Straight

by Dick Francis (Author)

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  Paperback
  1990

  $3.47

• Used

  Paperback
  2011

  $3.64

  Derek Franklin is an injured jockey. The last fence at Cheltenham has left him on crutches. But his brother's death means even bigger trouble. He inherits a jewellery business, a mistress - and some very shadowy business associates. Franklin likes to play things straight. But with GBP1.5 million in diamonds gone missing, he finds honesty can be a deadly virtue. His only hope of survival is to identify his brother's mysterious enemies ...Money hungry men who scorn the good and despise the straight ...'For sheer style and pace Francis has few equals' Sunday Express

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  Hardcover
  1993

  $3.47

  Derek Franklin, injured steeplechase jockey, is at end of his career when he is thrust into chaos following the accidental death of his brother Greville who was an importer of semi-precious stones.