High Stakes - Couverture rigide

Francis, Dick

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0718113934 ISBN 13 : 9780718113933

Editeur : Michael Joseph Ltd, 1975

Synopsis

High Stakes

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

A classic mystery from Dick Francis, the champion of English storytellers. When inventor Stephen Scott abruptly fires his winning trainer Jody Leeds, the racing world is shocked and disgusted - though not quite as angry as Leeds, who swears revenge on his former friend. But Steven is convinced that Leeds has been stealing from him - and worse - and felt he had no choice. And when Leeds decides to enact his vengance, Steven finds out just what a nasty piece of work he really is. Because now Steven is not only in fear of losing everything - but also his life. Somehow, he must prove to the world that Leeds is a vicious crook - or die trying . . . Praise for Dick Francis: 'As a jockey, Dick Francis was unbeatable when he got into his stride. The same is true of his crime writing' Daily Mirror 'Dick Francis's fiction has a secret ingredient - his inimitable knack of grabbing the reader's attention on page one and holding it tight until the very end' Sunday Telegraph 'The narrative is brisk and gripping and the background researched with care . . . the entire story is a pleasure to relish' Scotsman 'Francis writing at his best' Evening Standard 'A regular winner . . . as smooth, swift and lean as ever' Sunday Express 'A super chiller and killer' New York Times Book Review Dick Francis was one of the most successful post-war National Hunt jockeys. The winner of over 350 races, he was champion jockey in 1953/1954 and rode for HM Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, most famously on Devon Loch in the 1956 Grand National. On his retirement from the saddle, he published his autobiography, The Sport of Queens, before going on to write forty-three bestselling novels, a volume of short stories (Field of 13), and the biography of Lester Piggott. During his lifetime Dick Francis received many awards, amongst them the prestigious Crime Writers' Association's Cartier Diamond Dagger for his outstanding contribution to the genre, and three 'best novel' Edgar Allan Poe awards from The Mystery Writers of America. In 1996 he was named by them as Grand Master for a lifetime's achievement. In 1998 he was elected a fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, and was awarded a CBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours List of 2000. Dick Francis died in February 2010, at the age of eighty-nine, but he remains one of the greatest thriller writers of all time.

Revue de presse :

"Few things are more convincing than Dick Francis at a full gallop."—Chicago Tribune

"Francis captures our attention and holds us spellbound...All the breathless pace we have come to expect of this superb writer."—The New York Times Book Review

"Few match Francis for dangerous flights of fancy and pure, inventive menace."—Boston Herald

"[The] master of crime fiction and equine thrills."—Newsday

"Each Francis novel seems to be his best."—The Sunday Oklahoman

"Few writers have maintained such a high standard of excellence for as long as Dick Francis."—The San Diego Union-Tribune

"It's either hard or impossible to read Mr. Francis without growing pleased with yourself: not only the thrill of vicarious competence imparted by the company of his heroes, but also the lore you collect as you go, feel like a field trip with the perfect guide."—The New York Times Book Review

"One of the most reliable mystery writers working today...Francis's secret weapons are his protagonists. They are the kind of people you want for friends."—Detroit News and Free Press

"[Francis] has the uncanny ability to turn out simply plotted yet charmingly addictive mysteries."—The Wall Street Journal

"A rare and magical talent¡Kwho never writes the same story twice."—The San Diego Union-Tribune

"For more than 30 years, Dick Francis has been mystery's Gibraltar, a sturdy rock in stormy straits. Nobody executes the whodunit formula better."—Chicago Sun-Times

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Michael Joseph Ltd
• Date d'édition: 1975
• ISBN 10: 0718113934
• ISBN 13: 9780718113933
• Reliure: Relié
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 240