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1) Triple crown
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[2016] | G. P. Putnam's Sons | 370 pages ; 24 cm. | English | On Shelf
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[2016] | Unabridged. | Recorded Books | 9 audio discs (9 hr., 45 min.) : digital, CD audio ; 4 3/4 in. | English | On Shelf
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2016. | Large print edition. | Thorndike Press | 523 pages (large print) ; 23 cm. | English | On Shelf
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"Jefferson Hinkley is back in the newest thriller in the Dick Francis tradition, this time on a special mission to the United States to investigate a conspiracy involving the biggest horse races in the country. Jeff Hinkley, investigator for the British Horseracing Authority, has been seconded to the US Federal Anti-Corruption in Sports Agency (FACSA) where he has been asked to find a mole in their organization -- an informant who is passing on confidential...
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2012 | G.P. Putnam's Sons | 354 p. ; 24 cm. | English | On Shelf
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"When race caller and television presenter Mark Shillingford calls a race in which his twin sister, Clare, an accomplished and successful jockey, comes in second when she could have won, he believes the worst: that she lost on purpose, and the race was fixed. That night, Mark confronts Clare with his suspicions, she storms off after an argument -- and it's the last time Mark sees her alive. Hours later, Clare jumps to her death from the balcony of...
3) Front runner
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[2015] | G.P. Putnam's Sons | 372 pages ; 24 cm. | English | On Shelf
Southside Mystery Francis, F |
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[2015] | Unabridged. | Recorded Books | 8 audio discs (9 hrs., 45 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in. | English | On Shelf
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"In his role as an undercover investigator for the British Horseracing Authority, Jeff Hinkley is approached by a multi-time champion jockey to discuss the delicate matter of losing races on purpose. Little does he know that the call will set off a lethal chain of events, including the apparent suicide of the jockey and an attempt on Hinkley's own life. Never one to leave suspicious events alone, Hinkley begins investigating the jockey and the races...
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[2019] | G.P. Putnam's Sons, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC | x, 374 pages ; 24 cm. | English | On Shelf
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2019 | Large Print edition. | Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company | 531 pages (large print) ; 23 cm. | English | On Shelf
La Farge Large Type Mystery Francis, F |
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Bill Russell is acting as a volunteer steward at Warwick races when he confronts his worst nightmare -- the violent death of his much-loved wife. But, the aftermath proves much worse when he is accused of killing her and then hounded mercilessly by the media. Losing his job and in danger of losing his home too, Bill's life begins to unravel completely. Even his best friends turn against him, thinking him guilty of the heinous crime, despite the lack...
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[2014] | G.P. Putname's Sons | 386 pages ; 24 cm. | English | On Shelf
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p2014 | Unabridged. | Recorded Books | 8 sound discs (10 hr.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in. | English | On Shelf
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2014. | Large print edition. | Thorndike Press | 535 pages (large print) ; 23 cm. | English | On Shelf
La Farge Large Type Mystery Francis, F |
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"Felix Francis is back with another edge-of-your-seat thriller, in the classic Dick Francis tradition. Undercover investigator Jeff Hinkley is assigned by the British Horseracing Authority to look into the activities of a suspicious racehorse trainer, but as he's tailing his quarry through the Cheltenham Racing Festival, the last thing he expects to witness is a gruesome murder. Could it have something to do with the reason the trainer was banned...
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[2017] | G.P. Putnam's Sons, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC | 375 pages ; 24 cm. | English | On Shelf
Main Mystery Francis, F Southside Mystery Francis, F |
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[2017] | Unabridged. | Recorded Books | 8 audio discs (9 hrs., 15 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in. | English |
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2017. | Large print edition. | Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company | 523 pages (large print) ; 23 cm. | English | On Shelf
La Farge Large Type Mystery Francis, F |
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"A smartly dressed man has been found unconscious at the local racecourse and is rushed to the hospital, where he subsequently dies. But who is he? Where does he come from? He had no form of identification on him, and no one claims the body. Doctor Chris Rankin, a specialist who treated the deceased -- and who struggles with mental health issues -- is intrigued by the nameless dead man, obsessed even, and starts asking questions. However, someone...
7) Wild horses
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c1994 | Putnam | 319 p. ; 24 cm. | English | On Shelf
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Valentine Clark knows a lot of secrets about the horse racing world of Newmarket, England. Now, on his deathbed, the elderly blacksmith reveals the most horrifying secret of all to his young friend, film director Thomas Lyon. On location in Newmarket, where he is shooting a motion picture about the decades-old, unsolved murder of a local horse trainer's wife, Thomas knows that Valentine's cryptic revelation holds the solution to the murder-and the...
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[2018] | G.P. Putnam's Sons | 372 pages ; 24 cm. | English | On Shelf
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[2018] | Unabridged. | Recorded Books | 9 audio discs (10 hrs., 45 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in. | English |
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2018. | Large Print edition. | Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company | 517 pages (large print) ; 23 cm. | English |
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Harrison Foster is summoned to Newmarket after a fire in the Chadwick Stables kills six very valuable horses. There is far more to the 'simple' fire than initially meets the eye. For one, human remains are found among the equestrian ones. Who is the mystery victim? Harry is thrust unwillingly into the world of thoroughbred racing where the standard of care of the equine stars is far higher than that of the humans who attend to them. Can Harry solve...
9) Under orders
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c2006 | G.P. Putnam's Sons | 308 p. ; 24 cm. | English | On Shelf
Southside Mystery Francis, D |
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p2006 | Penguin Audio | 8 sound discs (ca. 75 min. each) : digital ; 4 3/4 in. | English | On Shelf
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2006 | Large print ed. | Thorndike Press | 477 p. (large print) ; 23 cm. | English | On Shelf
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It's the third death on Cheltenham Gold Cup day that really troubles supersleuth Sid Halley. Last seen in 1995's former champion jockey Halley knows all too well the perils of racing--but in his day, jockeys didn't usually reach the finish line with three .38 rounds in the chest. Yet this is precisely how he finds jockey Huw Walker, who only a few hours earlier, won the coveted Triumph Hurdle.
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2011 | G. P. Putnam's Sons | 352 p. ; 24 cm. | English | On Shelf
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p2011 | Unabridged. | Recorded Books | 1 sound disc (10 hr. 45 min.) : digital, MP3 ; 4 3/4 in. | English | On Shelf
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Maine. 2011 | Large print ed. | Thorndike Press | 519 p. (large print) ; 22 cm. | English | On Shelf
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As one of the youngest-ever winners of the Grand National, Nick "Foxy" Foxton was enjoying his career as a world-class jockey. It was on perfect track -- until a near-fatal accident cut his dream brutally sort. When he returns to Aintree as a spectator years later, nothing can prepare him for what unfolds.--From book jacket.
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2010 | Penguin Books | 264 p. ; 20 cm. | English | On Shelf
Main Mystery Camilleri, A Southside Mystery Camilleri, A |
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Montalbano wakes from strange dreams to find a gruesomely bludgeoned horse carcass in front of his seaside home. When his men come to investigate, the carcass disappears, leaving only a trail in the sand. Before long, two people report missing horses - Rachele, a champion equestrian, an Lo Duca, one of the richest men in Sicily. Then Montalbano's home is broken into and is ransacked and he is certain that the crimes are linked. As he negotiates the...
12) Shattered
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c2000 | G.P. Putnam's Sons | 289 p. ; 24 cm. | English | On Shelf
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2000 | Thorndike Press | 349 p. (large type) ; 23 cm. | English | On Shelf
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13) 10 lb. penalty
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c1997 | G.P. Putnam's Sons | 273 p. ; 24 cm. | English | On Shelf
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A young man in Britain gives up horse racing to help his millionaire father contest a seat in a parliamentary election. A tale of father-son friendship against the background of political skullduggery. By the author of To the Hilt.
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2010 | McPherson & Co | 294 p. ; 23 cm. | English | On Shelf
Southside Fiction Gordon, J |
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p2011 | Unabridged. | Recorded Books | 9 sound discs (10 hrs., 15 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in. | English | On Shelf
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p2011 | Unabridged. | Recorded Books | 1 sound disc (10 hr., 15 min.) : digital, stereo., MP3 ; 4 3/4 in. | English | On Shelf
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Jaimy Gordon's engrossing Lord of Misrule is a National Book Award winner. In the early 1970s, horse trainer Tommy Hansel cooks up a crafty get-rich-quick scheme. But his plans go awry when everyone at the Indian Mound Downs track seems to be on to his shenanigans. Complicating matters further is Tommy's tragic love, Maggie. She adores the horses in all their rundown glory and becomes fascinated by the misfits who populate the backwater West Virginia...
15) 50 to 1
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[2015] | Sony Pictures Home Entertainment | 1 videodisc (approximately 111 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. | English |
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"A misfit group of New Mexico cowboys find themselves on the journey of a lifetime when their crooked-footed racehorse qualifies for the Kentucky Derby. Based on the inspiring true story of Mine That Bird, the cowboys face a series of mishaps on their way to Churchill Downs, becoming the ultimate underdogs in a final showdown with the world's racing elite"--
16) Bite the bullet
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2002 | Columbia Tristar Home Video | 1 videodisc (131 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. | English | On Shelf
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A former Rough Rider, a lovely but shady lady-in-distress, a drifting ex-cowboy, a young reckless cowboy, a haughty English sportsman, and a gutsy Pony Express rider come together to battle the trials of the rugged West in a grueling 700-mile horse race.
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©2013. | Putnam Adult | 371 pages ; 24 cm. | English | On Shelf
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[2013] | Unabridged. | Recorded Books | 8 sound discs (approximately 9 hr., 45 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in. | English |
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Sir Richard Stewart, chairman of the racing authority, begs retired private investigator Sid Halley to investigate a series of dodgy races. Sid adamantly refuses, but the following day, Sir Richard is found dead under suspicious circumstances.
"Dick Francis's beloved investigator Sid Halley returns in the riveting new mystery by New York Times-bestselling author Felix Francis. Six years ago, investigator Sid Halley retired for good. He'd been harassed,...
18) Driving force
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c1992 | Putnam | 318 p. ; 24 cm. | English | On Shelf
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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.
19) The danger
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2010 | Berkley mass-market ed. | Berkley Books | 290 p. ; 17 cm. | English | On Shelf
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2010 | Large print ed. | Thorndike Press | 483 p. ; 23 cm. | English | On Shelf
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Giuseppe, sometimes called Peter, Europe's most elusive and cold-blooded kidnapper, who preys on the world of racing, and Andrew Douglas, the Continent's toughest, most successful anti-kidnapping operative, match wits.
20) Seabiscuit
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Widescreen presentation. | 1 videodisc (141 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. | On Shelf
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Full screen presentation. | 1 videodisc (2 hr. 21 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. | On Shelf
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Based on a true story. A half-blind ex-prizefighter and mustang breaker team up with a millionaire and his rough-hewn, undersized horse, Seabiscuit. The men bring Seabiscuit to incredible heights, helping to turn a long shot into a legend. Eventually, Seabiscuit earns Horse of the Year honors in 1938.
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