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    Knockdown: A classic racing mystery from the king of crime

    By Dick Francis

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    Dick Francis, the bestselling master of mystery and suspense, takes you into the thrilling world of horse racing.

    For a generous commission, ex-prizewinning jockey Jonah Dereham reluctantly agrees to bid on a young steeplechaser on behalf of a wealthy American woman. But his life is thrust into danger immediately following the auction, when he receives a blow to the head by two thugs demanding ownership of the horse.

    Unfortunately that’s just the beginning. Now Jonah must figure out the high stakes game being played, before he becomes its next casualty.

    Praise for Dick Francis

    ‘Dick Francis is a wonder’ Cleveland Plain Dealer

    ‘Few things are more convincing than Dick Francis at a full gallop’ Chicago Tribune

    ‘Francis captures our attention and holds us spellbound… all the breathless pace we have come to expect of this superb writer’ NYT Book Review

    ‘Few match Francis for dangerous flights of fancy and pure inventive menace’ Boston Herald

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherCanelo USA
    Release dateMay 2, 2019
    ISBN9781788634823
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    Dick Francis

    Dick Francis is widely acclaimed as one of the world's finest thriller writers. His awards include the Crime Writers' Association's Cartier Diamond Dagger for his outstanding contribution to the crime genre, and an honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from Tufts University of Boston. In 1996 Dick Francis was made a Mystery Writers of America Grand Master for a lifetime's achievement and in 2000 he received a CBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours list.

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