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by Dick Francis

4.6 (3,116)

4.6 stars from 3,116 reviews. Top 69% of Mystery Thriller books we track.


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Perfect for you if...

  • You love mysteries with high stakes and a protagonist who's resourceful but mortal, not superhuman.
  • You're drawn to crime thrillers that take you inside a specific world, whether that's racing, horses, or both.
  • You appreciate tight plotting and economical prose that builds tension without melodrama.

Maybe not for you if...

  • You need graphic violence or explicit content; Francis builds menace through implication, not gore.
  • You want romance as a central plot thread; this is a thriller first, with personal relationships secondary.
  • You prefer modern settings; the novel's 1950s milieu may feel distant if you need contemporary relevance.

About this book

From a New York Times–bestselling "master of crime fiction and equine thrills," a horse breeder goes undercover to investigate a horse doping scheme (Newsday). Dick Francis, Edgar Award–winning master of mystery and suspense, takes you into the thrilling world of horse racing. Australian horse breeder Daniel Roke had resisted the exorbitant sum of money offered by a suave Englishman to investigate a scandal involving drugged racehorses. But after another investigator dies mysteriously, Roke agrees to fill his shoes, and learns that men who would give drugs to horses are capable of doing much worse to human beings . . . Praise for Dick Francis:  "Dick Francis is a wonder." —The Plain Dealer"Few things are more convincing than Dick Francis at a full gallop." —Chicago Tribune"Few match Francis for dangerous flights of fancy and pure inventive menace." —Boston Herald"[Francis] has the uncanny ability to turn out simply plotted yet charmingly addictive mysteries." —The Wall Street Journal"Francis is a genius." —Los Angeles Times"Nobody executes the whodunit formula better." —Chicago Sun-Times"A rare and magical talent . . . who never writes the same story twice." —The San Diego Union-Tribune  Read more

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Currently on sale at $1.99 — 89% off peak. Price has dropped 5 times over the last 4 years. Goes on sale roughly every 326 days. Typically stays discounted for 481 days.

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#205#195,079#389,952Dec '22Dec '23Sep '25Jun '26

Currently around #16K in the Kindle store — a steady mid-list seller. Sales have softened 64% recently.

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Currently 4.6★ from 3,116 reviews

Gaining approximately 47 new reviews per month. Steady word of mouth growth. Rating has remained stable at 4.6 over the tracking period.

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