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Dead cert

Amateur jockey Alan York wins the steeplechase, but it's a hollow victory. The champion horse and rider in the lead fails to clear a fence, and the professional jockey dies of his injuries. Curious about how this could happen, Alan begins an investigation that points to corruption transcending the racing circuit.

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  • "Amateur jockey Alan York wins the steeplechase, but it's a hollow victory. The champion horse and rider in the lead fails to clear a fence, and the professional jockey dies of his injuries. Curious about how this could happen, Alan begins an investigation that points to corruption transcending the racing circuit."@en
  • "An amateur jockey tangles with race course crooks when his friend dies mysteriously while riding a prize horse."@en
  • "For millionaire jockey Alan York, winning is a bonus. For Joe Nantwich, victory means no cushy backhanders; and for Bill Davidson, front running on strongly fancied Admiral, triumph is an imposter. It means murder - his own. Turning private detective, York uses Joe's underworld connections to go on the trail of the killers - only to draw a series of blanks. But when ambushed by a gang of vicious thugs, he picks up some clues along with his cuts and bruises. Bill's murder begings to make more sense. Until York finds himself in hospital, without a memory."
  • "The two top steeplechase jockeys in England raced, and one's horse fell while jumping, killing him. Was it murder?"
  • "In searching for the killer of his friend and fellow jockey, Alan York finds himself running a race for his own life."@en
  • "Three jockeys, warned not to win their races, turned into also-rans. Bill died when the sure-footed Admiral fell. Joe was scared rotten, and Allan York became the target of a vicious gang. He wanted revenge, and to hell with the risk."@en
  • "Horse racing can be a dangerous sport, but it becomes a deadly one when a champion is killed. As he rode through the thick English fog, jockey Alan York was looking at an all-too-familiar sight: the back of champion rider Bill Davidson astride the great racehorse Admiral. But this was one race York was destined to win. Before Admiral jumped the last fence, Bill Davidson would be dead. Alan knew racing was a dangerous sport: horses fell, jockeys got hurt. But he also knew this had been no accident. It was the kind of knowledge that could get a man killed."
  • "'Dead Cert' is the first novel written by former horse jockey and sports writer Dick Francis. His crime thrillers, set in and around horse racing, have been widely acclaimed for their accuracy and detail. In this novel, Bill Davidson was alive when the race started, but dead astride his horse at the finish line. Racing is dangerous enough, but fellow jockey Alan York almost winds up as dead just for asking questions about it."
  • "'Dead Cert' is the first novel written by former horse jockey and sports writer Dick Francis. His crime thrillers, set in and around horse racing, have been widely acclaimed for their accuracy and detail. In this novel, Bill Davidson was alive when the race started, but dead astride his horse at the finish line. Racing is dangerous enough, but fellow jockey Alan York almost winds up as dead just for asking questions about it."@en
  • "Horse racing can be a dangerous sport, but it becomes a deadly one when a champion is killed. As he rode through the thick English fog, jockey Alan York was looking at an all-too-familiar sight: the back of champion rider Bill Davidson astride the great racehorse Admiral. But this was one race York was destined to win. Before Admiral jumped the last fence, Bill Davidson would be dead. Alan knew racing was a dangerous sport: horses fell, jockeys got hurt. But he also knew this had been no accident. It was the kind of knowledge that could get a man killed."@en
  • "Alan investigates the death of his friend. The investigation points to corruption that transcends the racing circuit. Soon Alan discovers that knowing too much can be as deadly as not knowing what's over the next fence."
  • "Alan investigates the death of his friend. The investigation points to corruption that transcends the racing circuit. Soon Alan discovers that knowing too much can be as deadly as not knowing what's over the next fence."@en
  • "When a jockey suspects that his best friend was murdered, he joins the manhunt to uncover the killer, only to find that he becomes the quarry."@en
  • "When a jockey suspects that his best friend was murdered, he joins the manhunt to uncover the killer, only to find that he becomes the quarry."

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  • "Mystery fiction"
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  • "Fiction"@en
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  • "Detective and mystery fiction"@en

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