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But when his best friend and rival bill davidson takes a fall in the middle of a race and doesnt get up again, alan discovers it was no accident. Hes been sent to england from south africa to look after his fathers business interests, and uses his spare time to pursue his real passion. Dick francis books list of books by author dick francis. Dead cert by dick francis 2004, uk a format paperback at the best online prices at. Dick francis is an excellent author because he is a master at combining three elements into his novels. Meghan hawkes, former columnist for the peninsula press, thames, has gathered together a selection of her much loved dead cert columns the stories behind the headstones.
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Refusal is his latest novel, following bloodline and gamble. By dick francis the sport of queens autobiography dead cert nerve for kicks odds against. But when a fellow rider is brutally murdered the prime suspect is a champion jockey. Some sporadic foxing to first few pages and front hinge beginning to show see image. The cover of the book says dick francis the grand master of crime fiction. Weve discounted annual subscriptions by 50% for covid19 reliefjoin now.
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