New Releases by Dick Francis

A thriller about jumping horses and how they are transported from one place to another around the world.

This is the biography of thriller-writer Dick Francis. Francis is known for setting his novels against the background of horseracing. This revised edition tells how he became one of Britain''s leading National Hunt jockeys and a champion steeplechaser, riding as jockey to the Queen Mother. The story of Francis is traced from life in the saddle to life as a bestselling novelist.

A certified public accountant and amateur steeplechase rider gets his chance to ride a famous horse in a top race and jumps into an obstacle-strewn course of trouble and danger.

Edward Lincoln is a worldwide celebrity who plays detectives on the big screen. But when his godmother asks him to investigate her racehorses in South Africa, he''s out of his depth. Soon enough, he''s plunged into a plot of gold, greed, and gilded lives that forces him to uncover a killer and give a bravura performance he''ll never give again....

"One of the greatest living suspense writers." CBS RADIO Jockey Kelly Hughes and trainer Dexter Cranfield had been barred from racing--for throwing a race for personal profit. It was a vicious frame-up and, worse, they had nowhere to turn to clear their names. Still, Hughes refused to take the phony verdict lying down--even though his personal enquiry might have him lying down permanently....

Champion race-jockey Kit Fielding''s patron, Princess Casilia, is in trouble. Her invalid husband is being threatened and all the Princess''s best runners are being destroyed - shot by a bolt. The only person she can turn to is Kit, but he has problems of his own.

"One of the greatest living suspense writers." CBS RADIO British investigator David Cleveland has come to Oslo to investigate a champion jockey''s disappearance right before the National, a race he was certain to win. But he''s almost drowned in a fjord for his troubles. David knows accident and coincidence couldn''t begin to explain this little mishap or the oncoming gruesome string of deaths that David Cleveland would find was meant to include his own....

From the New York Times bestselling author of Field of 13, 10 Lb. Penalty, To the Hilt, and so many more...a com-pelling and chilling tale of drugged racehorses, double-dealers, and masterful detection that confirms Dick Francis''s reputation as "mystery''s Gibraltar." (Chicago Sun-Times)

A classic mystery from Dick Francis, the champion of English storytellers. Tim Ekaterin has a lot of money. Unfortunately, it is other people''s, and it is his job to invest it wisely, or get fired. And right now he''s taken a big risk: using £5 million to stud a champion racing stallion. When the resulting foals have birth defects, Tim is worried and decides that there may be something else going on at the stables. His suspicions are confirmed when one of those helping with the horses is murdered. Now it''s not just about money, but about life and death. Determined to get to the bottom of why anyone would do this, Tim puts himself in danger''s path to discover the truth . . . Praise for Dick Francis: ''As a jockey, Dick Francis was unbeatable when he got into his stride. The same is true of his crime writing'' 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 ''The narrative is brisk and gripping and the background researched with care . . . the entire story is a pleasure to relish'' Scotsman ''Francis writing at his best'' Evening Standard ''A regular winner . . . as smooth, swift and lean as ever'' Sunday Express ''A super chiller and killer'' New York Times Book Review

Moscow is the last place horseman Randall Drew wants to go, but when his Royal Highness the Prince asks a favor, it''s not easy to refuse. The Royal Family is worried about the Prince''s brother-in-law, who aims to make the Olympics. Unfortunately, a jealous Russian rider has sworn to kill him if he sets one foot in Moscow. Randall investigates, and finds a terrifying track of sabotage and murder.