Author:Dick Francis
Discover the classic mystery from Dick Francis, one of the greatest thriller writers of all time
'One of the best Dick Francis thrillers. Keeps the reader hooked to the end' 5***** Reader Review
'A real page-turner. It does alarming things to your blood pressure and tugs at your heart-strings the same time!' 5***** Reader Review
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A beautiful Italian girl driving home in an open top sports car. A little boy playing on a south coast beach. The Senior Steward of the Jockey Club on his way to a press reception in Baltimore.
One after the other, they suffer the same nightmare ordeal: kidnapping.
But there is one thing connecting these cases, for the Italian girl is a jockey and the little boy an only son of a racehorse owner. Soon a picture of the person behind this international chain of crime starts to emerge - a lover of Verdi, a man with a cool and calculating brain and an aficionado of the racing world.
Andrew Doublas, brought in to advise and help the victims and their families, proceeds with all his customary diplomacy and courage, only to find himself playing a dangerous part:
The role usually reserved for his clients . . .
Packed with intrigue and hair-raising suspense, The Danger 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
The Killer's Art is a classic demonstration of just why Mari Jungstedt is held in such high esteem; in Tiina Nunally's adroit translation, the prose has a stripped-down, utterly functional quality that is perfectly at the service of the carefully orchestrated plot. Writers such as Henning Mankell may outsell Jungstedt in the UK, but - if there is any justice - she will not remain caviar to the general
—— Barry ForshawJungstedt is the real deal... The plot is clever, the characters believable and the solution shocking. Jungstedt gets better and better
—— The TimesTwists and turns you never see coming... I am but one of a steadily growing group of loyal fans
—— Karin SlaughterOne of the most popular crime writers of our time
—— Patricia CornwellEdge-of-your-seat suspense
—— Harlan CobenAn astonishing talent
—— Jeffery DeaverA skillful, psychologically acute tale of how violence affects a small town
—— Los Angeles Times[A] fearless first novel
—— New York Times Book ReviewClassic thriller start of a series.
—— LEICESTER MERCURYA seamless debut...funnier and more self-depreciating than Reacher.
—— DAILY TELEGRAPH REVIEWIrresistibly dramatic... Susan Hill has done the genre real honour
—— Chicago TribuneThe Woman in Black won’t fail to have you looking over your shoulder!
—— KettleStill gives us nightmares.
—— Jonathan Hatfull , SciFiNowIt is bursting with classic Gothic horror motifs and Susan Hill is a master of atmospheric descriptions. She evokes so cleverly the decrepit Eel Marsh House, the mention of its name enough to make the locals pause, their faces darken in unspoken wariness… The Woman in Black gives a thrilling sense of unease and provides just the right level of things that go bump in the night for a spine-tingling good read.
—— KhoollectThis spine-tingling novel… will certainly keep your nerves jangling
—— Woman's WeeklyAn excellent ghost story...magnificently eerie...compulsive reading
—— Evening StandardShe writes with great power, authentically chilling
—— Daily TelegraphOne of the most popular British ghost stories of modern times
—— Observer