High Stakes

New York: Harper & Row. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1976. 1st American Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. 0060113073 . This book is in Very Good+ condition and has a Very Good+ dust jacket. The book and its contents are in mostly clean, bright condition. There is a slant to the spine of the book. The text pages are clean and bright. The price clipped dust jacket hass some toning to the white portions, some rubbing to the spine ends and corners and a bit of light wear. "He set his first thriller, Dead Cert, published in 1962, in the world of horse racing, establishing a specialized niche for his work. Subsequently he regularly produced a novel a year for the next 38 years, missing only 1998 (during which he published a short-story collection). Although all his books were set against a similar background, his male protagonists held a variety of jobs, including artist (In the Frame and To the Hilt) , investigator for the Jockey Club (Slay-Ride and The Edge) , pilot (Rat Race and Flying Finish) , and wine merchant (Proof). All the novels are narrated by the hero, who in the course of the story learns that he is more resourceful, brave, tricky, than he had thought, and usually finds a certain salvation for himself as well as bestowing it on others." (from Wikipedia) .