John Francome
	Eaves Dropper 1986
	When a senior steward is blackmailed and the body of an influential man is found in a horse box at Newbury, a cloud of corruption, suspicion and violence threatens to overwhelm the hunt season. James Thackeray found the body, and now it seems only a matter of time before the villains find him.
	Blood Stock 1989
	As a racehorse, Moondancer had been a champion, but as a stallion he was a failure. So when he is found dead his owners feel more relief than sorrow, and make a #5 million insurance claim. But Jack Hendred, the insurance investigator, is sure that it is fraudulent, and he is determined to prove it.
	Declared Dead 1989
	Victoria Pryde's husband, Edward, has run up huge debts and has been missing for two weeks. When she reads in her racing paper that a horse called Mr Pryde is dead, she hopes it is some sick joke, but then her husband's car is discovered - with the charred remains of a body in the boot.
	Stone Cold 1990
	On one horse race rests Kelly Connor's career as a jockey; the bigggest gamble in the unsavoury life of trainer Harry Short; the livelihood of playboy Ibn Fayound; and the sweetest, most dangerous deal of bookmaker Jack Butler's life. Connor is led into a conspiracy of blackmail and murder.
	Stud Poker 1991
	The fall that ended Paul Raven's career seemed like one of racing's tragic but unavoidable accidents. That is until Paul discovers that his and other accidents are all apparently connected to a poker school. Caught up in this dangerous game, Paul finds that the stakes are high - and deadly.
	Rough Ride 1993
	When amateur jockey Archie Best receives a surprise legacy from an old family friend, it proves to have unwelcome strings. The strange bequest points an accusing finger at Clive Drury, an influential and affluent businessman. Archie sets out to substantiate the extraordinary claims.
	Break Neck 1994
	It takes Laura ten years to forgive her former fiance Rory for abandoning her. When Laura's rich husband is killed on one of her horses, she is charged with manslaughter. Rory is determined not to desert her this time and sets out to prove her innocence, revealing bribery, blackmail and corruption.
	Outsider 1994
	A leading jockey in his home country, Jake Felton comes to England to further his career and avoid confrontation with New York's racing mafia. But his plans to combine racing with the life of an English squire come to a sticky end when he falls prey to a series of accidents that seem deliberate.
	Deadringer 1995
	David Tredington ran away from home 14 years ago, but his rich father never gave up the search. Now David has been found, and he arrives back at the family estate to a mixed welcome. Then the death of a stable lad leads David to suspect someone in the racing world wants him to disappear again.
	False Start 1996
	Willow Star, a scrawny filly, brings Charlie Patterson and Nick Ryder great success in their first season of training together. When Charlie's step-father sells the horse, they find themselves embroiled in a mystery where they need to solve a murder in order to stay alive.
	High Flyer 1997
	When two boys runaway from home their dream is to work with horses. One got a job as a stable lad and the other joined a circus, learning trick riding, before following his brother to a yard. Now he is a top-flight jockey and there are people who resent his success, not least his brother.
	Safe Bet 1998
	From the author of DEAD RINGER a novel set in the world of horseracing. A jockey is killed in a car crash and this draws his close friend, a sports journalist, into an investigation of the accident. When the dead man's will is read and an unknown relative is left the entire estate the journalist smells a rat.
	Tip Off 1999
	The best tipster in the country is how the newspapers describe Toby, having picked 15 winners from the last 17 selections, he's set every racing tongue wagging. Then his dead body is found, and Jeffries discovers that there is more to his success rate.
	Lifeline 2000
	Unlike some of his fellow jockeys, Tony Byrne has never taken a bung and never ridden a dishonest race. Star rider Freddy Montague however has never stuck to the rules. For both men, the guarantees run out once Freddy's gravy train comes off the rails turning the gravy into blood.
	Dead Weight 2001
	There's no hiding place for a jump jockey when his courage deserts him. After a crashing fall, champion rider Phil Nicholas returns to racing, but though his body has healed, his mind has not. Flashbacks of his accident invade his dreams, rob him of his sleep - and freeze him in the saddle. While Phil is battling to overcome his fear, his weighing-room colleague Adrian Moore is viciously attacked after losing a race he should have won. It's the start of a vendetta by someone determined to hurt those who break the rules of racing. If Phil wants to save the sport - and the woman he loves - it's time for him to recover his nerve...
	Inside Track 2002
	Pippa Hutchison is an aspiring young trainer. She enlists the help of her brother Jamie, once a star flat jockey and now trying to revive his racing career. But former wild boy Jamie has demons to deal with - like the hostility of those who can never forgive him for a young lad's death.
	Stalking Horse 2003
	Jockey Josh Swallow is aiming to go out at the top, finally winning the title of champion jockey. But it won't be easy. The brilliant rider Ben O'Brien has his eye on the prize, and leading trainer Leo Lovall is his bitter enemy, but the obsession of Josh's biggest fan may be deadliest of all.
	Back Hander 2004
	When jockey Lee Finney is killed in a fall at Haydock, Alan Morrell knows it should have been him. For Lee had stepped in to ride Olympia when Alan injured his wrist. But Alan soon begins to suspect that, from the way money was placed on Olympia, someone know the horse wouldn't run to form that day.
	Cover Up 2005
	What's the worse way to die? At the end of a rope driven by your own shame and despair? Or savaged in the jaws of a black-hearted stallion who has hated you for years? If only the bankrupt gambler and the stable girl were alive to give us the answer...Jockey Rob Harding has found something better than riding a big winner - breeding one. When his two-year-old colt Goldeneye takes the July Stakes at Newmarket in some style, it seems he can lift Rob's failing business out of the mire. But there's a tragedy waiting round the corner...Rob's head girl Ivana, a horse-mad beauty from the Czech Republic, would also revel in Goldeneye's triumph except for the terrifying reappearance of her sadistic ex-lover Milos. She's run a long way to escape from him - but it looks like she hasn't run far enough...
	Free Fall 2006
	Jockey Pat Vincent has ambitions to win the best races and become a wealthy sporting hero. But, Pat knows his dreams will never be fulfilled so he's devised a brilliant new scam which, if discovered, would see him warned off for life. But first, it's guaranteed to make him rich. Pat's girlfriend, Zoe is starting her second full season as an apprentice jockey. A talented rider, she has a chance of becoming champion apprentice, if she's not sidetracked by the disasters of her sister Harriet's unhappy marriage...Along the crumbling cliffs in Somerset a man walks his dog. Every day, Andy Burns - Pat's partner-in-crime, Harriet's tortured husband - wrestles with the demons that haunt his life. But, Andy would be better off keeping his thoughts on the ground - it's a long way down to the beach below.
	Winner Takes All 2006
	Racehorse trainer Ben Sayers has two top-class horses to enter in the Cheltenham Gold Cup. One is owned by Alan Marcus, a ruthless business man. The other belongs to Alan's gorgeous ex-wife, Christina. Ben knows that both horses have an equal chance of winning, but he's about to find out that Alan Marcus doesn't like competition. Especially when the competition is Christina. In Alan's world nice guys finish last. The question is just how nasty he will get to win this race...
	In The Frame 2007
	In this compelling racing thriller, bestselling author John Francome plunges the reader into an exhilarating world of high stakes, wealth and corruption. Ten years ago, a car crash left a girl dead and four friends from racing school with a dark secret. Since then they have gone their separate ways and have managed to put the memory of that day to the backs of their minds. But when a hit-and-run sparks off a chain of unstoppable events, and a journalist starts asking questions, these men know that the truth of that day is about to come to light. In the world of flat racing, everything rides on reputation and there are those who would do just about anything to save their own necks and keep a secret buried!
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