Flying Finish - Hardcover

Francis, Dick

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1562870025 ISBN 13: 9781562870027

Publisher: Armchair Detective Library, 1991

Synopsis

British aristocrat and amateur jockey Henry Grey leaves his safe office post to take on a new job transporting racehorses by air, but when he stumbles upon some secret cargo, he finds himself the target of a ruthless killer out to silence him

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From the Back Cover:

CWA CARTIER DIAMOND DAGGER WINNER

When amateur jockey and pilot Lord Henrey Grey launches himself into a career in the bloodstock market, he finds more danger and excitement than he’d ever anticipated.

Henry immediately takes to this glittering new world, and when he meets the glamourous Gabriella in Italy, is sure hit the good life. That is, until a horse mysteriously dies in transit and a colleague vanishes. Then Grey discovers that both his predecessors went missing in mysterious circumstances and begins to doubt the wisdom of his career change. Either he has to turn detective or his own disappearance culd be next...

‘Highly ingenious’ Times Literary Supplement

From the Inside Flap:

Henry Grey was considered hard to get along with. But he knew a change of job was all he needed. No more part-time office work/amateur jockey races for him. So he took a new job, air- transporting racehorses to change his luck and see the world. But he saw something quite unexpected in the cargo hold....
"The best thriller writer going."
ATLANTIC MONTHLY

About this edition

• Publisher: Armchair Detective Library
• Publication date: 1991
• ISBN 10: 1562870025
• ISBN 13: 9781562870027
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 320