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Longshot
Dick Francis
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Description for Longshot
Paperback. Life as a writer is colder, hungrier work than John Kendall had bargained for. Not even the survival guides he's written can help him. So when notorious racehorse trainer Tremayne Vickers approaches Kendall to write his biography, it's an offer the impoverished writer can't turn down. Series: Francis Thriller. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: FF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 136 x 32. Weight in Grams: 398.
Discover the classic mystery from Dick Francis, one of the greatest thriller writers of all time
'Fast-paced, full of twists and turns, absolutely marvellous!' 5***** Reader Review
'Dick Francis never fails to keep you in suspense . . . A cracking story as always' 5***** Reader Review
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Life as a writer is colder, hungrier work than John Kendall had bargained for. Not even the survival guides he's written can help him.
So when notorious racehorse trainer Tremayne Vickers approaches Kendall to write his biography, it's an offer the impoverished writer can't turn down.
Moving ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Series
Francis Thriller
Condition
New
Weight
400g
Number of Pages
432
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781405916707
SKU
V9781405916707
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
Ref
99-4
About Dick Francis
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 ... Read more
Reviews for Longshot
The narrative is brisk and gripping and the background researched with care . . . the entire story is a pleasure to relish
Scotsman
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
Sunday Telegraph
Francis writing at ... Read more
Scotsman
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
Sunday Telegraph
Francis writing at ... Read more