Beschreibung
Details
@00000400@@00000327@@00000373@Dead Cert@00000155@ is a classic mystery from Dick Francis, one of the greatest thriller writers of all time.@00000133@@00000163@@00000400@'Admiral met the fence perfectly. He rose to it as if flight were not only for birds. And he fell.'@00000163@@00000400@Alan York's friend, jockey Bill Davidson, was killed in Admiral's fall. After the race, York visits the fence and discovers a coil of wire lying beside the fence post and signs of where the wire had been attached.@00000163@@00000400@The fall was no accident - but murder.@00000163@@00000400@Unable to convince the police of this, York is forced to turn amateur sleuth and is soon on the trail of a ruthless gang of race-fixers operating out of Brighton.@00000163@@00000400@Now Alan's caught in a new race: find the gang's leaders before the gang catches up with him . . .@00000163@@00000341@@00000400@Packed with intrigue and hair-raising suspense,@00000373@ Dead Cert @00000155@is just one of the many blockbuster thrillers from legendary crime writer Dick Francis. Other novels include the huge bestsellers @00000373@Dead Heat@00000155@, @00000373@Under Orders@00000155@ and @00000373@Silks@00000155@. The Dick Francis legacy continues through his son Felix Francis: @00000373@Refusal@00000155@ is his latest novel, following @00000373@Bloodline@00000155@ and @00000373@Gamble.@00000155@@00000163@@00000400@@00000327@Praise for the Dick Francis novels:@00000133@@00000341@'The narrative is brisk and gripping and the background researched with care . . . the entire story is a pleasure to relish' @00000373@Scotsman@00000155@@00000341@'Dick Francis's fiction has a secret ingredient - his inimitable knack of grabbing the reader's attention on page one and holding it tight until the very end' @00000373@Sunday Telegraph@00000155@@00000341@'Still the master' @00000373@Racing Post@00000155@@00000341@'The master of suspense and intrigue' @00000373@Country Life@00000155@@00000163@@00000400@Dick Francis was one of the most successful post-war National Hunt jockeys. The winner of over 350 races, he was champion jockey in 1953/1954 and rode for HM Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, most famously on Devon Loch in the 1956 Grand National. On his retirement from the saddle, he published his autobiography, The Sport of Queens, before going on to write forty-three bestselling novels, a volume of short stories (Field of 13), and the biography of Lester Piggott. @00000163@@00000400@Dick Francis died in February, 2010, at the age of 89, but he remains one of the greatest thriller writers of all time.@00000163@
Unsere Kundinnen und Kunden meinen
Verfassen Sie die erste Bewertung zu diesem Artikel
Helfen Sie anderen Kund*innen durch Ihre Meinung
Erste Bewertung verfassenKurze Frage zu unserer Seite
Vielen Dank für Ihr Feedback
Wir nutzen Ihr Feedback, um unsere Produktseiten zu verbessern. Bitte haben Sie Verständnis, dass wir Ihnen keine Rückmeldung geben können. Falls Sie Kontakt mit uns aufnehmen möchten, können Sie sich aber gerne an unseren Kund*innenservice wenden.
zum Kundenservice