Mystery & Drama Adult Racing Fiction
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A Touch of Vengeance
Three powerful men and a young South African woman set out to resolve a long standing grudge and take the National Hunt racing world by storm.
Back Hander
When jockey Lee Finney is killed in a fall at Haydock, Alan Morrell knows it should have been him.
Blind Switch
"This accomplished first novel set in the world of horse racing is bound to be compared to the novels of Dick Francis..."
Bloodline - PB
When Mark Shillingford commentates on a race in which his twin sister Clare, an accomplished and successful jockey, comes in third, he can't help but be suspicious.
Bloodlines, A Horse Racing Anthology
From provocative peeks into the lives of jockeys, trainers, owners, and breeders, to the down and dirty doings of bookies and gamblers, here is a literary tribute to a favorite national pastime.
Break Neck
When apprentice jockey Rory Gillespie abandons his fiancee Laura Brickhill, in favour of trainer's daughter Pam Fanshaw, it's a decision made from ambition not love. And Rory has to wait ten years before Laura will forgive him.
Breeders - PB
Thoroughbred racing brings together all ethnic types in a unique temporary democracy where stable hands may interact with the very rich.
Close Call
Ex-amateur boxer and failed advertising account executive Jack Doyle, hero of Blind Switch, returns to the world of thoroughbred horse racing at a suburban Chicago track in this new thriller by the author of award-winning Riders Down.
Cover Up
What's the worse way to die? At the end of a rope driven by your own shame and despair? Or savaged in the jaws of a black-hearted stallion who has hated you for years? If only the bankrupt gambler and the stable girl were alive to give us the answers...
Dangerous Outsider
A mysterious young Irish trainer backed by a financier who wishes to keep his identity hidden, moves to England and proceeds to take on his successful English counterpart Jay Jessop.
Dead Heat
'I wondered if I was dying. I wasn't afraid to die but, such was the pain in my gut, I wished it would happen soon.'
Dead Heat - HB
'I wondered if I was dying. I wasn't afraid to die but, such was the pain in my gut, I wished it would happen soon.'
Dead Horsemeat
Dominique Manotti is among the raciest and most incisive writers in France today. Dead Horsemeat is an inside account of horse-racing and drug-trafficking, political intrigue and criminal intent, public corruption and human decency.
Dead Weight
Phil Nicholas was one of the best jump jockeys around, winning championship after championship......until the fall. His body recovered from the devastating accident, but now he has nightmares, his confidence is shattered, and he freezes in the saddle.
Deadly Finish
With a blossoming career as a trainer and a beautiful Brazilian fiance'e by his side, everything is going Simon Waterford's way. To cap it all off, his two-year-old colt has just won a top race at Royal Ascot.
Derby Day - HB
As the shadows lengthen over the June grass, all England is heading for Epsom Downs high life and low life, society beauties and White chapel street girls, bookmakers and gypsies, hawkers and thieves.
Derby Day - PB
As the shadows lengthen over the June grass, all England is heading for Epsom Downs – high life and low life, society beauties and Whitechapel street girls, bookmakers and gypsies, hawkers and acrobats, punters and thieves.
Dick Francis Boxed Set
A special release box-set including five paperback editions of some of Dick's most popular racing mysteries inlcluding Bolt, Forfeit, High Stakes, Knock Down & Slay-Ride
Even Money - PB
On the first day of Royal Ascot, the crowd rejoices in a string of winning favourites.
Front Runner - PB
Operating as an undercover investigator for the British Horseracing Authority, Jeff is approached by the champion jockey Dave Swinton to discuss the delicate matter of losing races on purpose. Little does Jeff realise that his visit to Swinton’s house will result in a brutal attempt on his life.
Full Mortality: A Nikki Latrelle Racing Mystery
Jockey Nikki Latrelle gets the chance of a lifetime -- to ride the favorite in a stakes race -- only to have her dream destroyed when a mysterious intruder kills her mount the night before the race.
Gamble: A Dick Francis Novel - PVB
As one of the youngest ever winners of the Grand National, Nick 'Foxy' Foxton's career as a world class jockey is on perfect track until a near fatal accident cuts his dream brutally short.
High Flyer
Life hasn't been easy for Joey Leatham. As a tiny orphan he had to fight to survive. Then he escaped to a circus, where he was captivated by Nina Korsakov...
High Stakes - Two classic stories in one volume.
GYPSY WIND - Passions run high in horse-racing circles, but thoroughbred breeder Becca Peters keeps a tight rein on her emotions. Except when it comes to Brig Chambers.
Hugger Mugger
Someone's making death threats in Dixie - against a Thoroughbred horse destined to be the next Secretariat. At the owner's request, Boston P.I. Spenser hoofs it down south where the lies are buzzing and the dying is easy.
Inheritance
Jenny Pitman's fifth and most exciting novel yet. As Jan Hardy begins to recover from the wounds of the past, the stage is set for a fine year
Inside Track
When Jamie Hutchison is released from prison, all he wants to do is escape the past........
Jump - Hardback
Jilly Cooper's sparkling new novel returns to horses and their riders in a fabulously sexy, entertaining romp through the world of racing.
Keeneland
From award-winning writer Alyson Hagy comes a novel set at Kentucky's Keeneland racetrack, where the horses run for glory and people stake love and money -- all to win at the sport of kings.
Lord of Misrule - PB
A brilliant novel that captures the dusty, dark, and beautiful world of small-time horse racing, where trainers, jockeys, grooms and grifters vie for what little luck is offered at a run-down West Virginia track .
Murder in Mind
Sophie Bradford is pretty, blonde and an accomplished flirt. When her body is found dumped in a ditch on the lonely West Country road, Jamie Mullin is the prime suspect.
Odds Against - HB
Originally published in 1962, Odds Against was the fourth of Dick Franis's best selling thirllers. Full of suspense and danger, it makes compulsive reading.
Or Else...! - HB
'Or Else...!' is a heartwarming, action packed racing mystery, the first of the Colin O'Hearn Racing Mystery series, and is a guaranteed out of control, downhill read.
Outside Chance
Ben Copperfield is a freelance journalist who specialises in all things equine, so when he is called with the news that the hot favourite for the Cheltenham Gold Cup has been kidnapped, just a few weeks before the race....
Outsider
Already a leading jockey in his home country, Jake Felton comes to England to further his career and avoid confrontation with New York's racing mafia.
Photo Finish - PB
Chicago racetrack publicist Jack Doyle, former advertising man and amateur boxer, accepts the challenge of a new job in the world of thoroughbred horse racing—that of jockey’s agent.
Punter's Luck
John Punter makes a good living betting at the racetrack. He usually minds his own business but when an old friend goes missing and Punter becomes a murder suspect, he knows he has to find the truth.
Punter's Turf
John Punter, professional gambler and amateur private investigator, has seen his fair share of crime and shady dealings, both on the race track and off it.
Punter's Turf
John Punter, professional gambler and amateur private investigator, has seen his fair share of crime and shady dealings, both on the race track and off it.
Riders Down
Winner of the 2007 Benjamin Franklin Award for Best Mystery/Suspense. Why have some of America's best jockeys begun to intentionally lose races? And was the death of 92-year-old Bernard Glockner, Chicago's oldest active bookmaker, suicide or murder?
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