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The Edge

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  • PENGUIN

  • Paru le : 28/06/2001
Discover the classic mystery from Dick Francis, one of the greatest thriller writers of all time'A fast-paced book full of twists and surprises, taking... > Lire la suite
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Discover the classic mystery from Dick Francis, one of the greatest thriller writers of all time'A fast-paced book full of twists and surprises, taking us from one side of Canada to the other' 5***** Reader Review'Grips you from the first sentence. Exciting, nerve-tingling: Dick Francis at his best' 5***** Reader Review______Tor Kelsey, an undercover agent for the Jockey Club's security service, is involved in the attempt to rid racing of one of its most notorious villains: Julius Apollo Filmer.
The court, however, does not go along with their beliefs. But Tor knows that to let Julius even suspect the service are still on his tail would mean certain death for several witnesses. Meanwhile, several racehorse owners have planned a luxurious train trip across Canada, with race meetings fixed for every major city - and Julius Apollo Filmer and Tor are on the passenger list. It's not long until the beautiful journey through the Rockies gets uglier by the minute as Tor finds himself pushed to dangerous limits to defeat Filmer's wily scheming .

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  • Date de parution : 28/06/2001
  • Editeur : PENGUIN
  • Collection : Francis Thriller
  • ISBN : 0-14-192967-7
  • EAN : 9780141929675
  • Format : ePub
  • Nb. de pages : 288 pages
  • Caractéristiques du format ePub
    • Pages : 288
    • Protection num. : Contenu protégé

À propos de l'auteur

Biographie de 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 to write forty-three bestselling novels, a volume of short stories (Field of 13), and the biography of Lester Piggott.
During his lifetime Dick Francis received many awards, amongst them the prestigious Crime Writers' Association's Cartier Diamond Dagger for his outstanding contribution to the genre, and three 'best novel' Edgar Allan Poe awards from The Mystery Writers of America. In 1996 he was named by them as Grand Master for a lifetime's achievement. In 1998 he was elected a fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, and was awarded a CBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours List of 2000.
Dick Francis died in February 2010, at the age of eighty-nine, but he remains one of the greatest thriller writers of all time.

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