Dick Francis
1) Crossfire
Author
Language
English
Description
Returning to his estranged mother's house for the first time since he joined the army at seventeen, Captain Tom Forsyth discovers that she is being blackmailed and sets out to discover and defeat this hidden enemy using his finely honed military skills. But can he save his mother's reputation and career as "the first lady of British racing", or will he find himself caught in the cross fire?
2) Dead heat
Author
Pub. Date
2007
Language
English
Formats
Description
With his rising culinary career threatened by an episode of food poisoning at a private affair that he had catered, Max Moreton caters an exclusive luncheon at the Two Thousand Guineas horse race, a party devastated by a bomb blast that kills many of the guests.
6) Silks
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Geoffrey Mason is well known (as "Perry" Mason) among the pro riders, including Steve Mitchell and Scot Barlow--arguably the two top pros. So when Scot Barlow is murdered--with Mitchell's pitchfork nonetheless--Geoff finds himself pulled into the case as a junior barrister.
7) Even money
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Ned Talbot, a bookmaker working the Royal Ascot, finds himself in a race to solve his father's stabbing--a race where coming in second could cost him more than even money--it could cost him his life.
11) Under orders
Author
Series
Sid Halley novels volume 4
Publisher
G.P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
2006
Language
English
12) Second wind
Author
Publisher
G.P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
1999
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.4 - AR Pts: 13
Language
English
Description
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
14) Smokescreen
Author
Publisher
Fawcett Crest
Pub. Date
1993, c1972
Language
English
Description
An actor who plays a superstar detective in films is asked to go to South Africa to investigate the questionable training of race horses.
17) Whip hand
Author
Series
Sid Halley novels volume 2
Publisher
Jove Books
Pub. Date
1999, c1979
Language
English
Description
Ex-jockey Sid Halley is now a crack private investigator and, checking out the mysterious failings of Rosemary Caspar's husband's horses, finds himself with a major expose involving a menacing syndicate, his ex-wife's boyfriend, and other unsavory characters.
18) Shattered
Author
Publisher
G.P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
c2000
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.2 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
Description
The accidental death of jockey Martin Stukely implicates his friend Gerard Logan, a glassblower, in a dangerous search for a missing videotape.
19) Flying finish
Author
Publisher
Jove Books
Pub. Date
1999
Language
English
Description
To escape the demands of his ancestral home, Henry Grey takes a job ferrying race horses across the Atlantic and becomes involved in a crime syndicate.