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Dick Francis, the bestselling master of mystery and suspense, takes you into the thrilling world of horse racing.
When reporter Bert Chekov falls to his death, his colleague James Tyrone is suspicious. Chekov’s column had recently recommended some ‘can’t-lose’ horses, who then wound up out of the running on race day.
Tyrone thinks he can prove it was murder, but he may not live to tell the tale. Because as the dead man has already made clear, there’s no such thing as a sure thing...
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Hired to fly four racing buffs to the track, pilot Matt Shore expects it will be the kind of job he likes: quick and easy. That is until he’s forced to make an emergency landing just minutes before the plane explodes. Luckily nobody is hurt, but it isn’t long before Matt realizes that he’s caught up in a rat race among violent criminals, who are dead set on putting anyone who stands in their way on the wrong side of the odds.
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Vintage Francis
- By MICHAEL on 06-05-23
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Comeback
- By: Dick Francis
- Narrated by: Tony Britton
- Length: 10 hrs and 29 mins
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When globe-hopping British First Secretary Peter Darwin returns to his childhood home for a visit, he is sorry. Waiting for him were long-hidden memories, a string of racehorse deaths and homicide. As Darwin begins to realize that the key to all of it involves his own past, he wishes he'd never come back, because he just might never leave again—alive.
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Like the story, but sound was weird
- By Jeanette on 11-07-22
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Bonecrack
- By: Dick Francis
- Narrated by: Tony Britton
- Length: 6 hrs and 32 mins
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Dick Francis, the bestselling master of mystery and suspense, takes you into the thrilling world of horse racing. In the middle of the night, two masked men break into Neil Griffon’s home and abduct him. He quickly discovers that unless he agrees to their unreasonable demands, they will destroy his father’s precious horse and racing stable, and ultimately Neil himself. Returned to his father’s stables, he must find a way to bring down these criminals, because having to choose between his integrity and his life is no choice at all.
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Horses and Fathers
- By Markhov on 06-28-23
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For Kicks
- By: Dick Francis
- Narrated by: Tony Britton
- Length: 8 hrs and 43 mins
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Australian horse breeder Daniel Roke had resisted the exorbitant sum of money offered by a suave Englishman to investigate a scandal involving drugged racehorses. But after another investigator dies mysteriously, Roke agrees to fill his shoes, and learns that men who would give drugs to horses are capable of doing much worse to human beings …
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One of my favorite Dick Francis books!
- By Sharon G. on 06-10-23
By: Dick Francis
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Nerve
- By: Dick Francis
- Narrated by: Tony Britton
- Length: 8 hrs and 19 mins
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Despair, suicide, and obsessive hatred, mixed well with humor, love, and horses, brew up into the story of a battle between one man's nerve and another man's cunning. Robert Finn, steeplechase jockey, finds himself the focus of a malicious campaign, which is also afflicting his friends. He sets out to discover its source and remove it.
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One of his best!
- By Darc on 11-08-22
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Straight
- By: Dick Francis
- Narrated by: Simon Prebble
- Length: 11 hrs and 7 mins
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Steeplechase jockey Derek Franklin has had more broken bones than he cares to count, but it seems his latest injury could very well bring his days on the race course to a screeching halt. But that’s the least of his concerns when his brother turns up dead, leaving Derek as the sole inheritor of his estate. It doesn’t take long for Derek to learn that his brother—a magistrate who imported and sold semiprecious stones—was keeping more than his share of secrets.
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Dick Francis and Simon Prebble
- By CarolinaBlue on 03-07-23
By: Dick Francis
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Rat Race
- By: Dick Francis
- Narrated by: Ian Ogilvy
- Length: 6 hrs
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Hired to fly four racing buffs to the track, pilot Matt Shore expects it will be the kind of job he likes: quick and easy. That is until he’s forced to make an emergency landing just minutes before the plane explodes. Luckily nobody is hurt, but it isn’t long before Matt realizes that he’s caught up in a rat race among violent criminals, who are dead set on putting anyone who stands in their way on the wrong side of the odds.
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Vintage Francis
- By MICHAEL on 06-05-23
By: Dick Francis
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Comeback
- By: Dick Francis
- Narrated by: Tony Britton
- Length: 10 hrs and 29 mins
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When globe-hopping British First Secretary Peter Darwin returns to his childhood home for a visit, he is sorry. Waiting for him were long-hidden memories, a string of racehorse deaths and homicide. As Darwin begins to realize that the key to all of it involves his own past, he wishes he'd never come back, because he just might never leave again—alive.
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Like the story, but sound was weird
- By Jeanette on 11-07-22
By: Dick Francis
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Bonecrack
- By: Dick Francis
- Narrated by: Tony Britton
- Length: 6 hrs and 32 mins
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Dick Francis, the bestselling master of mystery and suspense, takes you into the thrilling world of horse racing. In the middle of the night, two masked men break into Neil Griffon’s home and abduct him. He quickly discovers that unless he agrees to their unreasonable demands, they will destroy his father’s precious horse and racing stable, and ultimately Neil himself. Returned to his father’s stables, he must find a way to bring down these criminals, because having to choose between his integrity and his life is no choice at all.
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Horses and Fathers
- By Markhov on 06-28-23
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For Kicks
- By: Dick Francis
- Narrated by: Tony Britton
- Length: 8 hrs and 43 mins
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Australian horse breeder Daniel Roke had resisted the exorbitant sum of money offered by a suave Englishman to investigate a scandal involving drugged racehorses. But after another investigator dies mysteriously, Roke agrees to fill his shoes, and learns that men who would give drugs to horses are capable of doing much worse to human beings …
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One of my favorite Dick Francis books!
- By Sharon G. on 06-10-23
By: Dick Francis
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Nerve
- By: Dick Francis
- Narrated by: Tony Britton
- Length: 8 hrs and 19 mins
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Despair, suicide, and obsessive hatred, mixed well with humor, love, and horses, brew up into the story of a battle between one man's nerve and another man's cunning. Robert Finn, steeplechase jockey, finds himself the focus of a malicious campaign, which is also afflicting his friends. He sets out to discover its source and remove it.
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One of his best!
- By Darc on 11-08-22
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Straight
- By: Dick Francis
- Narrated by: Simon Prebble
- Length: 11 hrs and 7 mins
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Steeplechase jockey Derek Franklin has had more broken bones than he cares to count, but it seems his latest injury could very well bring his days on the race course to a screeching halt. But that’s the least of his concerns when his brother turns up dead, leaving Derek as the sole inheritor of his estate. It doesn’t take long for Derek to learn that his brother—a magistrate who imported and sold semiprecious stones—was keeping more than his share of secrets.
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Dick Francis and Simon Prebble
- By CarolinaBlue on 03-07-23
By: Dick Francis
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Dead Cert
- By: Dick Francis
- Narrated by: Simon Prebble
- Length: 9 hrs and 5 mins
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The victory was hollow for Alan. He had been running a close second behind his good friend Bill Davidson, when Bill’s horse unexpectedly jerked as he soared over the steeplechase fence. Now, Bill was dead from his injuries, and Alan knew it wasn’t an accident. A small menacing thread of wire dangled from the top of the fence—a carefully constructed plot of malice. Curious, Alan begins an investigation that points to corruption that transcends the racing circuit—seeping into the town surrounding the track.
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Classic Dick Francis
- By Terilyn on 07-04-22
By: Dick Francis
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Field of Thirteen
- By: Dick Francis
- Narrated by: Tony Britton
- Length: 9 hrs and 51 mins
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A superbly crafted collection of thirteen tightly plotted tales that treats listeners to murder, mystery, and mayhem in the world of horseracing. With his remarkable blend of unrelenting suspense, finely tuned narrative, and lean, stylish prose, New York Times bestselling author Dick Francis proves that he is as much a master of the short story as he is of the novel in this thrilling collection.
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Great narrator
- By Consuelo B. Graham on 11-22-22
By: Dick Francis
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The Danger
- By: Dick Francis
- Narrated by: Tony Britton
- Length: 9 hrs and 53 mins
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Kidnapping is Andrew Douglas's business: they take them, he finds them. But it isn't so simple when Alessia Cenci, golden-girl jockey, disappears, followed by the young child of a derby winner and the senior steward of the Jockey Club. From Italy to England to Washington, D.C., Andrew's caseload is suddenly, violently overflowing. And he must fight triply hard to keep his own name off the growing list of victims.
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Good but disturbing
- By oseedee on 06-08-23
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Flying Finish
- By: Dick Francis
- Narrated by: Simon Prebble
- Length: 8 hrs and 46 mins
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Henry Grey is a man who needs a change. His job as an office worker is as tedious as the women his mother sets him up with. His new job transporting thoroughbred racehorses to exotic international destinations should perk up his mundane existence. However, when he intercepts a cryptic message hidden in the bottom of a smuggled bottle of birth control pills, Grey learns that horses are not his only cargo.
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Disappointing for a Fan
- By Connie T. on 04-25-22
By: Dick Francis
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Odds Against
- By: Dick Francis
- Narrated by: Geoffrey Howard
- Length: 7 hrs and 13 mins
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It’s amazing what bodily injury can do for a man. A fall from a racehorse left brilliant jockey Sid Halley dangerously depressed, with a wrecked hand and the need for a new career. It was a bullet wound that helped him find one.
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Fabulous!
- By motown on 02-10-15
By: Dick Francis
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Reflex
- By: Dick Francis
- Narrated by: Simon Prebble
- Length: 9 hrs and 9 mins
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Longtime jockey Philip Nore is no hero. But when he begins to suspect that a racetrack photographer’s fatal accident was really murder, he sets out to discover the truth and trap the killer. Slowly, he unravels some nasty secrets of corruption, blackmail and murder—and unwittingly sets himself up as the killer’s next target....
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Blackmail, Murder and Mayhem!
- By R. Pontiflet on 02-20-15
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10 Lb. Penalty
- By: Dick Francis
- Narrated by: Simon Prebble
- Length: 7 hrs and 28 mins
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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.
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Father - Son Bonding Moments!
- By R. Pontiflet on 02-16-15
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To the Hilt
- By: Dick Francis
- Narrated by: Simon Prebble
- Length: 9 hrs and 44 mins
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Featuring the gripping plot, dramatic settings and believable characters that listeners have come to expect from Dick Francis, To the Hilt displays the master at the top of his form.
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Relaxed Entertainment
- By R. Pontiflet on 05-11-17
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Driving Force
- By: Dick Francis
- Narrated by: Simon Prebble
- Length: 10 hrs and 29 mins
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A dead hitchhiker, empty canisters found at the bottom of several trucks, and the murder of a harmless mechanic are the bizarre events that lead ex-jockey Freddie Croft to suspect that his transport company, Driving Force, is involved in drug smuggling, or something far worse.
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A Good Suspenseful Mystery....
- By R. Pontiflet on 04-12-15
By: Dick Francis
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Proof
- By: Dick Francis
- Narrated by: Simon Prebble
- Length: 9 hrs and 43 mins
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Wine merchant Tony Beach has expertly catered his latest society soiree, but the fun’s over when a team of hit men crash the party…literally. The event leaves Tony with a bitter aftertaste of suspicion—and sets off a mystery that’s an intoxicating blend of deception, intrigue, and murder.
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One Of Francis' Best: An Entertaining Story
- By R. Pontiflet on 06-03-17
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Break In
- By: Dick Francis
- Narrated by: Simon Prebble
- Length: 9 hrs and 14 mins
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Jockey Kit Fielding has been riding the de Brescou’s horses in a succession of triumphs on the race course. But this winning streak is about to end. Kit’s twin sister, Holly, has come to him in desperation. Threatened by financial scandal, she and her husband may lose their training stables. Kit soon finds, though, that a greater danger lurks behind the threat—one that could be fatal.
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One of the Best Audio Books Ever!
- By Aaron P. Lazar on 10-26-12
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Dick Francis's Gamble
- By: Felix Francis
- Narrated by: John Keating
- Length: 10 hrs and 41 mins
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Nicholas “Foxy” Foxton, a former jockey who suffered a career-ending injury, is out for a day at the Grand National races when his friend and coworker Herb Kovak is murdered, execution style, right in front of him—and 60,000 other potential witnesses. Foxton and Kovak were both independent financial advisers at Lyall Black, a firm specializing in extreme-risk investments.
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Frustration
- By Anonymous User on 08-24-11
By: Felix Francis
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- Carter
- 12-19-23
Dick Francis Always Delivers!
Dick Francis never fails to build the suspense! Another great story!
From the swamps of Florida where I live, I am transported to London, England, with all its pubs and race courses, a place I may never be able to go!
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- Ezzy
- 06-15-24
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it's a Dick Francis book. what's not to love? All his books are fabulous. I miss him.
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- Mechanician
- 12-03-23
Good story and a splendid performance!
I enjoyed myself tremendously listening to this book. The story is gripping, with humor and compassion. it has got it all. And the performance was very convincing! Excellent overall.
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- J. Ahearn
- 05-11-24
Not one of the best
Tony Britton is NOT my favorite narrator! The story was not as good as most of Mr. Francis’ novels.
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- Garden Serene
- 04-06-23
Great narration but little flat on the story
The narrator is skillful and brings the story to life. The female characters are flat and predictable. The main character seems to get beat up a lot of but never seems to suffer permanent damage.
Seem like the writers heart was t really into the story.
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- Fenestration Sensation
- 07-29-24
Not as good as usual
An apology on infidelity took over a lot of the story. Not as good as his other stories.
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- Iowa Girl
- 02-16-23
Not Francis’ Best
I have read and enjoyed a large number of Dick Francis books, and this one has all the classic elements: The man who stumbles into a mystery that needs to be solved, and takes great risks to do the right thing. But the horse is barely present in this story, and the female characters are cardboard. His wife, in particular, is unnecessarily pathetic. She could have had some courage without hurting the plot, and it would have made her much more real. Still, a mostly fun read.
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- Angela H.
- 01-21-24
The narrator was excellent!
I’ve noticed a theme in several Dick Francis’ books of the justification of adultry….while I adore the stories overall, this bothers me enough that I’m going to have to stop listening to him, and that makes me sad…..
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- Rhonda
- 11-27-23
Not up to par.
Story line was disappointing, author is reaching for something , but never quite achieves. Characters were trying to be moral, in an immoral way.
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