Driving Force
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| Rating | : | 4.12 (964 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0425233189 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 336 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-11-17 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
New York Times bestselling grand master of crime fiction Jockey Freddie Croft discovers a high-stakes conspiracy that exposes the seedy underside of horse-racing-and faces deadlier odds of survival than in any steeplechase run.
. From Publishers Weekly Francis's first-rate thriller about the British horse-racing scene--a 10-week PW bestseller--portrays a former steeplechase jockey who learns that his horse transportation firm is implicated in a drug smuggling operation. Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc
What's your driving force? J. Shetrone I've yet to read a Dick Francis book I didn't enjoy. His leading men all tend to be kind of the same guy, but it's a character that works. Freddie Croft is tough, but not too tough smart, but not too smart and somewhat of a reluctant ladie's man. I always find myself picturing Francis's leading men as the Daniel Cr. Engaging mystery in the horse racing business Kindle Customer Thomas This is a well written mystery. I did not suspect the killer until near the end. The central character is Freddie Croft, a retired race jockey who now runs a horse transport business. One of his drivers picks up a hitchhiker(strictly forbidden by Freddie) who dies of a heart attack. This starts a chain of events th. Jeanne Tassotto said Fun read for both mystery lovers and the 'horsie set'. This 199"Fun read for both mystery lovers and the 'horsie set'" according to Jeanne Tassotto. This 1992 mystery focuses, as do all of Francis' books, on some part of the racing industry. This time it is the horse transport business. Freddie Croft had been a successful jump jockey (like Francis himself) for many years. When he retired from racing he began a transport business based from the farm he had inher. mystery focuses, as do all of Francis' books, on some part of the racing industry. This time it is the horse transport business. Freddie Croft had been a successful jump jockey (like Francis himself) for many years. When he retired from racing he began a transport business based from the farm he had inher