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1) To the hilt
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English
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Featuring the gripping plot, dramatic settings and believable characters that readers have come to expect from Dick Francis, To the Hilt displays the master at the top of his form. Alexander Kinloch is definitely the black sheep of his noble family, choosing the precarious life of a painter over a lucrative job in his stepfather's brewery. But when a trusted assistant disappears with millions of pounds, Alexander is reluctantly thrust into a foreign...
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Sid Halley novels volume 3
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English
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The one-handed former jockey, Sid Halley, hunts for the man who mutilates ponies by amputating their hooves, and discovers the suspect is former jockey Ellis Quint. What's more, Quint has powerful interests on his side and they are out to get Halley. By the author of Whip Hand.
3) Wild horses
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English
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As he lies on his deathbed, Valentine Clark harbors a secret he is desperate to be rid of. In his delirium he makes his last confession to Thomas Lyon, a visiting film maker shooting a movie on racing, whom he mistakes for a priest. Wild horses could not drag the secret from a priest, but in Lyon's case silence is merely an option, especially now that the secret has put his life in danger. By the author of Driving Force.
4) Decider
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English
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Architect and family man Lee Morris never gave much thought to the shares he inherited of the Stratton Park racecourse, the multi-million dollar property owned by the powerful Stratton family. His mother had first received the shares to keep her quiet about the abuse she had suffered at the hands of her first husband, Keith Stratton. Now, much to Lee's chagrin, he is being drawn into the thick of the Stratton family squabbles as they wage a furious...
6) Banker
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English
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"Investment banker Tim Ekaterin thought arranging the purchase of a champion racehorse was a sure thing--but he never gambled on getting caught up in murder ..."--Page 4 of cover.
7) The danger
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English
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When a string of kidnappings rocks the horse racing world, Andrew Douglas is brought in to recover the missing-without becoming the next victim.
8) Twice shy
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English
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Dick Francis whips up a fast-paced race through the risky world of horse betting. Offering little explanation, a friend thrusts some cassette tapes into Jonathan Derry's hands. But when the young man tries to play them, he realizes that instead of “Oklahoma!”, he's been given taped computer programs. Exploring the lines of code, Jonathan discovers that they can help him predict and beat any racing odds. It's not long before Jonathan is pulled...
9) Second wind
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Pub. Date
1999
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.4 - AR Pts: 13
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English
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10) Silks
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Series
Pub. Date
2008
Language
English
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A lawyer and amateur jockey is torn between doing what’s right and what will keep him alive in this New York Times bestselling thriller from Dick and Felix Francis.
Geoffrey Mason wasn’t terribly disappointed when his client Julian Trent was found guilty. Despite being paid handsomely as Trent’s defense counsel, he believes Trent needs to be locked up for a good long time. He only wishes it had happened more quickly—if...
Geoffrey Mason wasn’t terribly disappointed when his client Julian Trent was found guilty. Despite being paid handsomely as Trent’s defense counsel, he believes Trent needs to be locked up for a good long time. He only wishes it had happened more quickly—if...
11) For kicks
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English
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'For Kicks ' is a spy story. Faced with a threat to the whole sport of steeplechasing, the stewards decide that only an undercover operation can succeed in revealing the mystery. Daniel Roke, taking on the job light-heartedly, finds himself headed for deadly danger. Yet the worst of his troubles comes not from his enemies but from the two devastating daughters of October launch.
12) Under orders
Author
Series
Sid Halley novels volume 4
Pub. Date
2006
Language
English
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Sid knows the perils of racing all too well, but in his day jockeys didn't usually cross the finish line with three .38 rounds in the chest-which is how he found Huw Walker, the winner of a coveted race only a few hours earlier. Now Halley's quest for answers will push him to his very limits-both on and off the track.
13) Dead heat
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Publisher
G. P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
2007
Physical Desc
342 p. ; 24 cm.
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English
14) Even money
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Publisher
G.P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
2009
Physical Desc
350 p. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
15) Shattered
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Publisher
G.P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
c2000.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.2 - AR Pts: 12
Physical Desc
289 pages ; 24 cm.
Language
English
16) Crossfire
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Publisher
G.P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
c2010
Physical Desc
336 p. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
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