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Gerade als Jeff Hinkley beginnt, sich bei der British Horse Racing Authority zu langweilen, flattert ein Hilferuf aus den usa auf seinen Tisch: Vor dem Triple Crown, der hart umkämpften Trophäe des amerikanischen Pferderennens, häufen sich die Hinweise, dass im großen Stil Rennen manipuliert werden. Als bei einer Razzia ein Trainer ermordet wird und nur wenig später alle seine Pferde verschwinden, beschließt Hinkley, auf amerikanischem Turf un...

Captain Tom Forsyth kehrt schwerverletzt aus Afghanistan zurück. Zu Hause in England erwartet ihn jedoch ein nicht minder gefährliches Minenfeld: die Machenschaften um das große Geld aus dem Pferdebusiness. Wer hätte gedacht, dass Tom seine soldatischen Fähigkeiten im beschaulichen Lambourn noch mal zum Einsatz bringen könnte?

Hard on the heels of UNDER ORDERS, the 2006 smash marking Dick Francis's triumphant return, comes a brand-new novel set against the backdrop of England's famed race, Two Thousand Guineas. Max Moreton is a rising culinary star and his Newmarket restaurant, the Hay Net, has brought him great acclaim. But when nearly all the guests who enjoyed one of his meals at a private catered affair fall victims of severe food poisoning, Max's reputation are...

Shell-shocked and missing a foot, lost to an IED during his tour of duty in Afghanistan, Captain Tom Forsyth uses his finely honed military skills to find the person blackmailing his estranged mother--the first lady of British racing--who is being forced to make her horses lose. Available in a tall Premium Edition.

Max Moreton ist der jüngste Stern an Englands Sternekoch-Himmel. Doch sein Ruf ist gefährdet: Lebensmittelvergiftung nach einem Galadiner - das könnte das Ende seiner Karriere bedeuten. Der Meisterkoch kämpft um seinen Namen - und um sein Leben.

Captain Thomas Forsyth's tour of Afghanistan is cut brutally short when he is badly wounded by a roadside bomb. Returning home, to his mother - a racehorse trainer and the 'First Lady' of racing - Tom discovers the training business is on the edge, and facing a threat far more dangerous than a run of bad form.

On the heels of Under Orders, ?Francis once again proves himself a master. Wow.? (BOOKLIST)Max Moreton is a rising culinary star?until his guests fall victim to severe food poisoning?and then a bomb blast rips through the luncheon he?s catering. Two close calls are too close for comfort, and Max vows to protect his name, and himself, before it?s too late.

A lawyer and amateur jockey is torn between doing what's right and what will keep him alive in this New York Times bestselling thriller from Dick and Felix Francis.Geoffrey Mason wasn't terribly disappointed when his client Julian Trent was found guilty. Despite being paid handsomely as Trent's defense counsel, he believes Trent needs to be locked up for a good long time. He only wishes it had happened more quickly-if the trial had ended just ...

Ned Talbot is a small-time bookmaker on the edge of giving it all up when his world is turned upside down by a man who claims to be his father, long thought dead. And when the mysterious stranger is murdered, Ned feels compelled to find out exactly what is going on. But the more he discovers, the longer the odds become for his survival.

Penguin publish Dick and Felix Francis in paperback for the first time, and sadly, it's also the first paperback to be published since Dick's sad demise earlier this year. On the first day of Royal Ascot, bookmaker Ned Talbot is counting his losses as a succession of favourites romp home. But then a man steps out from the crowd claiming to be Ned's father, less than an hour later he's been stabbed by an unknown assailant and Ned finds himself ...

Geoffrey Mason ist erleichtert, als sein Mandant - ein brutaler Schläger - hinter Gitter kommt. Doch Freiheit und Strafe liegen nur einen Richterspruch voneinander entfernt: Als das Gericht das Urteil revidiert, wird das Verhältnis zwischen Anwalt und Klient zum Alptraum...