Bonecrack

Bonecrack

by Dick Francis (Author)

Synopsis

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 horses 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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Format: Mass Market Paperback
Pages: 304
Edition: Reprint
Publisher: Berkley Publishing Group
Published: 06 Jun 2006

ISBN 10: 0425208850
ISBN 13: 9780425208854

Media Reviews
FEW THINGS ARE MORE CONVINCING THAN DICK FRANCIS AT A FULL GALLOP. Chicago Tribune [THE] MASTER OF CRIME FICTION AND EQUINE THRILLS. Newsday DICK FRANCIS, A POSITIVE GENIUS. Time DICK FRANCIS IS A WONDER. The Cleveland Plain Dealer
Author Bio
Dick Francis (pictured with his son Felix Francis) was born in South Wales in 1920. He was a young rider of distinction winning awards and trophies at horse shows throughout the United Kingdom. At the outbreak of World War II he joined the Royal Air Force as a pilot, flying fighter and bomber aircraft including the Spitfire and Lancaster.He became one of the most successful postwar steeplechase jockeys, winning more than 350 races and riding for Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother. After his retirement from the saddle in 1957, he published an autobiography, The Sport of Queens, before going on to write more than forty acclaimed books, including the New York Times bestsellers Even Money and Silks. A three-time Edgar Award winner, he also received the prestigious Crime Writers Association s Cartier Diamond Dagger, was named Grand Master by the Mystery Writers of America, and was awarded a CBE in the Queen s Birthday Honours List in 2000. He died in February 2010, at age eighty-nine, and remains among the greatest thriller writers of all time.