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Author
Series
Publisher
G. P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
2011
Physical Desc
352 p. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Nicholas Foxton, a former jockey who suffered a career-ending injury, is out for a day at the Grand National races when his friend and coworker, Herb Kovak, is murdered right in front of him and 60,000 other potential witnesses. As he struggles to come to terms with Kovak's seemingly inexplicable death, Foxton begins to question how well he knew his friend. Was the murder a case of mistaken identity or something more sinister?
Author
Publisher
Thorndike Press
Pub. 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...
Author
Series
Publisher
Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, Cengage Learning
Pub. Date
2013.
Edition
Large print ed.
Physical Desc
511 pages (large print) ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Sid Halley doesn't investigate horse races anymore. He's content to enjoy his absence from the investigating business in peace. Then racing authority chairman Sir Richard Stewart is found dead. When a caller contacts Sid and kidnaps his little girl, Sid has no choice but to play the sadistic game. His loved ones' lives are on the line as he takes on his newest foe to reclaim his life.
"A Dick Francis novel from the author of Dick Francis's GAMBLE...
Author
Series
Publisher
Berkley Books
Pub. Date
2015.
Edition
Berkley premium edition.
Physical Desc
437 pages ; 19 cm
Language
English
Description
"Jeff Hinkley is an undercover investigator for the British Horseracing Authority. He secretly follows a banned racehorse trainer through the crowds at the Cheltenham Racing Festival only to witness a bloody murder taking place right in front of his eyes. Could it have something to do with the reason the trainer was banned in the first place - the administration of illegal drugs to his horses? Then many more horses test positive for prohibited stimulants...
5) Front runner
Author
Series
Publisher
Penguin Publishing Group
Pub. Date
2015
Language
English
Formats
Description
"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 own life. Never one to leave suspicious events alone, Hinkley begins investigating the jockey and the races...
6) Pulse
Author
Series
Publisher
G.P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
375 pages ; 24 cm
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...
7) Crisis
Author
Series
Publisher
G.P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
372 pages ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
When a mysterious fire at a stable kills six thoroughbred horses as well as a human being that no one can account for, Harrison Foster investigates the Chadwick Family, a dysfunctional horse racing dynasty.
Harrison Foster, crisis manager for a London firm, is summoned to Newmarket after a fire in the Chadwick Stables kills six very valuable horses. When human remains are found among the equestrian ones, all the stable staff are accounted for. So...
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