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Alec buys the Black's first filly in order to train her for the Kentucky Derby, and soon discovers that the horse not only doesn't like racing, but has a mind of her own.

In this collection of short stories, "the settings range from a spring race meeting at Cheltenham, England, where a middle-aged owner falls hopelessly in love with her jockey, to the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs, where demon drink and wilting willpower take their toll."--Jacket.

From a New York Times–bestselling author, “a supersized action-suspense novel” about a celebrity turned amateur sleuth investigating a horseracing mystery (Kirkus Reviews).
 
Dick Francis, Edgar Award–winning master of mystery and suspense, takes you into the thrilling world of horse racing.
 
Edward Lincoln may be an international film star who plays daring detectives...

Steeplechase jockey Christmas "Kit" Fielding has had more than his share of close calls both on and off the course. But trouble hits close to home when a grudge between his family and his sister's in-laws turns into a blood feud.

Jockey Phillip Nore must discover the reasons behind the murder of a famed racetrack photographer as he delves into a world of betrayal, blackmail, and bribery before he becomes the next victim.

With his 30th novel, Dick Francis proves without a doubt that he is one of the superstars among mystery-thriller writers.--Los Angeles Times Book Review. A globe-hopping diplomat comes face to face with a case of fatal corruption in Francis's new thoroughbred thriller.

"The third and final installment in the bestselling Belle Meade Novels collection!"--

Charles Todda renowned painter of horsesis shocked when he turns up at his cousin Donalds house for a weekend visit to find his cousins young wife dead on the floorand Donald the polices prime suspect. Determined to prove Donalds innocence, Todd trails a set of clues from England to Australia to New Zealand, only to realize that someone is trailing him. Someone with every intention of taking...

A New York Times–bestselling mystery author is “at the top of his form” in this suspense novel about a horse racing family threatened with murder.
 
Dick Francis, Edgar Award–winning master of mystery and suspense, takes you into the thrilling world of horse racing.
 
In the middle of the night, two masked men break into Neil Griffon’s home and abduct him. He quickly discovers...

Sid Halley, a private investigator, has a new left hand, having had a transplant since his last appearance in Refusal. After receiving death threats, an ex-jockey trainer friend calls Sid to ask for his help, but Sid has his own problems to deal with; like recovering from surgery and saving his crumbling marriage. When his friend's stable yard is torched, horses killed, and the friend is found dead, Sid can only blame himself for not helping sooner....