High Stakes Audio Book

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High Stakes
Author: Dick Francis
Reader: Geoffrey Howard

Stephen Scott, toy inventor and owner of several racehorses, gets more trouble than he bargained for when he removes his horses from the hands of his dishonest trainer. "Few things are more convincing than Dick Francis at full gallop."—Chicago Tribune   ยป Read More


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Publish Date: 01/24/2000
ISBN: 9780786199181
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Synopsis:

Steven Scott is a wealthy man new to world of horse racing. When beginner's luck brings him win after win with only his first horse, Scott soon finds himself the target of dangerous killer, someone working from within his very own stables.

Author Bio:

After serving six years in the Royal Air Force, including three years as a fighter pilot in World War II, Dick Francis followed in his father's footsteps to become a champion jockey, winning over 350 races. He won numerous awards and titles during his career, including Champion Jockey in 1953 and 1954. In the 1956 Grand National Steeplechase, Francis was only a few lengths from winning the race he had entered for the eighth time, but with no one in his path, his horse collapsed just before the finish line, prompting him to call the event "both the high point and low point of my career as a jockey." Soon afterwards he began working on his autobiography, "The Sport of Queens", published in 1957, the same year he retired from racing.
Francis had found a new calling, as a racing correspondant for the "London Sunday Express". He published his first novel, "Dead Cert", in 1962, and has continued writing mystery novels and short stories based in the world of horse racing. His protagonists, who range from local jockeys to international spies, often suffer brutal, torturous situations and must battle to free themselves and see justice served. He and his wife, Mary, have been married for more than 50 years.

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