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Blood Sport

by Dick Francis
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From a New York Times bestseller, “galloping entertainment” about a British secret agent searching for a missing racehorse in the United States (Kirkus Reviews).
 
Dick Francis, Edgar Award–winning master of mystery and suspense, takes you into the thrilling world of horse racing.
 
With only his tormented past for company, Gene Hawkins is restlessly facing three lonely weeks of vacation. So when his boss asks for his help assisting millionaire Dave Teller locate a missing priceless breeding stallion he accepts, against his better judgement.
But he gets more action than he bargains for when he draws the attention of his boss’s daughter, advances from Teller’s socialite wife and the deadly attention of the horse thieves who would be more than happy to put Hawkins out to pasture, permanently . . .
Praise for the writing of Dick Francis:
 
“Dick Francis is a wonder.” —The Plain Dealer
“Few things are more convincing than Dick Francis at a full gallop.” —Chicago Tribune
“Few match Francis for dangerous flights of fancy and pure inventive menace.” —Boston Herald
“[The] master of crime fiction and equine thrills.” —Newsday
“[Francis] has the uncanny ability to turn out simply plotted yet charmingly addictive mysteries.” —The Wall Street Journal
“Francis is a genius.” —Los Angeles Times
“Nobody executes the whodunit formula better.” —Chicago Sun-Times
“A rare and magical talent… who never writes the same story twice.” —The San Diego Union-Tribune
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Publisher: Canelo

OverDrive Read

  • ISBN: 9781788634953
  • Release date: November 4, 2022

EPUB ebook

  • ISBN: 9781788634953
  • File size: 1094 KB
  • Release date: November 4, 2022

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OverDrive Read
EPUB ebook

subjects

Fiction Literature Mystery Thriller

Languages

English

Levels

Lexile® Measure:870
Text Difficulty:4-5

From a New York Times bestseller, “galloping entertainment” about a British secret agent searching for a missing racehorse in the United States (Kirkus Reviews).
 
Dick Francis, Edgar Award–winning master of mystery and suspense, takes you into the thrilling world of horse racing.
 
With only his tormented past for company, Gene Hawkins is restlessly facing three lonely weeks of vacation. So when his boss asks for his help assisting millionaire Dave Teller locate a missing priceless breeding stallion he accepts, against his better judgement.
But he gets more action than he bargains for when he draws the attention of his boss’s daughter, advances from Teller’s socialite wife and the deadly attention of the horse thieves who would be more than happy to put Hawkins out to pasture, permanently . . .
Praise for the writing of Dick Francis:
 
“Dick Francis is a wonder.” —The Plain Dealer
“Few things are more convincing than Dick Francis at a full gallop.” —Chicago Tribune
“Few match Francis for dangerous flights of fancy and pure inventive menace.” —Boston Herald
“[The] master of crime fiction and equine thrills.” —Newsday
“[Francis] has the uncanny ability to turn out simply plotted yet charmingly addictive mysteries.” —The Wall Street Journal
“Francis is a genius.” —Los Angeles Times
“Nobody executes the whodunit formula better.” —Chicago Sun-Times
“A rare and magical talent… who never writes the same story twice.” —The San Diego Union-Tribune
Expand title description text
Fiction Literature Mystery Thriller