Dead Cert by Dick Francis

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Book name:	Dead Cert (2024)
Category:	Mystery
Author:	Dick Francis
Pages:	277 pages
ISBN13:	0425194973
ISBN:	0425194973
Language:	English
Publication data:	Jan. 6, 2004, 8 a.m.

As jockey Alan York looked at the back of Bill Davidson astride the great horse Admiral, one thing was different. Before his rival reached the last hurdle, he was dead. Alan knew racing was dangerous; he also knew Bill's death was no accident. It was the kind of knowledge that could get a man killled....
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About the author

Dick Francis

9 books

Dick Francis, CBE, FRSL (born Richard Stanley Francis) was a popular British horse racing crime writer and retired jockey.

Dick Francis worked on his books with his wife, Mary, before her death. Dick considered his wife to be his co-writer - as he is quoted in the book, "The Dick Francis Companion", released in 2003:
"Mary and I worked as a team. ... I have often said that I would have been happy to have both our names on the cover. Mary's family always called me Richard due to having another Dic… Read more