Francis, Dick

Kit Fielding's patron, Princess Casilia, is in trouble. Her invalid husband is being threatened by a business partner. And to enforce the threat all the Princess's best runners are being...

Discover the classic mystery from Dick Francis, one of the greatest thriller writers of all time'A galloping good yarn, as fast paced as any horse race an utterly entertaining' 5*****...

Family ties mean trouble, chains and fatal obligations. And when steeplechase jockey Kit Fielding comes to the aid of his twin sister and her husband, Bobby Allardeck, even death threatens....

This is Francis writing at his very best' Evening Standard Sid Halley, the ex-champion jockey turned investigator who appears in Odds Against and Whip Hand, is back. In Come to...

Peter Darwin was hoping for some quiet leave from the Foreign Office. Instead he found himself in the village of his childhood - at the service of a veterinary surgeon...

The multi-million pond Stratton Park racecourse in Wiltshire faces ruin in the hands of a squabbling family. Lee Morris, architect, builder and father of six healthy sons, is reluctantly drawn...

Dick Francis has been thrilling readers for over thirty years with his stories involving the world of racing with plenty of action, suspense, greed and secrets. SLAY-RIDE: David Cleveland has...

Dick Francis has been thrilling readers for over thirty years with his stories involving the world of racing with plenty of action, suspense, greed and secrets. ENQUIRY: No jockey likes...

Jockey Freddie Croft thought he'd left the perils behind him when he retired from the jump game. These days he was happy to transport horses from their stables to the...

When amateur jockey and pilot Lord Henry Grey launches himself into a career in the bloodstock market, he finds more danger and excitement than he'd ever anticipated. Henry immediately takes...

Discover the classic mystery from Dick Francis, one of the greatest thriller writers of all time'Compelling, exciting, fast paced . . . A timeless story' 5***** Reader Review'Action packed racing...

Bert Checkov was a Fleet Street racing correspondent with an unnerving talent for tipping non-starters for big races. But the advice he gave James Tyrone, a few minutes before he...

With a glass of champagne in one hand and binoculars in the other, the world of racing could seem a very cosy and civilized hobby. Especially when your horse has...

Malcolm Pembroke never expected to make a million pounds without making enemies. Nor did he expect his latest wife to be brutally murdered. All the clues suggest the killer comes...

It's the classic law of the invader. Get to the strongest guy and smash him, and then watch the weaker ones fall like ninepins. Which is exactly what a vicious...

John Kendall knows how to survive. He's written six handbooks on the subject. Now he wants to become a novelist - preferably without starving to death. But when cold and...

Discover the classic mystery from Dick Francis, one of the greatest thriller writers of all time'You will be hard pushed to find a better storyteller. A brilliant read' 5***** Reader...

Sid Halley, champion jockey, had to give up racing when his hand was smashed. But his next job brings him a bullet - right in the middle of his chest....

An an annual party to celebrate the success of the racing season everything seemed to be running well to form. INcluding the need for more champagne, Until a runaway horsebox...

Discover the classic mystery from Dick Francis, one of the greatest thriller writers of all time'A brilliant read with lots of exciting twists and turns. Couldn't put it down' 5*****...

Matt Shore was an experienced pilot. He'd done it all. From big jets to flying in supplies to war zones. So when he gets a job ferrying high class punters...

Discover the classic mystery from Dick Francis, one of the greatest thriller writers of all time'Written in Dick Francis inimitable style, this fast-paced thriller leaves the reader gasping for breath'...

As an amateur jockey, Roland Britten was lucky; as an accountant he was zealous. He knew he was on the hate list of several fraudsters, but never thought pen-pushers got...

BEWARE THE EYE OF A HURRICANE... For a few precious seconds, the shrieking wind dies down and the colossal waves lie flat. Airbourne in the heart of the storm, TV...

When jockey Martin Stukely dies following a fall at Cheltenham, his friend Gerard Logan becomes embroiled in a perilous search for a stolen videotape. Logan, half artist, half artisan, is...

Edward Lincoln had scaled the Himalayas, survived deadly car chases, defeated scores of assassins. As a film action man he'd even suffered stoically at the hands of sadistic directors. After...

Derek Franklin is an injured jockey. The last fence at Cheltenham has left him on crutches. But his brother's death means even bigger trouble. He inherits a jewellery business, a...

To the Jockey Club, the racing world would be a better place without Julius Apollo Filmer. An expert in corruption with a devastating line in witness intimidation - and proving...

Alexander Kinloch found solitude and a steady income painting in a bothy on a remote Scottish mountain. Until the morning the strangers arrived to rough him up, and Alexander was...