Dick Francis

Structurally these books are in good shape. They are just old books that have been sitting on the shelf. ￼

Heavy Paperback (2 to 4 lbs)

Texas

Writer John Kendall travels to England to interview a racehorse trainer with something to hide--a secret that could threaten Kendall's life.

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Light Hardcover (1 lb or less)

California

Shattered

The accidental death of jockey Martin Stukely implicates his friend Gerard Logan, a glassblower, in a dangerous search for a missing videotape. 300,000 first printing.

Shattered by Dick Francis Pre-owned (Very Good) Hardcover

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Field of thirteen

A collection of suspense-driven short stories, many of them new and previously unpublished, features the story of a middle-aged racehorse owner who unwisely falls in love with her jockey

Field of Thirteen by Dick Francis (Like New) Pre-owned Hardcover

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Come to grief

After a tragic suicide disrupts the trial of a much-loved racing figure accused of corruption--a case in which he was to testify--conscience-stricken jockey-turned-sleuth Sid Halley returns to investigate this much too convenient death

Come to Grief by Dick Francis First Edition (Very Good) Pre-owned Hardcover

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Minor wear on dust jacket. See photos. Actual photos

Under orders

When three corpses turn up on Cheltenham Gold Cup Day, including a jockey who had earlier in the day won the Triumph Hurdle, ex-jockey-turned-sleuth Sid Halley investigates a possible link to Lord Enstone's mysterious losing streak, a probe that drags him ever deeper into the dark underside of the racing game. 350,000 first printing.

Under Orders by Dick Francis Novel (2006, Hardcover)

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To the tilt

Alexander Kinloch, a reclusive young Scottish painter, is called to London to attend to his stepfather, who in turn is unwittingly about to take his stepson to the grave with him

To the Hilt by Dick Francis 1st Edition (Like New) Pre-owned Hardcover

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A couple of name stickers in two of the books. These books are in good used condition. ￼￼

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Rhode Island

*Proof *Bolt *Longshot *Decider 

"After becoming involved with the Stratton Park racecourse, Lee Morris, a young architect, engineer, and builder, finds himself reluctantly drawn into the deadly infighting among members of the clan that owns the facility."--Provided by publisher.

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Published 1986, 1st Edition/Dust Jacket. Sticker residue on front cover, an old price sticker on dust jacket flap, previous owner’s name inscribed on front free end page.

Hardcover (1 to 2 lbs)

New Jersey

Steeplechase jockey Christmas "Kit" Fielding finds himself in an equestrian-set Romeo and Juliet. His twin sister and her horse-trainer husband come from equestrian families each holding a grudge against the other for years. Now things are getting out of hand, with blood feuds and lives in the balance. And Kit is caught in the crossfire. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.

Break In

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Louisiana

To the Hilt

Washington

When jockey Martin Stukely dies following a fall at Cheltenham races, he accidentally embroils his friend Gerard Logan in a perilous search for a stolen video tape. Logan is a glass-blower on the verge of widespread acclaim for the ingenuity of his work. Long accustomed to the frightful dangers inherent in molten glass and in maintaining a furnace at never less than 1,800F, he is suddenly faced with a series of terrifying threats to his business and to his life. But the chilling race to find the tape throws more hazards in Logan's way than his dead jockey friend could ever have imagined.

Heavy Hardcover (2 to 4 lbs)

Scratch in dust jacket. Spine still uncreased 

After mistaking his filmmaker friend Thomas for a priest, racing expert Valentine Clark makes a daunting deathbed confession, and now, possessing this knowledge, Thomas will require superhuman cunning to stay alive

Wild Horses

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Dust jacket wrapped in plastic so no damage 

A hurricane-chasing trip to the Caribbean spells danger for English meteorologist Perry Stuart as a terrifying accident during his holiday excursion reveals deadly secrets that could get him killed. 300,000 first printing.

Second Wind

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A temporarily incapacitated jockey investigates the sudden death of his brother.

Straight

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Some creasing/leaning of the spine, and initials inside dust jacket, as pictured 

Minnesota

New York

Under Orders

From the Grand Master of crime fiction

Dick Francis, the bestselling master of mystery and suspense, takes you into the thrilling world of horse racing.
In the middle of the night, two masked men break into Neil Griffon’s home and abduct him. He quickly discovers that unless he agrees to their unreasonable demands, they will destroy his father’s precious horse and racing stable, and ultimately Neil himself.

Returned to his father’s stables, he must find a way to bring down these criminals, because having to choose between his integrity and his life is no choice at all...

Light Paperback (1 lb or less)

Maryland

In the middle of the night, two masked men break into Neil Griffon s home and abduct him. He quickly discovers that unless he agrees to their unreasonable demands, they will destroy his father s precious horses and racing stable and, ultimately, Neil himself. Returned to his father s stables, he must find a way to bring down these criminals. Because having to choose between his integrity and his life is no choice at all "

Bonecrack

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"One of the greatest living suspense writers." CBS RADIO Jockey Kelly Hughes and trainer Dexter Cranfield had been barred from racing--for throwing a race for personal profit. It was a vicious frame-up and, worse, they had nowhere to turn to clear their names. Still, Hughes refused to take the phony verdict lying down--even though his personal enquiry might have him lying down permanently....

Enquiry

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Other than usual wear to dust cover, in really good reading condition

After a number of horses are shot by someone using a weapon called a "humane killer," steeple chase jockey Kit Fielding vows to stop the killing

Bolt

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Rob Finn was a bit of a misfit: a struggling young jockey in a family of accomplished musicians, a man in love with a beautiful woman who wouldn't have him -- he suddenly looked like a rider who had lost his nerve. Could it be, though, that the horses were unusually sluggish, and that there was something more sinister attempting to sabotage him...' "The best thriller writer going." ATLANTIC MONTHLY

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