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Dick Francis's gamble [LP]

Nicholas Foxton, a former jockey who suffered a career-ending injury, is out for a day at the Grand National races when his friend and coworker, Herb Kovak, is murdered right in front of him and 60,000 other potential witnesses. As he struggles to come to terms with Kovak's seemingly inexplicable de...

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Main Author: Francis, Felix
Other Authors: Francis, Dick
Format: Books Print Book Large Print
Language:English
Published: Waterville : Thorndike Press, 2011.
Edition:Large print ed.
Subjects:
Jockeys > Fiction.
Investment advisors > Fiction.
Horse racing > Betting > Fiction.
Murder > Investigation > England > Fiction.
Mystery fiction.
Large print books.
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Summary:Nicholas Foxton, a former jockey who suffered a career-ending injury, is out for a day at the Grand National races when his friend and coworker, Herb Kovak, is murdered right in front of him and 60,000 other potential witnesses. As he struggles to come to terms with Kovak's seemingly inexplicable death, Foxton begins to question how well he knew his friend. Was the murder a case of mistaken identity or something more sinister?
Physical Description:519 p. (large print) ; 22 cm.
ISBN:9781410438706
1410438708
Author Notes:Felix Francis was born in 1953. He studied physics and electronics at London University and then spent 17 years teaching Advanced Level physics at three schools. He has assisted with the research of many of the Dick Francis novels including Shattered, Under Orders, and Twice Shy. He is coauthor with his father of Dead Heat, Silks, Even Money, and Crossfire. His works also include Dick Francis's Gamble which made Publisher's Weekly best seller list for 2011. His Title Dick Francis's Bloodline made The New York Times Best Seller List for 2012.

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