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In this next installment of the 'Dick Francis' series, Sid Halley is brought in to investigate a stalking-turned-murder case. With his life and reputation on the line, Sid races to solve the case before someone else ends up dead.

"Theo Jennings, an auctioneer in Newmarket, England, has been climbing the ladder at the bloodstock sales company for the past three years. He's planning on making his first ever multi-million sale with a yearling colt. When he finds the colt dead a few days after the auction, Th...

Theo Jennings, an up-and-coming auctioneer in Newmarket, England, is planning on making his first ever multi-million sale with a yearling colt -- until it's found dead. When a person's body is discovered in the same stable a few days later, all fingers point to him. The only way ...

'It is said that everyone over a certain age can remember distinctly what they were doing when they heard that President Kennedy had been assassinated, or that Princess Diana had been killed in a Paris car crash, but I, for one, could recall all too clearly where I was standing w...

An old friend in need, a dangerous conspiracy - a new case for Sid Halley ... Sid Halley, former British jump racing champion and private detective, is not having a good time. His wife Marina has decided she needs some time out of their marriage to think about the future and Sid ...

An old friend in need, a dangerous conspiracy - a new case for Sid Halley ... Sid Halley, former British jump racing champion and private detective, is not having a good time. His wife Marina has decided she needs some time out of their marriage to think about the future and Sid ...

Miles Pussett is a former steeplechase jockey. Now he gets his adrenalin rush from riding down the Cresta Run, a three-quarter-mile Swiss ice chute, head first, reaching speeds of up to eighty miles per hour. Finding himself in St Moritz during the same weekend as White Turf, whe...

"New York Times bestselling author Felix Francis is back in the newest thrilling adventure in the Dick Francis tradition. A smartly dressed man has been found unconscious at the local racecourse and is rushed to the hospital, where he subsequently dies. But who is he? Where does...

Chester Newton is a successful racehorse-syndicate organiser, and his company, Victrix Racing, is having its best year yet. When his prized horse Potassium wins the world-famous Epsom Derby, Chester is set to become the next big thing in British horse racing. But a phone call cha...

"Theo Jennings, an auctioneer in Newmarket, England, has been climbing the ladder at the bloodstock sales company for the past three years. He's planning on making his first ever multi-million sale with a yearling colt. When he finds the colt dead a few days after the auction, Th...

"Harrison Foster, crisis manager for a London firm, is summoned to Newmarket after a fire in the Chadwick Stables kills six very valuable horses. When human remains are found among the equestrian ones, all the stable staff are accounted for. So who is the mystery victim? The Chad...

Felix Francis continues his father's 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 co-worker Herb Novak i...

"Felix Francis is back with another edge-of-your-seat thriller, in the classic Dick Francis tradition. Undercover investigator Jeff Hinkley is assigned by the British Horseracing Authority to look into the activities of a suspicious racehorse trainer, but as he's tailing his quar...

Once more, death comes to the races. The reputation of Max Moreton, a rising culinary star, suffers a setback when his guests at a private function fall victim to food poisoning. The next day, at a major racing event, a bomb rips through a luncheon Max is catering. Could it be th...

Asked by the U.S. FACSA to find a mole who has been passing on information to those under suspicion in American horse racing, British Horseracing Authority investigator Jeff Hinkley participates in a raid on a corrupt trainer's barn before three Kentucky Derby contenders become s...

"A Dick Francis novel from the author of Dick Francis's GAMBLE"

Sir Richard Stewart, chairman of the racing authority, begs retired private investigator Sid Halley to investigate a series of dodgy races. Sid adamantly refuses, but the following day, Sir Richard is found dead under suspicious circumstances.

"Seven years ago, Miles Pussett was a steeplechase jockey, loving the rush of the race. But after an unfortunate event, he left horseracing behind and swore he would never return. Now he gets his adrenaline rush from riding headfirst down the Cresta Run, a three-quarter-mile Swis...