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(4) | None | Horse Racing may be known as the `Sport Of Kings`, but it also has a long association with crime, corruption and murder. Murder At The Races presents a worldwide selection of stories by famous authors including Dick Francis, John Francome, Arthur Conan Doyle, Agatha Christie, Leslie Charteris and Steve Donoghue. This omnibus features all aspects of racing - the race meetings themselves, the countries they are held in where racing has long been a popular sport. There are stories about the jockeys and their mounts, and the special pressures and temptations they face, as well as a section on the bookies and punters who are such an essential element in racing.… (more) |
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▾References References to this work on external resources. Wikipedia in EnglishNone ▾Book descriptions Horse Racing may be known as the `Sport Of Kings`, but it also has a long association with crime, corruption and murder. Murder At The Races presents a worldwide selection of stories by famous authors including Dick Francis, John Francome, Arthur Conan Doyle, Agatha Christie, Leslie Charteris and Steve Donoghue. This omnibus features all aspects of racing - the race meetings themselves, the countries they are held in where racing has long been a popular sport. There are stories about the jockeys and their mounts, and the special pressures and temptations they face, as well as a section on the bookies and punters who are such an essential element in racing. ▾Library descriptions No library descriptions found. ▾LibraryThing members' description
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This omnibus features all aspects of racing—the race meetings themselves and the countries they are held in. There are stories about jockeys and their mounts and the special temptations and pressures they face, as well as a section on the bookies and the punters. Contains: - The Protection Racket / Dick Francis
- Nobbling the Favourite / Nat Gould
- A Racing Swindle / Thomas Gaspey
- Silver Blaze / Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
- Won by a Neck / Leslie Charteris
- The American Invasion / Frank Johnson
- A Derby Horse / Michael Innes
- The Horse That Died for Shame / Peter Tremayne
- Murder on the Race Course / Julian Symons
- The Body in the Horsebox / John Francome
- Calling the Tune / Steve Donoghue
- To Win a Race / Alfred Watson
- Dead Cert / Leon Breaker
- Nat Wedgewood Trapped / Jack Fairfax-Blakeborough
- The Phantom Jockey / Bat Masters
- Thoroughbred / Max Brand
- My Old Man / Ernest Hemingway
- Saratoga in August / Hugh Pentecost
- The Photographer and the Jockey / James Holding
- Ellen Keegan's Revenge / Mary Ryan
- Straight from the Horse's Mouth / Edgar Wallace
- A Story Goes with It / Damon Runyon
- Had A Horse / John Galsworthy
- Morning in the High Street / Barre Lyndon
- The Crackler / Agatha Christie
- Something Short of Murder! / Henry Slesar
- Born Gambler / Thomas Walsh
- The Later Edition / Victor Bridges
- Two and a Half Per Cent / Mark Daniel
- En Famille / Ed Gorman
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