Description
For the first time, Dick Francis has compiled a volume of short stories, the settings ranging from the National Hunt Festival at Cheltenham, where a middle-aged owner falls hopelessly in love with her jockey, to the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs, where the demon drink and wilting willpower take their toll. Characters as diverse as bookmakers and news editors, crooked lawyers and contract killers, play their part.
With his remarkable blend of unrelenting suspense, finely tuned narrative and lean, stylish prose, Dick Francis's thrillers have led readers to the winner's enclosure year after year. From his very first novel to his most recent, the award-winning Master of Crime has treated his fans to a world of equine thrills and human frailty in a string of bestsellers of unparalleled excellence.
ISBN:9780718143763
