Straight - Couverture rigide

Francis, Dick

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0399134700 ISBN 13 : 9780399134708

Editeur : Putnam Pub Group, 1989

Synopsis

Physical description; 323p. Subject; Horse racing -- England -- Fiction.

A propos du livre

Biographie de l'auteur

Dick Francis has written thirty-nine novels, a volume of short stories (Field of 13), his autobiography (The Sport of Queens) and the biography of Lester Piggott. He is rightly acclaimed as one of greatest thriller writers in the world. He has received many awards, amongst them the prestigious Crime Writers Association’s Cartier Diamond Dagger for his outstanding contribution to the genre, and the Mystery Writers of America have given him three Edgar Allan Poe awards for the best novel of the year, and in 1996 mad him a Grand Master for a lifetime’s achievement. He was awarded the CBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List in 2000.Dick Francis divides his time between England and an island in the Caribbean.

Présentation de l'éditeur

Derek Franklin, injured steeplechase jockey, is at end of his career when he is thrust into chaos following the accidental death of his brother Greville who was an importer of semi-precious stones.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Putnam Pub Group
• Date d'édition: 1989
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0399134700
• ISBN 13: 9780399134708
• Reliure: Relié
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 323
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible