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Knock Down: Francis Thriller

Autor Dick Francis
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 9 oct 2013
Discover the classic mystery from Dick Francis, one of the greatest thriller writers of all time

'A whip cracking, page turning read with a twist in the tail'5***** Reader Review
'Dick Francis grips the reader from start to finish'5***** Reader Review
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Jonah Dereham is a bloodstock agent who buys and sells horses for his clients. As an ex-jockey, it's the ideal quiet life - until Jonah is attacked by thugs out to sabotage his business.

Unfortunately for them, Jonah's a man with a steely resolve. He's determined to find out who is trying to ruin him, and why.

But staying honest is more dangerous than Jonah could have imagined.

And with his horses, his business and his own life on the line, Jonah must hit back - before he's taken down for good . . .

Packed with intrigue and hair-raising suspense,Knock Downis just one of the many blockbuster thrillers from legendary crime writer Dick Francis.


Praise for Dick Francis:

'The narrative is brisk and gripping and the background researched with care . . . the entire story is a pleasure to relish'Scotsman

'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

'Still the master'Racing Post

'The master of suspense and intrigue'Country Life
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780718179083
ISBN-10: 0718179080
Pagini: 288
Dimensiuni: 129 x 198 x 20 mm
Greutate: 0.27 kg
Editura: Penguin Books
Colecția Penguin
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Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom

Notă biografică

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.

Recenzii

A regular winner . . . as smooth, swift and lean as ever
As a jockey, Dick Francis was unbeatable when he got into his stride. The same is true of his crime writing