Knockdown

Informationen zum Autor Dick Francis is the New York Times bestselling author of many novels. A three-time Edgar ® Award-winner, he was named Grand Master by the Mystery Writers of America in 1996 and received the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Malice Domestic mystery convention. He lives in the Caribbean. Klappentext 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?and now Jonah must figure out the high-stakes game being played...before he becomes its next casualty. Zusammenfassung 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—and now Jonah must figure out the high-stakes game being played...before he becomes its next casualty.

Product details

• Authors: Dick Francis, Dick/ Pigott-Smith Francis
• Assisted by: Tim Pigott-Smith (Reader / Narrator), Tim Pigott-Smith (Editor)
• Publisher: Harper Collins Usa
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.09.2008
• EAN: 9780061492235
• ISBN: 978-0-06-149223-5
• Dimensions: 127 mm x 152 mm x 19 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Suspense; FICTION: Mystery & Detective / General, FICTION: Crime, FICTION: Sports, FICTION: Animals