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Reflex by Dick Francis
Category: Fiction | Series: A\Dick Francis Novel Ser.
Discover the classic mystery from Dick Francis, one of the greatest thriller writers of all time 'A fast-paced, exciting, gripping thriller' 5***** Reader Review 'One of Dick Francis's best . . . A real page-turner' 5***** Reader Review 'Deeply satisfying from beginning to end' 5***** Reader Review ___ ...Show more
Risk by Dick Francis
Category: Crime and Thrillers
As an amateur jockey, Roland Britten was lucky; as an accountant he was zealous. He knew he was on the hate list of several fraudsters, but never thought pen-pushers got kidnapped - not from a racecourse. Not after winning the Cheltenham Gold Cup. The identity of the kidnappers unknown, the reason behin ...Show more
Second Wind by Dick Francis
Category: Fiction
Meteorologist Perry Stuart's weather knowledge and accuracy has given him high status among forecasters. When he is offered a Caribbean hurricane-chasing ride in a small plane he learns more secrets from the flight than windspeeds, and back home in England he faces new threats and dangers.
Second Wind by Dick Francis
Category: Fiction
Perry Stuart, TV meteorologist, chiefly predicts periods of English drizzle, with bursts of heavier rain and sunshine to follow. His life calm and ordered, his face familiar to every British household, Stuart's profound weather knowledge and accuracy have given him high status among forecasters, but no ...Show more
Shattered by Dick Francis
Category: Crime Fiction
Shattered is a classic novel from Dick Francis, one of the greatest thriller writers of all time. Cheltenham Races, New Year's Eve. Gerard Logan witnesses the death of his close friend, jockey Martin Stukely, after a fall from his horse. In the aftermath, Gerard is left to pick up the pieces - including ...Show more
Shattered by Francis, Dick
Category: Fiction
When jockey Martin Stukely dies after a fall at Cheltenham, he accidentally embroils his friend Gerard Logan in a perilous search for a stolen videotape. Logan is a glassblower on the verge of widespread acclaim. Long accustomed to the frightful dangers inherent in molten glass and in maintaining a glas ...Show more
Shattered by Dick Francis
Category: Fiction
Gerard Logan finds that when his jockey friend dies following a fall at the Cheltenham races, he is involved in a desperate search for a stolen video tape which embroils him in more life-threatening hazards than does his work as a widely-acclaimed glass-blower.
Silks by Dick Francis; Felix Francis
Category: Horse Racing | Series: A\Dick Francis Novel Ser.
"Julian Trent, you have been found guilty by this court of perpetrating a violent and unprovoked attack on an innocent family, including a charge of attempted murder. You have shown little or no remorse for your actions and I consider you a danger to society." When defense lawyer Geoffrey Mason hears th ...Show more
Silks by Dick Francis
Category: Fiction
"Julian Trent, you have been found guilty by this court of perpetrating a violent and unprovoked attack on an innocent family, including a charge of attempted murder. You have shown little or no remorse for your actions and I consider you a danger to society." When defence barrister Geoffrey Mason hears ...Show more
Silks by Dick Francis
Category: Fiction
When defence barrister Geoffrey Mason hears the judge's guilty verdict, he quietly hopes that a long and arduous custodial sentence will be handed down to his arrogant young client. That Julian Trent only receives eight years seems all too lenient. Little does Mason expect that he'll be seeing Trent aga ...Show more