America.

By Dick Francis

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Hardcover:

9780718143510 | Gardners Books, September 3, 1998, cover price $27.80 | About this edition: The 13 stories in this collection range from the National Hunt Festival at Cheltenham to Churchill Downs in America.

Straight

Product Description: "Terrific....From the wonderful opening paragraph to the end, Francis propels you forward at a nearly breathless pace."DETROIT FREE PRESSAs Derek Franklin, an injured steeplechase jockey, nears the end of his career, his older brother, Greville, is killed, and he inherits all the confusion and danger that lay hidden in his brother's life...read more

By Dick Francis

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Hardcover:

9780718100360 | New edition (Gardners Books, September 2, 1993), cover price $27.80 | also contains Straight | About this edition: Derek Franklin, injured steeplechase jockey, is at end of his career when he is thrust into chaos following the accidental death of his brother Greville who was an importer of semi-precious stones.

Paperback:

9780330314428 | New edition (Pan Macmillan, December 7, 1990), cover price $11.30 | also contains Straight | About this edition: Ex-jockey, Derek Franklin, inherits his brother's jewellery business, mistress and some shadowy business associates.

Prebinding:

9781417750894 | Turtleback Books, February 7, 2006, cover price $18.45 | About this edition: "Terrific.

Break in

Product Description: 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.

By Dick Francis

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Hardcover:

9780718135072 | New edition (Gardners Books, May 27, 1993), cover price $29.35 | also contains Break in | About this edition: Kit Fielding, champion steeplechaser, puts himself into a perilous situation when a smear campaign in the gutter press threatens to ruin his twin sister's life.

Paperback:

9780330293808 | New edition (Pan Macmillan, January 9, 1987), cover price $11.45 | also contains Break in | About this edition: Family ties mean trouble, chains and fatal obligations.

Prebinding:

9781417790326 | Turtleback Books, January 1, 2005, cover price $17.25 | About this edition: Steeplechase jockey Christmas "Kit" Fielding has had more than his share of close calls both on and off the course.

Enquiry

Jockey Kelly Hughes and trainer Dexter Cranfield are falsely charged with fixing a race for personal profit.

By Dick Francis

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Hardcover:

9780718132354 | New edition (Gardners Books, February 22, 1990), cover price $27.80 | also contains Enquiry | About this edition: This novel was first published in 1969, and involves the adventures of steeplechase jockey Kelly Hughes who, having lost his licence for no apparent reason, is determined to find out why he has been framed.

Prebinding:

9781417644599 | Turtleback Books, July 1, 2004, cover price $18.45 | About this edition: Jockey Kelly Hughes and trainer Dexter Cranfield are falsely charged with fixing a race for personal profit.

Smokescreen

Product Description: Movie star Edward Lincoln is plunged into a plot of gold, greed, and wealth when his godmother asks him to investigate her racehorses in South Africa. Edward must uncover a killer and give a bravura performance.

By Dick Francis and Geoffrey Howard (narrator)

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Hardcover:

9780718132323 | New edition (Gardners Books, September 18, 1989), cover price $29.35 | also contains Smokescreen | About this edition: A novel in which Edward Lincoln investigates the failure of a string of racehorses in South Africa.

CD/Spoken Word:

9781470820367 | Unabridged edition (Blackstone Audio Inc, June 30, 2012), cover price $34.95 | About this edition: Movie star Edward Lincoln is plunged into a plot of gold, greed, and wealth when his godmother asks him to investigate her racehorses in South Africa.

High Stakes

Product Description: [Read by Ralph Cosham -aka- Geoffrey Howard] Steven Scott is relatively new to horses. A successful, wealthy inventor, he takes up horse racing as a hobby -- a hobby that soon brings him winner after winner under the inspired guidance of his trainer, Jody Leeds...read more

By Dick Francis and Geofrey Howard (narrator)

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Hardcover:

9780718130909 | New edition (Gardners Books, September 19, 1988), cover price $27.80 | also contains High Stakes | About this edition: Steven Scott's nine racehorses are his pride and joy and he insists on having them trained by this great friend, Jody Leeds.

CD/Spoken Word:

9781470820046 | Unabridged edition (Blackstone Audio Inc, June 30, 2012), cover price $24.95 | About this edition: [Read by Ralph Cosham -aka- Geoffrey Howard] Steven Scott is relatively new to horses.

For Kicks: Horse Racing Thriller

When the horse that wins a race gallops in with a frothing mouth and popping eyes, it was only natural to suspect that someone had slipped a booster into his oats.

By Dick Francis

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Hardcover:

9780718130893 | New edition (Gardners Books, September 19, 1988), cover price $27.80 | About this edition: When the horse that wins a race gallops in with a frothing mouth and popping eyes, it was only natural to suspect that someone had slipped a booster into his oats.

Slay Ride

Set in Norway, this is a thriller in which an English jockey has gone missing and it is written by the former National Hunt Jockey and author of many thrillers.

By Dick Francis

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9780425222720 | Reprint edition (Putnam Pub Group, May 6, 2008), cover price $13.95

9780132567367, titled "Principles of Operations Management" | Prentice Hall, January 1, 1997, cover price $74.55 | also contains Principles of Operations Management, Slay Ride

9780330242196, titled "Slay-ride" | New edition (Pan Macmillan, April 18, 1975), cover price $12.35 | also contains Slay Ride | About this edition: Set in Norway, this is a thriller in which an English jockey has gone missing and it is written by the former National Hunt Jockey and author of many thrillers.

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