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The Dick Francis Companion

Author : Jean R. Swanson
Publisher : Berkley Trade
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 228 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book The Dick Francis Companion written by Jean R. Swanson and published by Berkley Trade. This book was released on 2003 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When former jockey Dick Francis turned to writing, his novels were a success right out of the gate. Now readers can learn more about his suspenseful stories and the fascinating worlds in which they take place-not only horse racing, but many others, from flying to filmmaking, from gemstones to glassblowing. Meet the man who has won three Edgar Allen Poe Awards, the title of Mystery Writers of America's Grand Master, fellowship in the Royal Society of Literature, and Malice Domestic's Lifetime Achievement Award-and add to your reading pleasure with: € Book-by-book synopses, little-known facts, and quotes € Francis's stable of memorable characters-from Sid Halley to Mr. Kitchens to Professor Guggenheim € The "beautiful, marvelous creatures" who run through his novels-from Admiral in Dead Cert to Zingaloo in Whip Hand € Websites on horseracing, the many novels, and the author himself

Trial Run

Author : Dick Francis
Publisher : Penguin UK
ISBN 13 : 0141929707
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (419 download)

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Download or read book Trial Run written by Dick Francis and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 1993-09-30 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A classic mystery from Dick Francis, the champion of English storytellers. Ex-steeplechaser Randall Drew is reluctantly off to pre-Olympic games Moscow, as a favour to royalty. One of the blue bloods is destined to compete in the games and there are concerns - both of safety and of scandal - that only Drew, with his racing connections, can clear up. On arriving - speaking no Russian and wishing he were back home - Drew is supposed to identify and contact one Alyosha to clear up the scandal. Instead, he finds himself tailed by the KGB and embroiled in foiling a terrorist plot - or die trying. Home seems an awful long way away - and if he's not careful, he'll be going back in a box . . . Praise for Dick Francis: 'As a jockey, Dick Francis was unbeatable when he got into his stride. The same is true of his crime writing'Daily Mirror 'Dick Francis's fiction has a secret ingredient - his inimitable knack of grabbing the reader's attention on page one and holding it tight until the very end' Sunday Telegraph 'The narrative is brisk and gripping and the background researched with care . . . the entire story is a pleasure to relish' Scotsman 'Francis writing at his best' Evening Standard 'A regular winner . . . as smooth, swift and lean as ever' Sunday Express Dick Francis was one of the most successful post-war National Hunt jockeys. The winner of over 350 races, he was champion jockey in 1953/1954 and rode for HM Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, most famously on Devon Loch in the 1956 Grand National. On his retirement from the saddle, he published his autobiography, The Sport of Queens, before going on to write forty-three bestselling novels, a volume of short stories (Field of 13), and the biography of Lester Piggott. During his lifetime Dick Francis received many awards, amongst them the prestigious Crime Writers' Association's Cartier Diamond Dagger for his outstanding contribution to the genre, and three 'best novel' Edgar Allan Poe awards from The Mystery Writers of America. In 1996 he was named by them as Grand Master for a lifetime's achievement. In 1998 he was elected a fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, and was awarded a CBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours List of 2000. Dick Francis died in February 2010, at the age of eighty-nine, but he remains one of the greatest thriller writers of all time.

Dick Francis Companion

Author : Jean Swanson
Publisher : Turtleback Books
ISBN 13 : 9781417711963
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (119 download)

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Download or read book Dick Francis Companion written by Jean Swanson and published by Turtleback Books. This book was released on 2003-07 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The complete guide to the novels of Dick Francis includes an exclusive interview with the renowned New York Times bestselling author.

Dead Cert

Author : Dick Francis
Publisher : Canelo
ISBN 13 : 1788634845
Total Pages : 330 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (886 download)

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Download or read book Dead Cert written by Dick Francis and published by Canelo. This book was released on 2019-05-02 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The debut novel from the New York Times–bestselling “master of crime fiction and equine thrills” features an investigation into the death of a jockey (The Atlantic Monthly). Dick Francis, Edgar Award–winning master of mystery and suspense, takes you into the thrilling world of horse racing. Steeplechaser Alan York knows well the dangers of the sport. But when his best friend and rival jockey Bill Davidson takes a fall in the middle of a race and doesn’t get up again, Alan discovers it was no accident. Someone rigged a tripwire to take down the running horse. The more Alan investigates, the more he suspects that there is more to the plot than just murderous horseplay. But even as he approaches the finish line to this mysterious race, those responsible for his friend’s death are already planning for Alan to have a mysterious accident of his own . . . “Dick Francis is a wonder.” —Cleveland Plain Dealer “An imaginative craftsman of high order.” —The Sunday Times “Few things are more convincing than Dick Francis at a full gallop.” —Chicago Tribune “Few match Francis for dangerous flights of fancy and pure inventive menace.” —Boston Herald “[The] master of crime fiction and equine thrills.” —Newsday “[Francis] has the uncanny ability to turn out simply plotted yet charmingly addictive mysteries.” —The Wall Street Journal “Francis is a genius.” —Los Angeles Times “A rare and magical talent . . . who never writes the same story twice.” —The San Diego Union-Tribune

Whip Hand

Author : Dick Francis
Publisher : Canelo
ISBN 13 : 1788634896
Total Pages : 364 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (886 download)

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Download or read book Whip Hand written by Dick Francis and published by Canelo. This book was released on 2019-07-01 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 private investigator, he still finds a certain satisfaction in successfully solving a case. His latest one, though, could prove to be his undoing. Rosemary Casper, wife of an elite racehorse trainer, has begged for his help in figuring out why her husband’s most promising horses have been performing so poorly. Halley thinks she’s overreacting at first. Then hints of deceit and brutal danger make him think twice . . . Praise for the writing of Dick Francis: “Dick Francis is a wonder.” —The Plain Dealer “Few things are more convincing than Dick Francis at a full gallop.” —Chicago Tribune “Few match Francis for dangerous flights of fancy and pure inventive menace.” —Boston Herald “[The] master of crime fiction and equine thrills.” —Newsday “[Francis] has the uncanny ability to turn out simply plotted yet charmingly addictive mysteries.” —The Wall Street Journal “Francis is a genius.” —Los Angeles Times “Nobody executes the whodunit formula better.” —Chicago Sun-Times “A rare and magical talent… who never writes the same story twice.” —The San Diego Union-Tribune

Rat Race

Author : Dick Francis
Publisher : Canelo
ISBN 13 : 1788634853
Total Pages : 273 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (886 download)

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Download or read book Rat Race written by Dick Francis and published by Canelo. This book was released on 2019-05-02 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this “impossible to stop reading” suspense thriller from a New York Times bestseller, a bomb scare lands a pilot in midst of a horse racing crime(The Telegraph). Dick Francis, Edgar Award–winning master of mystery and suspense, takes you into the thrilling world of horse racing. Hired to fly four racing buffs to the track, pilot Matt Shore expects it will be the kind of job he likes: quick and easy. That is until he’s forced to make an emergency landing just minutes before the plane explodes. Luckily nobody is hurt, but it isn’t long before Matt realizes that he’s caught up in a rat race among violent criminals, who are dead set on putting anyone who stands in their way on the wrong side of the odds. “Dick Francis is a wonder.” —The Plain Dealer “An imaginative craftsman of high order.” —The Sunday Times “Few things are more convincing than Dick Francis at a full gallop.” —Chicago Tribune “Few match Francis for dangerous flights of fancy and pure inventive menace.” —Boston Herald “[The] master of crime fiction and equine thrills.” —Newsday “[Francis] has the uncanny ability to turn out simply plotted yet charmingly addictive mysteries.” —The Wall Street Journal “Francis is a genius.” —Los Angeles Times “A rare and magical talent . . . who never writes the same story twice.” —The San Diego Union-Tribune

For Kicks

Author : Dick Francis
Publisher : Turtleback Books
ISBN 13 : 9780613126700
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (267 download)

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Download or read book For Kicks written by Dick Francis and published by Turtleback Books. This book was released on 1998 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Australian horse breeder Daniel Roke has resisted the exorbitant sum of money offered by a suave Englishman to investigate a scandal involving drugged racehorses. But after another investigator dies mysteriously, Roke agrees to fill his shoes--and learns that men who would give drugs to horses would do much worse to human beings. Reprint.

Even Money

Author : Dick Francis
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 110113559X
Total Pages : 338 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (11 download)

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Download or read book Even Money written by Dick Francis and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2009-08-25 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ned Talbot is a small-time bookmaker on the edge of giving it all up when his world is turned upside down by a man who claims to be his father, long thought dead. And when the mysterious stranger is murdered, Ned feels compelled to find out exactly what is going on. But the more he discovers, the longer the odds become for his survival.

Twentieth Century Crime Fiction

Author : Gill Plain
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1135974543
Total Pages : 273 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (359 download)

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Download or read book Twentieth Century Crime Fiction written by Gill Plain and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-07-16 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First Published in 2001. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Straight

Author : Dick Francis
Publisher : Pan Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 9780330314428
Total Pages : 436 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (144 download)

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Download or read book Straight written by Dick Francis and published by Pan Macmillan. This book was released on 1990 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Injured steeplechase jockey Derek Franklin must recover $1.5 million worth ofmissing diamonds and find out who wanted his brother dead--or else his careerwon't be the only thing in danger of being cut short.

Dead Heat

Author : Dick Francis
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1101207442
Total Pages : 360 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (12 download)

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Download or read book Dead Heat written by Dick Francis and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2007-09-17 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On the heels of Under Orders, ?Francis once again proves himself a master. Wow.? (BOOKLIST) Max Moreton is a rising culinary star?until his guests fall victim to severe food poisoning?and then a bomb blast rips through the luncheon he?s catering. Two close calls are too close for comfort, and Max vows to protect his name, and himself, before it?s too late.

Decider

Author : Dick Francis
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1101204788
Total Pages : 340 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (12 download)

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Download or read book Decider written by Dick Francis and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2008-05-06 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

The Routledge Companion on Architecture, Literature and The City

Author : Jonathan Charley
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317042875
Total Pages : 420 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (17 download)

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Download or read book The Routledge Companion on Architecture, Literature and The City written by Jonathan Charley and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-09-03 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Companion breaks new ground in our knowledge and understanding of the diverse relationships between literature, architecture, and the city, which together form a field of interdisciplinary research that is one of the most innovative and exciting to have emerged in recent years. Bringing together a wide variety of contributors, not only writers, architectural and literary scholars, and social scientists, but graphic novelists and artists, the book offers contemporary essays on everything from science fiction and the crime novel, to poetry, comics and oral history. It is structured into two sections: History, Narrative and Genre, and Strategy, Language and Form. Including over ninety illustrations, the book is a must read for academics and students.

Bolt

Author : Dick Francis
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1101464704
Total Pages : 226 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (14 download)

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Download or read book Bolt written by Dick Francis and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2005-05-03 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kit Fielding will do whatever it takes to stop the killing of racehorses. Not an easy task considering that the woman he adores is leaving him, an international arms dealer is threatening him, and Kit's nemesis has plans to knock him off the track—and plant him under it.

Enquiry

Author : Dick Francis
Publisher : Turtleback Books
ISBN 13 : 9780613278072
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (78 download)

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Download or read book Enquiry written by Dick Francis and published by Turtleback Books. This book was released on 1969 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

The Routledge Companion to Gender, Sexuality and Culture

Author : Emma Rees
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1000627004
Total Pages : 613 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (6 download)

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Download or read book The Routledge Companion to Gender, Sexuality and Culture written by Emma Rees and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2022-09-02 with total page 613 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Routledge Companion to Gender, Sexuality, and Culture is an intersectional, diverse, and comprehensive collection essential for students and researchers examining the intersection of sexuality and culture. The book seeks to reflect established theories while anticipating future developments within gender, sexuality, and cultural studies. A range of international contributors, including leaders in their field, provide insights into dominant and marginalised subjects. Comprising over 30 chapters, the volume is comprised into five thematic parts: Identifying, Embodying, Making, Doing, and Resisting. Topics explored include homonormativity, poetry, video games, menstruation, fatness, disability, sex toys, sex work, BDSM, dating apps, body modifications, and politics and activism. This is an important and unique collection aimed at scholars, researchers, activists, and practitioners across cultural studies, gender studies and sociology.

Clear English Pronunciation

Author : Dick Smakman
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1000752666
Total Pages : 209 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (7 download)

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Download or read book Clear English Pronunciation written by Dick Smakman and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-12-06 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Clear English Pronunciation provides students with the tools to effectively communicate in English without centring solely on native-speaker pronunciation models. The focus of the book is on individual pronunciation targets rather than a one-size-fits-all approach. Divided into four sections, each featuring detailed articulatory explanations, sample sentences, and recordings to help learners improve their pronunciation, this book: introduces the phenomenon of pronunciation as part of a broader communicative realm; explains and demonstrates the melody and rhythm of understandable and natural English pronunciation; supports students in identifying and practicing their own pronunciation issues. Supported by an interactive companion website which features recordings and expanded explanations of key topics, Clear English Pronunciation is an essential textbook for international learners of English who want to improve their pronunciation skills in diverse social settings. For more resources on English pronunciation, visit: englishpronunciationcentral.universiteitleiden.nl Additionally, you can find recordings of a wide range of speakers here: https://www.universiteitleiden.nl/clearenglishpronunciation