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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Come to grief Come to grief Dick Francis The one-handed former jockey, Sid Halley, hunts for the man who mutilates ponies by amputating their hooves, and discovers the suspect is former jockey Ellis Quint. What's more, Quint has powerful in… OL17730907W
Knockdown Knockdown Dick Francis "He doesn't really want to do it, but ex-prizewinning jockey Jonah Dereham soon finds himself bidding for a young steeplechaser. The money he's spending belongs to Mrs. Kerry Sanders, a very wealthy … OL17742390W
Silks Silks Dick Francis Geoffrey Mason is well known (as "Perry" Mason) among the pro riders, including Steve Mitchell and Scot Barlow--arguably the two top pros. So when Scot Barlow is murdered--with Mitchell's pitchfork n… OL24298622W
Het oog van de orkaan Het oog van de orkaan Dick Francis Het relatief kalme leven van een meteoroloog van de BBC verandert abrupt als hij met een collega per vliegtuigje op orkanenjacht gaat. OL26182469W
Het gevaar Het gevaar Dick Francis 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. OL27685779W
Dead heat Dead heat Dick Francis,Felix Francis After a six-year absence from the bestseller lists, Dick Francis roared out of the gate with 2006's Under Orders, demonstrating once again every ounce of his famed narrative drive, brilliant plotting… OL463317W
Even money Even money Dick Francis The New York Times-bestselling authors return with a heart-stopping new novel.O n the first day of Royal Ascot, the world’s most famous horse race, the crowd rejoices in a string of winning favorites… OL463323W
Second wind Second wind Dick Francis 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 househol… OL463346W
Field of Thirteen Field of Thirteen Dick Francis A superbly crafted collection of thirteen tightly plotted tales that treats readers to murder, mystery, and mayhem in the world of horseracing. OL4966554W
Twice Shy Twice Shy Dick Francis A fool-proof formula for picking winning horses on a computer disc is the cause of danger and drama for physics teacher (and prize-winning marksman) Jonathan Derry. OL4966591W
Blood Sport Blood Sport Dick Francis Gene Hawkings tracks stolen stallions from the UK to Kentucky and even farther. OL4966593W
The Danger The Danger Dick Francis Kidnapping is Andrew Douglas's business: they take them, he finds them. But it isn't so simple when Alessia Cenci, golden-girl jockey, disappears, followed by the young child of a derby winner and t… OL4966596W