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Even Money
Even Money
Apr 21, 2025 6:46 AM

Author:Dick Francis,Felix Francis

Even Money

Discover the classic mystery from Dick Francis, one of the greatest thriller writers of all time

'Well-researched and expertly written, it is gripping from start to finish' 5***** Reader Review

'You really feel that you are involved with the plot and feel for the characters' 5***** Reader Review

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On Royal Ascot's first day, bookmaker Ned Talbot watches helplessly as a string of favourites come in. With the punters totting up their winnings, he counts his losses.

Then an old man steps forward with a very different claim. The father Ned never knew - believed to have been killed in a car crash long ago - is standing before him.

Barely an hour later, Ned's newly-found father is dying in Ascot's car park. Stabbed by an unknown assailant, he warns Ned: 'be very careful'.

But of whom? Of what?

Ned races to discover the truth behind his father's disappearance and sudden reappearance. It's not just money on the line now. It's lives . . .

Packed with intrigue and hair-raising suspense, Even Money is just one of the many blockbuster thrillers from legendary crime writer Dick Francis.

Praise for Dick Francis:

'As a jockey, Dick Francis was unbeatable when he got into his stride. The same is true of his crime writing' Daily Mirror

'The narrative is brisk and gripping and the background researched with care . . . the entire story is a pleasure to relish' Scotsman

'Dick Francis's fiction has a secret ingredient - his inimitable knack of grabbing the reader's attention on page one and holding it tight until the very end' Sunday Telegraph

'A regular winner . . . as smooth, swift and lean as ever' Sunday Express

'The master of suspense and intrigue' Country Life

'Francis writing at his best' Evening Standard

'Still the master' Racing Post

Reviews

Yet further proof of Rendell's amazing criminal mastery

—— Evening Standard

[Targo] is as good a villain as Wexford ever tried to pin down . . . hauntingly nasty

—— Spectator

Targo haunted this world, as he haunts the reader: the monster is out of the box and it's impossible to put him back once this book has been closed

—— Independent

One of the best-written detective series in the genre's history . . . At any time we can return to Kingsmarkham to explore the darker side of humanity with Wexford as our reassuring and humane guide

—— Washington Post

Ruth Rendell is marvellous at psychological tension... She knits all the threads together with a casual flourish that shows veteran expertise

—— Sunday Times

One of the best-written detective series in the genre's history... At any time we can return to Kingsmarkham to explore the darker side of humanity with Wexford as our reassuring and humane guide

—— Washington Post

A brooding study of how one thoughtless action can have catastrophic consequences

—— Metro Scotland

Fossum never forgets that her primary duty is to entertain, and she keeps her cut-to-the-bone mystery moving briskly

—— Barry Forshaw , Sunday Tribune

Norwegian writer Karin Fossum has been turning out a steady and impressive body of work since long before Steig Larsson first put pen to paper...This is a first-rate psychological thriller, one of Fossum's best books to date.

—— The Review

A complex novel of mystery and suspense narrated by three fascinating characters...I thoroughly recommend this title

—— Landers Bookshop , Independent on Sunday

Well worth the ride

—— Sunday Telegraph

Pears is in a class of his own; no one else could possibly succeed in making the world of big finance so hugely entertaining.

—— www.thetruthaboutbooks.com

this thoughtful, thoroughly satisfying novel... clever storytelling to reach imaginative heights

—— Waterstone's Books Quarterly
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