| 10 lb. Penalty Contributor(s): Francis, Dick (Author) |
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ISBN: 042519745X ISBN-13: 9780425197455 Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons OUR PRICE: $8.09 Product Type: Mass Market Paperbound - Other Formats Published: August 2004 Annotation: A wannabe jockey accepts a job in his father's campaign for Parliament and soon realizes that politics can be the most perilous horse race of all. Reissue. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Mystery & Detective - Traditional - Fiction | Thrillers - Suspense - Fiction | Sports |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Series: Dick Francis Novel |
| Physical Information: 0.88" H x 4.26" W x 6.78" (0.34 lbs) 320 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: New York Times bestselling author Dick Francis has been hailed as "a master of understated suspense" (The San Diego Union-Tribune). With this blockbuster novel, he lives up to his dazzling reputation, delivering the compelling story of a father and son who must work together to defeat a deadly adversary... Even though Ben Juliard had always dreamt of becoming a jockey, he couldn't say no when his father--a prominent politician--pulled some strings and got him a job in his campaign for Parliament. Now Ben needs to do more than smile for the cameras. With each step up on the ladder of power come new dangers to the aspiring candidate. And as the mysterious attacks grow ever more lethal, Ben discovers that politics can be the most perilous horse race of all... |