Bonecrack

by Dick Francis

Overview

In the middle of the night, two masked men break into Neil Griffon’s home and abduct him. He quickly discovers that unless he agrees to their unreasonable demands, they will destroy his father’s precious horses and racing stable—and, ultimately, Neil himself. Returned to his father’s stables, he must find a way to bring down these criminals. Because having to choose between his integrity and his life is no choice at all…

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780425208854
Publisher:	Penguin Publishing Group
Publication date:	06/06/2006
Edition description:	Reprint
Pages:	304
Product dimensions:	4.23(w) x 6.72(h) x 0.79(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Dick Francis (pictured with his son Felix Francis) was born in South Wales in 1920. He was a young rider of distinction winning awards and trophies at horse shows throughout the United Kingdom. At the outbreak of World War II he joined the Royal Air Force as a pilot, flying fighter and bomber aircraft including the Spitfire and Lancaster.

He became one of the most successful postwar steeplechase jockeys, winning more than 350 races and riding for Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother. After his retirement from the saddle in 1957, he published an autobiography, The Sport of Queens, before going on to write more than forty acclaimed books, including the New York Times bestsellers Even Money and Silks.

A three-time Edgar Award winner, he also received the prestigious Crime Writers’ Association’s Cartier Diamond Dagger, was named Grand Master by the Mystery Writers of America, and was awarded a CBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List in 2000. He died in February 2010, at age eighty-nine, and remains among the greatest thriller writers of all time.

Hometown:

Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, British West Indies

Date of Birth:

October 31, 1920

Date of Death:

February 14, 2010

Place of Birth:

Tenby, Pembrokeshire, southwest Wales

Place of Death:

Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, British West Indies

Education:

Dropped out of Maidenhead County School at age 15.

What People are Saying About This

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“FEW THINGS ARE MORE CONVINCING THAN DICK FRANCIS AT A FULL GALLOP.”
—Chicago Tribune

“[THE] MASTER OF CRIME FICTION AND EQUINE THRILLS.”—Newsday

“DICK FRANCIS, A POSITIVE GENIUS.”—Time

“DICK FRANCIS IS A WONDER.”—The Cleveland Plain Dealer

Editorial Reviews

FEW THINGS ARE MORE CONVINCING THAN DICK FRANCIS AT A FULL GALLOP.”—Chicago Tribune

“[THE] MASTER OF CRIME FICTION AND EQUINE THRILLS.”—Newsday

“DICK FRANCIS, A POSITIVE GENIUS.”—Time

“DICK FRANCIS IS A WONDER.”—The Cleveland Plain Dealer

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