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10lb Penalty

By: Dick Francis

Fiction Mystery & Thrillers
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'At his best, Francis can make you feel the hot breath of horses on the back of your neck' Michael Dobbs, Express on Sunday Damaging allegations cost young Benedict Juliard his hopes of a career as a steeplechase jockey. Instead he's forced to join ranks alonside his father, a high-flying businessman battling a Dorset by-election for a street level entry into politics. The campaign gets off to a flying start. But this time the obstacles ahead aren't just dangerous - they're lethal. Horses, polit...ics, lies and treachery. They can all carry the maximum 10lb penalty. And, as any jockey knows, a 10lb penalty can be a killer... About The Author: Dick Francis has written forty-one international bestsellers and is widely acclaimed as one of the world's finest thriller writers. His awards include the Crime Writer's Association's Cartier Diamond Dagger for his outstanding contribution to the crime genre, and an honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from Tufts University of Boston. In 1996 Dick Francis was made a Mystery Writers of America Grand Master for a lifetime's achievement and in 2000 he recieved a CBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours list.

Book Details

  • Author: Dick Francis
  • Language: English
  • Published on: 1997
  • Publisher: Pan Books
  • ISBN10: 9780330370011
  • ISBN13: 9780330370011
  • Age Group: 18 and above

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