Straight

Francis, Dick

ISBN 10: 071813463X / ISBN 13: 9780718134631

Edité par Michael Joseph Ltd, 1990

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Titre : Straight

Éditeur : Michael Joseph Ltd

Date d'édition : 1990

Reliure : Couverture souple

Etat : Good

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Synopsis :

Derek Franklin, steeplechase jockey who is side-lined following a disagreement with the last fence at Cheltenham, finds himself pitchforked into a maelstrom of dangers following his elder brother's sudden death. Derek has to summon all his reserves of stamina to identify his brother's enemies.

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.