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Dead Cert (The Dick Francis library) [Special Edition] (Paperback)

by Dick Francis (Author)
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  • Paperback: 304 pages
  • Publisher: Pan Books; 40th anniversary ed edition (20 Sep 2002)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0330492438
  • ISBN-13: 978-0330492430
  • Product Dimensions: 17.6 x 10.4 x 2.4 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 664,100 in Books (See Bestsellers 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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For millionaire jockey Alan York, winning is a bonus. For Joe Nantwich, victory means no cushy backhanders; and for Bill Davidson, front running on strongly fancied Admiral, triumph is an imposter. It means murder - his own. Turning private detective, York uses Joe's underworld connections to go on the trail of the killers - only to draw a series of blanks. But when ambushed by a gang of vicious thugs, he picks up some clues along with his cuts and bruises. Bill's murder begins to make more sense. Until York finds himself in hospital, without a memory.'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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5.0 out of 5 stars Proof that a good story doesn't date!, 6 May 2001
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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...

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