Gooseneck McCarthy has never been accused of taking life too seriously. Professor Ruddle offers him a hundred dollars to test an experimental time machine, and that is about as much scientific motivation as the wandering hobo needs. His instructions are simple: travel 110 million years into the past, photograph what he sees, move one rock, and come straight back.The trip works. The trouble begins afterward. Details in the laboratory have changed, the professor remembers a life McCa...

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**"Delightful...A tense, fast-paced new mystery...boasting a resolute, resourceful, and modest hero and lots of racetrack characters and color."—**San Francisco ChronicleTransporting racehorses to the course is big business for ex-jockey Freddie Croft. But when a driver breaks a cardinal rule and picks up a hitchhiker, the results are fatal...for the hitchhiker. Freddie knows that a corpse is bad for business, especially when its trail leads to corpse numb...

In a pulse-pounding tale that will keep you on the edge of your seat, renowned author Dick Francis delves into the dangerous world of horse racing in The Danger.A string of kidnappings that threatens to unravel the entire industry, and as seasoned detective Andrew Douglas takes charge of the investigation, he must navigate a treacherous labyrinth of criminals, political intrigue, and personal danger. With heart-stopping twists and a gripping narrative, thi...

**“Fast-paced, meticulously plotted...Nobody sets up a mystery better than Dick Francis.”—San Francisco ChronicleJump in the saddle with a sure thing.**Travel writer John Kendall travels to England to interview a racehorse trainer. Soon enough, however, Kendall realizes that completing the book will be tricky at best. Because the racehorse trainer he’s tasked with interviewing has something to hide—a secret that could threaten Kendall’s life.

British investigator Jefferson Hinkley is back in this compelling Dick Francis thriller by the New York Times–bestselling author of Crisis.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 jo...

In this mystery from New York Times bestselling author Dick Francis, a jockey becomes the sole inheritor of his late brother's business, horse, mistress, and enemies.Steeplechase jockey Derek Franklin has had more broken bones than he cares to count, but it seems his latest injury could very well bring his days on the race course to a screeching halt. But that’s the least of his concerns when his brother turns up dead, leaving Derek as the sole inheritor o...

An undercover operation on a train exposes the dark underworld of horse racingA high-class, transcontinental horse-racing junket should be an idyllic getaway for the super-rich. But one passenger on this train is a sociopath, a genius at blackmail and criminal corruption—and he plans to take everyone for everything they've got.

From a New York Times bestseller, "galloping entertainment" about a British secret agent searching for a missing racehorse in the United States ( Kirkus Reviews).Dick Francis, Edgar Award–winning master of mystery and suspense, takes you into the thrilling world of horse racing.With only his tormented past for company, Gene Hawkins is restlessly facing three lonely weeks of vacation. So when his boss asks for his help assisting millionaire...

Felix Francis continues his father's New York Times- bestselling legacy with another edge-of-your-seat read that's classic Francis.Nicholas "Foxy" Foxton, a former jockey who suffered a career- ending injury, is out for a day at the Grand National races when his friend and coworker Herb Kovak is murdered, execution style, right in front of him-and 60,000 other potential witnesses. Foxton and Kovak were both independent financial advisers at Lyall & Black, ...

In this gripping mystery from the acclaimed Dick Francis, ex-jockey Sid Halley embarks on a relentless pursuit of the truth.When ex-jockey Sid Halley uncovers a shocking web of violence, he becomes convinced that one of his closest friends—and one of the racing world's most beloved figures—is behind it. Shocked and in disbelief, Halley faces the most troubling case of his career.