Knockdown

Francis, Dick

ISBN 10: 006149223X ISBN 13: 9780061492235

Publisher: HarperAudio, 2008

Synopsis

Paperback. Pub Date: 2008 Publisher: Harper For a generous commission. Ex-prizewinning jockey Jonah Dereham. reluctantly agrees to twice daily on a young steeplechaser But his life on behalf of a wealthy American woman is the thrusts 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. A once -famous jockey soon finds himself caught up in a gang-type horse-trading racket and more danger than he could have ever imagined. 2 cassettes.

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Review:

'Few match Francis for dangerous flights of fancy and pure, inventive menace.' (The Boston Herald)

'Adventure novels so gripping that they cry out to be read in one gulp – then quickly reread to savor the details skipped in the first gallop through the pages.' (Houston Chronicle)

'[The] master of crime fiction and equine thrills.' (Newsday)

Book Description:

The thirteenth of Dick Francis’s bestselling thrillers set in the world of horse racing, this time taking a sharp but tolerant look at what the racehorse dealing industry gets up to behind the scenes.

About this edition

• Publisher: HarperAudio
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 006149223X
• ISBN 13: 9780061492235
• Binding: Audio CD
• Number of pages: 3