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Library CD (In Stock)
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2 Formats: Library CD
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2 Formats: MP3 CD
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ISBN: 9781705071090
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ISBN: 9798212158640
| Runtime: | 8.73 Hours |
| Category: | Fiction/Thrillers |
| Audience: | Adult |
| Language: | English |
Summary
Summary
Dick Francis takes you into the thrilling world of horse racing with this story of a reluctant detective and a scandal turned deadly. Australian horse breeder Daniel Roke had 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 are capable of doing much worse to human beings …Author
Author Bio: Dick Francis
Dick Francis, (1920–2010) a former champion steeplechase jockey, was the author of many bestselling mysteries set in the world of horse racing. The only three-time recipient of the Mystery Writers of America’s Edgar Award for best novel, his awards include the Gold Dagger, the Cartier Diamond Dagger, the MWA’s Grand Master Award for lifetime achievement, an honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from Tufts University of Boston, and in 2000 he received a Commander of the British Empire (CBE).
Details
Details
| Available Formats : | Library CD, MP3 CD |
| Category: | Fiction/Thrillers |
| Runtime: | 8.73 |
| Audience: | Adult |
| Language: | English |
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