- Hardcover: 208 pages
- Publisher: Michael Joseph; New Ed edition (19 Sep 1988)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 071813088X
- ISBN-13: 978-0718130886
- Product Dimensions: 21.6 x 14 x 2.6 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 719,831 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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'Fresh and exciting... very lively' Sunday Times 'As a jockey, Dick Francis was unbeatable when he got into his stride. The same is true, nowadays, of his crime writing' Daily Mirror
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Originally published in 1962, Dead Cert was the first of the bestselling thrillers which have made Dick Francis one of the most popular and successful writers in the world.
Dead Cert is about Alan York, an amateur jockey, who finds himself tangling dangerously with a ruthless gang of crooks. A pretty girl, an intelligent child, a fuel on a horseback and a manhunt across the Sussex countryside are some of the ingredients in this gripping thriller about the shady side of the racing world. The background is superbly authentic and the pace would not shame a two-mile hurdle race.
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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I have just read this book back-to-back with another Dick Francis written more than 30 years later, and I can honestly say that with one minor exception, this one seemed as fresh as the more recent book. (The one exception being the hero's courtship of his girlfriend, which seems strangely formal by modern standards.)
The central story, the mystery of who killed a leading jockey and why, is compelling and I didn't guess the villain until he was confronted. Along the way, the hero tangles with a protection racket and escapes a gang of murderous pursuers in a dramatic way, taking advantage of the fact that he's riding a top steeplechaser - but perhaps his greatest challenge is a weekend in an upper-class household...
Try reading this alongside one of his more recent works and see what YOU think...
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This was the first novel which Dick Francis wrote - and it shows, especially in some of the dialogue. Nevertheless the plot is good and characters well drawn.
The love interest is rather dated and a bit stilted especially compared to some of his later books.
I guess it was of its time - 1962, when society were somewhat different from today. Still an enjoyable read.
The love interest is rather dated and a bit stilted especially compared to some of his later books.
I guess it was of its time - 1962, when society were somewhat different from today. Still an enjoyable read.
Format:Paperback
Life is as normal when amateur jockey Alan York watches his friend Bill Davidson go over the jump in front of him to win the race on Admiral, but then the horse falls crushing his friend beneath him killing him and widowing his wife Scilla, leaving her with three children. Alan goes back to the course and sees wire strung across the top of the fence and reporting it to the police engages with a dangerous underworld which revolves around love interest Kate Ellery-Penn, orphaned and raised by her upper class aunt and uncle and the said uncle's secret life. Ends with a fantastic manhunt in the forests and woods around the racecourse with Alan on Admiral pitted against a gang of taxi drivers come tough guys with orders to kill.
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Dick Francis' first published thriller!
The book: Alan York, jockey, sees his friend take a bad fall during a steeplechase race - and discovers it was no accident. Read more
Published 22 months ago by H. Beentje
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I got this book for someones birthday, but i need to say that she was celebrating her 105th Birthday so i needed something special. Read more
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