Scopri il classico giallo di Dick Francis, uno dei più grandi scrittori di thriller di tutti i tempi ''Un capolavoro del maestro della narrativa equina. Davvero sensazionale dall'inizio alla fine'' Recensione di un lettore a 5 stelle ''Teso, scritto in modo teso, con personaggi memorabili: un vero spasso'' Recensione di un lettore a 5 stelle Checkov, un corrispondente di corse, confessa ubriaco al collega hacker di Fleet Street James Tyrone di aver dato consigli ai suoi lettori per anni. Cinque minuti dopo, Checkov cade da una finestra del settimo piano. Tyrone è convinto che dietro la morte di Checkov ci sia molto di più di quanto si possa vedere. Quando inizia a scavare, scopre che molti dei consigli di Checkov non sono mai arrivati all'inizio. Ma più Tyrone va a fondo, più questa attività sembra sporca e pericolosa. Se non sta attento, seguirà Checkov fino alla morte. Pieno di intrighi e suspense da brivido, Flying Finish è solo uno dei tanti thriller di successo del leggendario scrittore di gialli Dick Francis. Elogi a Dick Francis: ''Come fantino, Dick Francis era imbattibile quando entrava nel vivo dell'avventura. Lo stesso vale per i suoi romanzi gialli'' Daily Mirror ''La narrazione è vivace e avvincente e il background è studiato con cura. L'intera storia è un piacere da assaporare'' Scotsman ''La narrativa di Dick Francis ha un ingrediente segreto: la sua inimitabile abilità di catturare l'attenzione del lettore a pagina uno e tenerla stretta fino alla fine'' Sunday Telegraph ''Un vincitore abituale. Fluido, veloce e snello come sempre'' Sunday Express ''Il maestro della suspense e dell'intrigo'' Country Life ''Francis al meglio della sua scrittura'' Evening Standard ''Ancora il maestro'' Racing Post.
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Dick Francis was one of the most successful post-war National Hunt jockeys. The winner of over 350 races, he was champion jockey in 1953/1954 and rode for HM Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, most famously on Devon Loch in the 1956 Grand National. On his retirement from the saddle, he published his autobiography, The Sport of Queens, before going on to write forty-three bestselling novels, a volume of short stories (Field of 13), and the biography of Lester Piggott.
During his lifetime Dick Francis received many awards, amongst them the prestigious Crime Writers' Association's Cartier Diamond Dagger for his outstanding contribution to the genre, and three 'best novel' Edgar Allan Poe awards from The Mystery Writers of America. In 1996 he was named by them as Grand Master for a lifetime's achievement. In 1998 he was elected a fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, and was awarded a CBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours List of 2000.
Dick Francis died in February 2010, at the age of eighty-nine, but he remains one of the greatest thriller writers of all time.
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Condizione: New. Bert Checkov, a racing correspondent, drunkenly confesses to fellow Fleet Street hack James Tyrone that he's been giving his readers bum tips for years. Five minutes later, Checkov's fallen out a seventh floor window. Tyrone has a nose for a story and he's convinced there's more to his friend's death than meets the eye. Series: Francis Thriller. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 142 x 18. Weight in Grams: 210. 2014. paperback. . . . . Codice articolo 9781405916813
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Condizione: New. Bert Checkov, a racing correspondent, drunkenly confesses to fellow Fleet Street hack James Tyrone that he's been giving his readers bum tips for years. Five minutes later, Checkov's fallen out a seventh floor window. Tyrone has a nose for a story and he's convinced there's more to his friend's death than meets the eye. Series: Francis Thriller. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 142 x 18. Weight in Grams: 210. 2014. paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland. Codice articolo 9781405916813
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Paperback. Condizione: New. Discover the classic mystery from Dick Francis, one of the greatest thriller writers of all time'A masterpiece from the master of equine fiction. Truly sensational from start to finish' 5***** Reader Review'Tense, tautly-written, with memorable characters - an absolute cracker' 5***** Reader Review______Bert Checkov, a racing correspondent, drunkenly confesses to fellow Fleet Street hack James Tyrone that he's been giving his readers tips for years.Five minutes later, Checkov falls out of a seventh-floor window. Tyrone is convinced there's more to Checkov's death than meets the eye. When he starts digging, he discovers that many of Checkov's tips never even made it to the start. But the deeper Tyrone gets, the dirtier and more dangerous this business appears to be.If he's not careful, he'll be following Checkov to his death . . .Packed with intrigue and hair-raising suspense, Flying Finish is just one of the many blockbuster thrillers from legendary crime writer Dick Francis.Praise for Dick Francis:'As a jockey, Dick Francis was unbeatable when he got into his stride. The same is true of his crime writing' Daily Mirror'The narrative is brisk and gripping and the background researched with care . . . the entire story is a pleasure to relish' Scotsman'Dick Francis's fiction has a secret ingredient - his inimitable knack of grabbing the reader's attention on page one and holding it tight until the very end' Sunday Telegraph'A regular winner . . . as smooth, swift and lean as ever' Sunday Express'The master of suspense and intrigue' Country Life'Francis writing at his best' Evening Standard'Still the master' Racing Post. Codice articolo LU-9781405916813
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Paperback. Condizione: New. Discover the classic mystery from Dick Francis, one of the greatest thriller writers of all time'A masterpiece from the master of equine fiction. Truly sensational from start to finish' 5***** Reader Review'Tense, tautly-written, with memorable characters - an absolute cracker' 5***** Reader Review______Bert Checkov, a racing correspondent, drunkenly confesses to fellow Fleet Street hack James Tyrone that he's been giving his readers tips for years.Five minutes later, Checkov falls out of a seventh-floor window. Tyrone is convinced there's more to Checkov's death than meets the eye. When he starts digging, he discovers that many of Checkov's tips never even made it to the start. But the deeper Tyrone gets, the dirtier and more dangerous this business appears to be.If he's not careful, he'll be following Checkov to his death . . .Packed with intrigue and hair-raising suspense, Flying Finish is just one of the many blockbuster thrillers from legendary crime writer Dick Francis.Praise for Dick Francis:'As a jockey, Dick Francis was unbeatable when he got into his stride. The same is true of his crime writing' Daily Mirror'The narrative is brisk and gripping and the background researched with care . . . the entire story is a pleasure to relish' Scotsman'Dick Francis's fiction has a secret ingredient - his inimitable knack of grabbing the reader's attention on page one and holding it tight until the very end' Sunday Telegraph'A regular winner . . . as smooth, swift and lean as ever' Sunday Express'The master of suspense and intrigue' Country Life'Francis writing at his best' Evening Standard'Still the master' Racing Post. Codice articolo LU-9781405916813
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