Even Money
Aug 2009 · Sold by Penguin
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In the fast-paced world of horse racing and high-stakes betting, Ned Talbot, a small-time bookmaker on the verge of throwing in the towel, is about to face his biggest gamble yet.
When a man claiming to be his father, long thought dead, appears out of the blue and is then murdered, Ned feels compelled to find out exactly what is going on. But the more he discovers, the longer the odds become for his survival.
When a man claiming to be his father, long thought dead, appears out of the blue and is then murdered, Ned feels compelled to find out exactly what is going on. But the more he discovers, the longer the odds become for his survival.
In the fast-paced world of horse racing and high-stakes betting, Ned Talbot, a small-time bookmaker on the verge of throwing in the towel, is about to face his biggest gamble yet.
When a man claiming to be his father, long thought dead, appears out of the blue and is then murdered, Ned feels com...
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Roy Najera
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February 19, 2014
I have to admit, being nervous when Felix came aboard, but after having read the first couple of co-authored books, there's no doubt, truly Dick Francis at his best.
Kellis Snodgrass
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May 6, 2026
First class storytelling.
About the author
Dick Francis was born in South Wales in 1920. He was a young rider of distinction winning awards and trophies at horse shows throughout the United Kingdom. At the outbreak of World War II he joined the Royal Air Force as a pilot, flying fighter and bomber aircraft including the Spitfire and Lancaster. He became one of the most successful postwar steeplechase jockeys, winning more than 350 races and riding for Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother. After his retirement from the saddle in 1957, he published an autobiography, The Sport of Queens, before going on to write more than forty acclaimed books. A three-time Edgar Award winner, he also received the prestigious Crime Writers’ Association’s Cartier Diamond Dagger, was named Grand Master by the Mystery Writers of America, and was awarded a CBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List in 2000. He died in February 2010, at age eighty-nine, and remains among the greatest thriller writers of all time.
Felix Francis, a graduate of London University, is an accomplished outdoorsman, marksman, and pilot who has assisted with the research of many of his father's novels. The co-author and author of numerous Dick Francis novels, most recently Pulse, he lives in England.
Felix Francis, a graduate of London University, is an accomplished outdoorsman, marksman, and pilot who has assisted with the research of many of his father's novels. The co-author and author of numerous Dick Francis novels, most recently Pulse, he lives in England.
Dick Francis was born in South Wales in 1920. He was a young rider of distinction winning awards and trophies at horse shows throughout the United Kingdom. At the outbreak of World War II he joined the Royal Air Force as a pilot, flying fighter and bomber aircraft including the Spitfire and Lanca...
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