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Dead Cert

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作者: Dick Francis 著

出版社: Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated

出版时间: 2004-01

ISBN: 9780425194973

定价: 66.40

装帧: 平装

开本: 其他

纸张: 其他

页数: 288页

正文语种: 英语

分类: 外文古旧书>英文书>文学

Inthismasterpiece,DickFrancis,thebestsellingmasterofmysteryandsuspense,takesyouintotheshockingworldofhorseracing—whereonemanmustbringhisfriends'killersintothelight,orelseriskdeathhimself...

SteeplechaserAlanYorkknowswellthedangersofthesport.Butwhenhisbestfriendandrival,BillDavidson,takesafallinthemiddleofaraceanddoesn'tgetupagain,Alandiscoversthatitwasnoaccident.Someoneriggedatripwiretotakedowntherunninghorse.ThemoreAlaninvestigates,themorehesuspectsthatthereismoretotheplotthanjustmurderoushorseplay.Butevenasheapproachesthefinishlinetothis... CrossfireTheDangerEvenMoneyLongshotHotMoneyDickFrancisDickFranciswasoneofthemostsuccessfulpostwarsteeplechasejockeys,winningmorethan350racesandridingforHerMajestyQueenElizabeth,theQueenMother.Afterhisretirementfromthesaddle,hepublishedanautobiography,TheSportofQueens,beforegoingontowritemorethanfortyacclaimedbooks,includingtheNewYorkTimesbestsellersEvenMoneyandSilks.Athree-timeEdgarAwardwinner,healsoreceivedtheprestigiousCrimeWriters’Association’sCartierDiamondDagger,wasnamedGrandMasterbytheMysteryWritersofAmerica,andwasawardedaCBEintheQueen’sBirthdayHonoursListin2000.Hediedin2010atageeighty-nine,andremainsamongthegreatestthrillerwritersofalltime.FelixFrancisistheyoungerofDickFrancis’stwosons.OverthelastfortyyearsFelixhasassistedwiththeresearchofmanyoftheDickFrancisnovels,notleastTwiceShy,Shattered,andUnderOrders.Since2006,Felixhastakenamoresignificantroleinthewriting,firstwithDeadHeatandthenincreasinglywiththebestsellers,SilksandEvenMoney.Crossfireisthefourthnovelofthisfather-and-soncollaboration.FelixFrancislivesinEngland.
BiographyDickFranciswasborninLawrenny,SouthWalesin1920.HeservedintheRoyalAirForceforsixyearsduringWorldWarII,pilotingfighterandbomberaircraftincludingtheSpitfireandLancasterbetween1943and1946.Followingthewar,Francis,thesonofajockey,becameacelebrityintheworldofBritishNationalHuntracing.Hewonmorethan350races,wasChampionJockeyin1953-1954,andwasretainedasjockeytoHerMajestyQueenElizabeththeQueenMotherforfourseasons,1953through1957.FrancisrodeeighttimesintheworldfamousGrandNationalSteeplechase,andnearlywonin1956whenhishorse,theQueenMother'sDevonLoch,afewstridesawayfromvictorywithaclearfield,suddenlycollapsed.Thisincident,whichFranciscalls"boththehighpointandlowpointofmycareerasajockey,"wastheimpetusforhimtobeginasecondcareerasawriter.Shortlyaftertheincident,aliteraryagentapproachedFrancisaboutwritinganautobiography.In1957,Francissufferedanotherseriousfallandwasadvisedtoretirefromraceriding.Hecompletedhisautobiography,TheSportofQueens,whichwaspublishedlaterthatyear,andacceptedaninvitationtowritesixfeaturesfortheLondonSundayExpress.Hestayedonasthenewspaper'sracingcorrespondentfor16years.Sportswritingsoonledtofictionwriting,whichinturnledtoastringofbestsellingnovels.Hisfirst,DeadCert,waspublishedin1962.His36thnovel,10Lb.Penalty,waspublishedintheU.S.byG.P.Putnam'sSonsinSeptember1997.Inadditiontohisnovelsandautobiography,FrancishasalsopublishedabiographyofLesterPiggott,AJockey'sLife,andeightshortstories.Hehasedited(withJohnWelcome)fourcollectionsofracingstories,andhascontributedtoanthologiesandperiodicals.Francis'sbookshavebeenbestsellersinanumberofcountries,andhavebeentranslatedintomorethan30languages,includingallEuropeanlanguages,Japanese,Korean,Taiwanese,Bantu,andseveraldialectsofChinese.EachofhisnovelshasalsobeenrecordedonaudioinbothBritainandtheUnitedStates.FranciswasmadeanOfficerofthemostnobleOrderoftheBritishEmpirein1984,andwasawardedtheBritishCrimeWritersAssociationsilverdaggerin1965,golddaggerin1980andCartierdiamonddaggerforhislife'sworkin1990.TherecipientofthreeEdgarAllenPoeAwardsforBestNovelfromtheMysteryWritersofAmerica,mostrecentlyfor1995'sCometoGrief,Francisistheonlypersontohavebeenawardedtheprestigiousawardmorethanonce.TheMysteryWritersofAmericanamedFrancisGrandMasterforhislife'sworkin1996,andhewasawardedanHonoraryDoctorateofHumaneLettersfromTuftsUniversityin1991.AuthorbiographycourtesyofPenguinGroup(USA).AlsoKnownAs:SirRichardStanleyFrancis(fullname)
Hometown:GrandCayman,CaymanIslands,BritishWestIndiesDateofBirth:十月31,1920PlaceofBirth:Tenby,Pembrokeshire,southwestWalesDateofDeath:二月14,2010PlaceofDeath:GrandCayman,CaymanIslands,BritishWestIndies
内容简介:
Inthismasterpiece,DickFrancis,thebestsellingmasterofmysteryandsuspense,takesyouintotheshockingworldofhorseracing—whereonemanmustbringhisfriends'killersintothelight,orelseriskdeathhimself...

SteeplechaserAlanYorkknowswellthedangersofthesport.Butwhenhisbestfriendandrival,BillDavidson,takesafallinthemiddleofaraceanddoesn'tgetupagain,Alandiscoversthatitwasnoaccident.Someoneriggedatripwiretotakedowntherunninghorse.ThemoreAlaninvestigates,themorehesuspectsthatthereismoretotheplotthanjustmurderoushorseplay.Butevenasheapproachesthefinishlinetothis...
作者简介:
CrossfireTheDangerEvenMoneyLongshotHotMoneyDickFrancisDickFranciswasoneofthemostsuccessfulpostwarsteeplechasejockeys,winningmorethan350racesandridingforHerMajestyQueenElizabeth,theQueenMother.Afterhisretirementfromthesaddle,hepublishedanautobiography,TheSportofQueens,beforegoingontowritemorethanfortyacclaimedbooks,includingtheNewYorkTimesbestsellersEvenMoneyandSilks.Athree-timeEdgarAwardwinner,healsoreceivedtheprestigiousCrimeWriters’Association’sCartierDiamondDagger,wasnamedGrandMasterbytheMysteryWritersofAmerica,andwasawardedaCBEintheQueen’sBirthdayHonoursListin2000.Hediedin2010atageeighty-nine,andremainsamongthegreatestthrillerwritersofalltime.FelixFrancisistheyoungerofDickFrancis’stwosons.OverthelastfortyyearsFelixhasassistedwiththeresearchofmanyoftheDickFrancisnovels,notleastTwiceShy,Shattered,andUnderOrders.Since2006,Felixhastakenamoresignificantroleinthewriting,firstwithDeadHeatandthenincreasinglywiththebestsellers,SilksandEvenMoney.Crossfireisthefourthnovelofthisfather-and-soncollaboration.FelixFrancislivesinEngland.
BiographyDickFranciswasborninLawrenny,SouthWalesin1920.HeservedintheRoyalAirForceforsixyearsduringWorldWarII,pilotingfighterandbomberaircraftincludingtheSpitfireandLancasterbetween1943and1946.Followingthewar,Francis,thesonofajockey,becameacelebrityintheworldofBritishNationalHuntracing.Hewonmorethan350races,wasChampionJockeyin1953-1954,andwasretainedasjockeytoHerMajestyQueenElizabeththeQueenMotherforfourseasons,1953through1957.FrancisrodeeighttimesintheworldfamousGrandNationalSteeplechase,andnearlywonin1956whenhishorse,theQueenMother'sDevonLoch,afewstridesawayfromvictorywithaclearfield,suddenlycollapsed.Thisincident,whichFranciscalls"boththehighpointandlowpointofmycareerasajockey,"wastheimpetusforhimtobeginasecondcareerasawriter.Shortlyaftertheincident,aliteraryagentapproachedFrancisaboutwritinganautobiography.In1957,Francissufferedanotherseriousfallandwasadvisedtoretirefromraceriding.Hecompletedhisautobiography,TheSportofQueens,whichwaspublishedlaterthatyear,andacceptedaninvitationtowritesixfeaturesfortheLondonSundayExpress.Hestayedonasthenewspaper'sracingcorrespondentfor16years.Sportswritingsoonledtofictionwriting,whichinturnledtoastringofbestsellingnovels.Hisfirst,DeadCert,waspublishedin1962.His36thnovel,10Lb.Penalty,waspublishedintheU.S.byG.P.Putnam'sSonsinSeptember1997.Inadditiontohisnovelsandautobiography,FrancishasalsopublishedabiographyofLesterPiggott,AJockey'sLife,andeightshortstories.Hehasedited(withJohnWelcome)fourcollectionsofracingstories,andhascontributedtoanthologiesandperiodicals.Francis'sbookshavebeenbestsellersinanumberofcountries,andhavebeentranslatedintomorethan30languages,includingallEuropeanlanguages,Japanese,Korean,Taiwanese,Bantu,andseveraldialectsofChinese.EachofhisnovelshasalsobeenrecordedonaudioinbothBritainandtheUnitedStates.FranciswasmadeanOfficerofthemostnobleOrderoftheBritishEmpirein1984,andwasawardedtheBritishCrimeWritersAssociationsilverdaggerin1965,golddaggerin1980andCartierdiamonddaggerforhislife'sworkin1990.TherecipientofthreeEdgarAllenPoeAwardsforBestNovelfromtheMysteryWritersofAmerica,mostrecentlyfor1995'sCometoGrief,Francisistheonlypersontohavebeenawardedtheprestigiousawardmorethanonce.TheMysteryWritersofAmericanamedFrancisGrandMasterforhislife'sworkin1996,andhewasawardedanHonoraryDoctorateofHumaneLettersfromTuftsUniversityin1991.AuthorbiographycourtesyofPenguinGroup(USA).AlsoKnownAs:SirRichardStanleyFrancis(fullname)
Hometown:GrandCayman,CaymanIslands,BritishWestIndiesDateofBirth:十月31,1920PlaceofBirth:Tenby,Pembrokeshire,southwestWalesDateofDeath:二月14,2010PlaceofDeath:GrandCayman,CaymanIslands,BritishWestIndies

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