Search Results: Horses/Horse Racing from Murder By The Book

Myst. Press NY 1988 1st ed. Near fine in wraps. Uncorrected Proof. Featuring the Prince of Wales as a Detective.. First Edition. Printed Wrapper. Near Fine/No Jacket. Uncorrected Proof.

London, United Kingdom: Hutchinson, 2003. 1st ed. Fine, unread copy. Stacey's 2nd book. Gideon Blake, artist and animal behaviourist, is used to dealing with distressed and unpredictable animals. But on one cold February night, he is faced with the challenge of his life. Abducted from his home, handcuffed, and blindfolded, gideon is inexplicably forced by his violent captors to catch a dangerous and highly-strung stallion.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine.

Boston: Little Brown, 1990. 1st ed. with complete number line beginning with 1. Fine in dust jacket, not price clipped, with protective mylar cover.. A dashing racing mystery about steeplechasing, set in Ireland. This atmospheric mystery outdoes even the Dick Francis tales in its density of horse lore. Daniel slowly and cryptically reveals the events that have led to-the-manor-born Micky Brennan to his lowly position as a horse trainer at a farm in rural Ireland. There the owner's best asset, the breeding prowess of Sansovino, is endangered by blackmailers who may or may not have a political agenda. In the same way that his dad squandered his fortune, Micky has tossed his life away in a bad marriage, illegal substances and finally a prison term for vehicular manslaughter. Released, he tries selling animal feed supplements but is mainly cold-shouldered by old pals. Then he links up with the American woman who owns the old Brennan estate. Micky knows horses, he knows the land and he needs a job.… Read More

London: UK: Michael Joseph, 1986. 1st ed. Page edges show some age-toning as usual else fine in dust jacket not price clipped, £9.95 net intact.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Book.

N.Y.: Putnam Pub Group, 1987. First edition with complete number line beginning with 1. Page edges soiled else fine in fine dust jacket, not price clipped, in protective mylar cover. "In his smashing sequel to Break In, Francis shows his old racing colors to advantage. Champion jockey Kit Fielding again proves his mettle when Henri Nanterre, the ruthless business partner of his fiancee's uncle, tries to convert their road construction company into an armaments enterprise. Nanterre threatens the life of Princess Casilia, his partner's wife, who also owns many of Kit's mounts. Nanterre is foiled, but then some of the princess's horses are found dead, killed, ironically, by captive-bullet bolt guns designed for "humane" deaths. Next come several near-lethal attacks against humans, including Kit's Danielle, and our Kit must devise a plan to thwart Nanterre for good. Soon Danielle has second thoughts about sharing the dangers of a steeplechaser's life. Maynard… Read More

NY,NY: Putnam Pub Group, 1995. 1st edition, with complete number line beginning with 1. Slight spine slant, light sunning at spine else near fine in fine dust jacket, not price clipped, with protective mylar cover. EDGAR AWARD WINNER for Best Novel and a SHAMUS AWARD FINALST for Best Novel. A Sid Halley title. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Fine. Book.

NY: Putnam, 1991. 1st edition, with complete number line beginning with 1. has very slight spine slant, else fine in dust jacket, not price clipped, in an acid-free archival acetate cover. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Fine. Book.

NY: Putnam, 1991. 1st edition, with complete number line beginning with 1. Fine, unread copy in fine dust jacket, not price clipped, with protective mylar cover. SIGNED COPY. Signed by Francis at half-title page.. Signed. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Book.

London, United Kingdom: Michael Joseph Ltd, 1983. 1st ed. Fine in near fine dust jacket, price clipped. GOLD DAGGER AWARD Finalist.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine. Book.

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Henry Holt & Co, 1987. 1st American edition, so stated, with complete number line beginning with 1. Fine in near fine dust jacket, lightly sunned, not price clipped, in protective mylar cover. " A wealthy woman living in Ireland hires Ron Hoggett (also in Sometimes You Could Die ) to find her thoroughbred horse and her fiance. The clues lead Doggett from Ireland to Spain to Australia and back. When all the pieces come together he finds himself in plenty of danger but able to discern what must be a solution to this dandy puzzle" - Library Journal. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine. Book.

N.Y.: Saint Martin's Press, 1989. 1st.near fine in dj slightly nicked at foot of spine.Review copy. Jockey Ken Eagle. "Comparison with Dick Francis's horse-world thrillers are inevitable but Geller's accent is decidedly American and, with the jockey-narrator-hero's lover a female jockey, very up-to-date. When Tricia Martin's horse collapses in a race, Ken Eagle saves her from serious injury. With Tricia safe in the hospital Ken publicly threatens Marcano, the horse's nasty trainer, for doping his mounts. Then Marcano is murdered and the police discover Ken's watch at the scene and a bloodstained shirt in Ken's closet. The frame-up doesn't work but sets Ken to sleuthing about the murder and Marcano's method of "juicing" his horses. Geller isn't quite up to Francis's mastery, but the story moves quickly and the racing color is terrific." -- Publishers Weekly. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Review Copy.

London: Michael Joseph, 1992. 1st edition. A fine, unread copy in fine dust jacket, not price clipped, with protective mylar cover. SIGNED COPY. Boldly Signed by author at half title page. Ex-jockey Freddie Croft now runs a fleet of vehicles which transport racehorses across the British Isles and Europe. But when two of his drivers pick up a hitchhiker who ends up dead, Freddie's got a big problem. First, it quickly becomes apparent that the hitcher wasn't quite what he seemed. And second, Freddie finds that his horse boxes might just be being used for moving something a lot less legal than horses. Now he must figure out what is going on before the police, and before whoever is doing it cottons on and tries to stop him - permanently. During his lifetime Dick Francis received many awards, amongst them the prestigious Crime Writers' Association's Cartier Diamond Dagger for his outstanding contribution to the genre, and three 'best novel' Edgar Allan Poe awards from The… Read More

NY, NY: Walker, 1987. 1st US edition with complete number line beginning with 1. Fine in dust jacket. Author's 1st book. Edinburgh, Scotland.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Book.

London, United Kingdom: Michael Joseph Limited, 1988. 1ST. ED. UK EDITION - NEAR FINE/NEAR FINE - book shows yellowing, slight spine slant. DJ shows shelf wear and scruffing.. First Edition / UK. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Book.

N.Y.: Simon and Schuster, 1992. First edition with complete number line beginning with 1. Fine in fine dust jacket, not price clipped, in protective mylar cover. Racetrack announcer and sleuth Jerry Brogan's fourth case. Southern California. "There's much ado at Surfside Meadows racetrack in California over the upcoming retirement of jockey Brad Roark. Will Wardwell, retired game-show MC, is orchestrating a Roark family reunion ? la This is Your Life, despite the decades-long estrangement of its members. Meanwhile, Brad's brother Mo, sister Naomi, Uncle Buller, and Aunt Frances can't resist the free trip to California. And Brad, even in the glow of winning his last race, can't wax enthusiastic over the carefully stage-managed surprise reunion. The discovery of Mo's body, stabbed with an ice pick, in his room at the hotel during a celebratory dinner, engages the sleuthing talents of likable track-announcer Jerry Brogan (Triple Crown, etc.). He manages to uncover some… Read More

London: Michael Joseph Limited, 1976. 1st ed. Page edges spotted and soiled else near fine in lightly used dust jacket, not price clipped, £3.25 net intact.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Book.

NY: Harper & Row, 1975. First U.S. edition, so stated with complete number line beginning with 1. Near Fine in fine dust jacket, light fade to jacket spine, lightly rubbed and soiled, not price clipped, $6.95 intact, in protective mylar cover. Steeplechase jockeys, like all other professional sportsmen, have to find a second career for themselves as the years go by. Jonah Dereham, retiring from the saddle at thirty-two, chooses to become a bloodstock agent and spends his life travelling round racehorse sales, finding and bidding for the sort of horse each of his clients wants. Jonah wants only to mind his own business, but several disturbing incidents force him to realise that someone is out to ruin him, and to survive he has to find the answers. A couple of bully boys begin to put the boot in, and Jonah finds himself progressively forced to fight for the survival of his brother who hits the bottle; helped by a blonde in an orange MGB, he presses onward to a rough conclusion. . First Edition.… Read More

N.Y.: Walker, 1983. 1st edition, with complete number line beginning with 1. Publishers green boards with bright gold lettering along spine. Fine in dust jacket, not price clipped, a couple of creases at lower corner. REVIEW COPY with slip laid in. His 1st novel. Horse racing. A Crime Writer's Association JOHN CREASY NEW BLOOD DAGGER AWARD FINALIST. . First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Review Copy.

NY,NY: Putnam, 1990. 1st edition, with complete number line beginning with 1. Fine in fine dust jacket, not price clipped, with protective mylar cover.. SIGNED copy. A Kit Fielding Mystery. Signed. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Book.

Simon & Schuster 1990 1st ed. Fine in dj. Horse Racing.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine.