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Zusatztext Praise for 10 lb Penalty “A winner in every sense of the word—A Pleasure to Read...A Treat.”—Associated Press “Few things are more convincing than Dick Francis at Full gallop.”— Chicago Tribune “[A] smooth! nimbly paced charmer.”— Publishers Weekly “Fast-paced.”— The Orlando Sentinel Informationen zum Autor Dick Francis was born in South Wales in 1920. He was a young rider of distinction winning awards and trophies at horse shows throughout the United Kingdom. At the outbreak of World War II he joined the Royal Air Force as a pilot, flying fighter and bomber aircraft including the Spitfire and Lancaster. He became one of the most successful postwar steeplechase jockeys, winning more than 350 races and riding for Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother. After his retirement from the saddle in 1957, he published an autobiography, The Sport of Queens , before going on to write more than forty acclaimed books. A three-time Edgar Award winner, he also received the prestigious Crime Writers’ Association’s Cartier Diamond Dagger, was named Grand Master by the Mystery Writers of America, and was awarded a CBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List in 2000. He died in February 2010, at age eighty-nine, and remains among the greatest thriller writers of all time. Klappentext New York Times bestselling author Dick Francis has been hailed as "a master of understated suspense" (The San Diego Union-Tribune). With this blockbuster novel, he lives up to his dazzling reputation, delivering the compelling story of a father and son who must work together to defeat a deadly adversary... Even though Ben Juliard had always dreamt of becoming a jockey, he couldn't say no when his father-a prominent politician-pulled some strings and got him a job in his campaign for Parliament. Now Ben needs to do more than smile for the cameras. With each step up on the ladder of power come new dangers to the aspiring candidate. And as the mysterious attacks grow ever more lethal, Ben discovers that politics can be the most perilous horse race of all... Table of Contents Title Page Copyright Page Acknowledgements One Two Three Four Five Six Seven Eight Nine Ten Eleven Twelve New York Times Bestselling Author DICK FRANCIS “[A] SMOOTH, NIMBLY PACED CHARMER.” —Publishers Weekly “FAST-PACED.” —Orlando Sentinel 10 LB. PENALTY New York Times bestselling author Dick Francis is “one of our most reliable storytellers, a master of understated suspense” ( The San Diego Union-Tribune ). With this block-buster novel, he lives up to his dazzling reputation, delivering the compelling story of a father and son who must work together to defeat a deadly adversary ... Even though Ben Juliard had always dreamed of becoming a jockey, he couldn’t say no when his father—a prominent politician—pulled some strings and got him a job in his campaign for Parliament. Now Ben needs to do more than smile for the cameras. With each step up on the ladder of power come new dangers to the aspiring candidate. And as the mysterious attacks grow ever more lethal, Ben discovers that politics can be the most perilous horse race of all ... “FEW THINGS ARE MORE CONVINCING THAN DICK FRANCIS AT A FULL GALLOP.” -Chicago Tribune “NOBODY SETS UP A MYSTERY BETTER THAN DICK FRANCIS.” —San Francisco Chronicle RAVE REVIEWS FOR DICK FRANCIS “It’s either hard or impossible to read Mr. Francis without growing pleased with yourself: not only the thrill of vicarious competence imparted by the company o...
