Even Money - Dick Francis

Even Money is the gripping Dick Francis novel by Dick Francis and Felix Francis. n n Royal Ascot's first day, and 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 - long ago believed killed in a car crash - is standing before him. n n 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?

n n 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.

n n From Felix Francis and Dick Francis, the bestselling co-authors of Dead Heat comes Even Money, the latest Dick Francis novel. Packed with all the hair-raising suspense and excitement readers know and love from Dick Francis, Even Money is the most thrilling yet. n n Praise for the Dick Francis novels: n 'The Francis flair is clear for all to see' Daily Mail n 'Spare, efficient and unflashy .

. . inexorably draws you in' Daily Telegraph n 'The master of suspense and intrigue' Country Life n 'Still the master' Racing Post n n Dick Francis was one of the most successful post-war National Hunt jockeys.

On his retirement from the saddle, he published his autobiography, The Sport of Queens, before going on to write forty-three bestselling novels, a volume of short stories and the biography of Lester Piggott. n n Dick Francis died in February, 2010, at the age of 89, but he remains one of the greatest thriller writers of all time. n n Felix Francis is the younger of Dick's two sons.

Since 2006, Felix has taken a more significant role in the writing, first with Dead Heat and then increasingly with the bestsellers, Silks and Even Money. Crossfire is the fourth novel of this father-and-son collaboration. n