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1) Decider
Author
Publication Date
1993
Language
English
Description
Architect Lee Morris has plans to restore Stratton Park racecourse to its former grandeur. But the combative Stratton heirs have violent plans of their own.
"A rare and magical talent, who never writes the same story twice."—San Diego Union-Tribune
In Decider, inheriting a small share in a successful racetrack means trouble for architect Lee Morris, especially when he finds himself in the middle of a family feud and...
"A rare and magical talent, who never writes the same story twice."—San Diego Union-Tribune
In Decider, inheriting a small share in a successful racetrack means trouble for architect Lee Morris, especially when he finds himself in the middle of a family feud and...
3) Pulse
Author
Publication Date
2017
Language
English
Description
"A smartly dressed man has been found unconscious at the local racecourse and is rushed to the hospital, where he subsequently dies. But who is he? Where does he come from? He had no form of identification on him, and no one claims the body. Doctor Chris Rankin, a specialist who treated the deceased--and who struggles with mental health issues--is intrigued by the nameless dead man, obsessed even, and starts asking questions. However, someone doesn't...
Author
Publication Date
2015
Language
English
Description
"Jefferson Hinkley is back in the newest Dick Francis thriller by the New York Times-bestselling author of Damage. In his role as an undercover investigator for the British Horseracing Authority, Jeff Hinkley is approached by a multi-time champion jockey to discuss the delicate matter of losing races on purpose. Little does he know that the call will set off a lethal chain of events, including the apparent suicide of the jockey and an attempt on Hinkley's...
Author
Publisher
G.P. Putname's Sons
Publication Date
2014
Physical Desc
386 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"Felix Francis is back with another edge-of-your-seat thriller, in the classic Dick Francis tradition. Undercover investigator Jeff Hinkley is assigned by the British Horseracing Authority to look into the activities of a suspicious racehorse trainer, but as he's tailing his quarry through the Cheltenham Racing Festival, the last thing he expects to witness is a gruesome murder. Could it have something to do with the reason the trainer was banned...
Author
Publisher
Thorndike Press
Publication Date
2012
Physical Desc
487 p. (large print) ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
"When race caller and television presenter Mark Shillingford calls a race in which his twin sister, Clare, an accomplished and successful jockey, comes in second when she could have won, he believes the worst: that she lost on purpose, and the race was fixed. That night, Mark confronts Clare with his suspicions, she storms off after an argument--and it's the last time Mark sees her alive. Hours later, Clare jumps to her death from the balcony of a...
7) Wild horses
Author
Publisher
Putnam
Publication Date
c1994
Physical Desc
319 p. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
9) Even money
Author
Publisher
G.P. Putnam's Sons
Publication Date
c2009
Physical Desc
350 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Ned Talbot, a bookmaker working the Royal Ascot, finds himself in a race to solve his father's stabbing--a race where coming in second could cost him more than even money--it could cost him his life.
Author
Publisher
Berkley Books
Publication Date
2014.
Physical Desc
421 pages ; 19 cm.
Language
English
Description
Sir Richard Stewart, chairman of the racing authority, begs retired private investigator Sid Halley to investigate a series of dodgy races. Sid adamantly refuses, but the following day, Sir Richard is found dead under suspicious circumstances.
Author
Publisher
Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, Cengage Learning
Publication Date
2013
Physical Desc
511 pages (large print) ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
Six years ago, investigator Sid Halley retired for good. For the sake of his wife and new daughter, he gave up that life of danger and he thought that nothing would ever lure him back. He thought wrong. Sir Richard Stewart, chairman of the racing authority, begs Sid to investigate a series of dodgy races. Sid refuses, but the following day, Sir Richard is found dead. And then a man with an Irish accent contacts Sid, telling him to deliver a whitewashed...