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Whip Hand
Dick Francis
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Description for Whip Hand
Paperback. One-handed ex-jockey Sid Halley works as a private detective, using his racing knowledge to solve crimes that baffle the police. In Whip Hand, Sid is asked to investigate possible doping of the horses of thoroughbred trainer George Casper - whose once-successful mounts have been failing spectacularly on the race track. Series: Francis Thriller. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FF; FHD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 133 x 197 x 28. Weight in Grams: 354.
Discover the classic mystery from Dick Francis, one of the greatest thriller writers of all time
'Dick Francis keeps you in suspense in every chapter, you are immersed in the story' 5***** Reader Review
'Really gripping with lots of twists and turns. A fast-paced thriller' 5***** Reader Review
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Ex-jockey Sid Halley works as a private detective, using his racing knowledge to solve crimes that baffle the police.
He's asked to investigate the possible doping of the horses of George Casper - a thoroughbred trainer whose once-successful mounts have been failing spectacularly on the racetrack.
At ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Series
Francis Thriller
Condition
New
Weight
350g
Number of Pages
384
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781405916776
SKU
V9781405916776
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-96
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 Whip Hand
Unbeatable
Daily Mirror
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
Superb. Francis's best book. And that's high praise
Sunday Mirror
Daily Mirror
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
Superb. Francis's best book. And that's high praise
Sunday Mirror