Best Selling Books by Felix Francis

Originally published: New York: G.P. Putnam, 2017.

Jefferson Hinkley is back in the newest thriller in the Dick Francis tradition, this time on a special mission to the United States to investigate a conspiracy involving the biggest horse races in the country. Jeff Hinkley, investigator for the British Horseracing Authority, has been seconded to the US Federal Anti-Corruption in Sports Agency (FACSA) where he has been asked to find a mole in their organization—an informant who is passing on confidential information to those under suspicion in American racing. At the Kentucky Derby, Jeff joins the FACSA team in a raid on a horse trainer’s barn at Churchill Downs, but the bust is a disaster, and someone ends up dead. Then, on the morning of the Derby itself, three of the most favored horses in the field fall sick. These suspicious events can be no coincidence. In search of answers, Jeff goes undercover as a groom on the backstretch at Belmont Park racetrack in New York. But he discovers far more than he was bargaining for: corrupt individuals who will stop at nothing—including murder—to capture the most elusive prize in world sport, the Triple Crown.

New York Times-bestselling author Felix Francis returns with another nail-biting thriller in the Dick Francis tradition. It is said that everyone over a certain age can remember distinctly what they were doing when they heard that President Kennedy had been assassinated, or that Princess Diana had been killed in a Paris car crash, but I, for one, could recall all too clearly where I was standing when a policeman told me that my wife had been murdered. Bill Russell is acting as a volunteer steward at Warwick races when he confronts his worst nightmare--the violent death of his much-loved wife. But, the aftermath proves much worse when he is accused of killing her and then hounded mercilessly by the media. Losing his job and in danger of losing his home too, Bill''s life begins to unravel completely. Even his best friends turn against him, thinking him guilty of the heinous crime, despite the lack of any compelling evidence. As Bill sets out to clear his name, he finds that proving one''s innocence isn''t easy. He believes he can track down the true culprit, but can he prove it before he becomes the murderer''s next victim? Guilty Not Guilty is a journey of greed and jealousy set against the grief of personal tragedy, with many a twist and turn along the way.

Six years ago, private investigator Sid Halley retired. He’d been harassed, beaten, shot, even lost a hand—enough was enough. For the sake of his wife and new daughter, he gave up that life, and he thought nothing would ever lure him back into the game. He thought wrong. Sir Richard Stewart, chairman of the racing authority, begs Sid to investigate a series of dodgy races. Sid refuses. Then Sir Richard is found dead under suspicious circumstances. And then a man with an Irish accent contacts Sid, telling him to deliver a whitewashed report about the suspected race-fixing…or else. At first Sid ignores these warnings. But as the intimidation tactics escalate—and his own family comes under threat—Sid realizes he must meet his enemy head-on…or he might pay the ultimate price for his refusal.

“The master of suspense and intrigue” (Country Life) is back with the next powerful installation in the Dick Francis series, perfect for fans of Harlan Coben and Michael Connelly. Theo Jennings, an auctioneer in Newmarket, England, has been climbing the ladder at the bloodstock sales company for the past three years. He’s planning on making his first ever multi-million sale with a yearling colt. When he finds the colt dead a few days after the auction, Theo is suspicious that there was foul play involved. As Theo begins to investigate the death, he finds that answers aren’t coming readily from those who he questions. When a person’s body is discovered in the same stable a few days later, all fingers point to him. As his world turns upside down with the accusations, Theo decides to further his investigation. The only way to clear Theo’s name is to find the real murderer, but it isn’t just the police who have their eye on him–the killer has a target on his back.

Shell-shocked after losing a foot during his tour in Afghanistan, Captain Tom Forsyth returns to his estranged mother''s house. His mother has always put horses first and family last. But now she''s being blackmailed for a hefty sum every week and being forced to make her horses lose. Using the skills he honed in the military, Tom sets out to find and defeat a hidden enemy before his mother''s reputation is ruined, and he ends up back in the crossfire.

British investigator Jefferson Hinkley is back in this compelling Dick Francis thriller by the New York Times–bestselling author of Crisis. In his role as an undercover investigator for the British Horseracing Authority, Jeff Hinkley is approached by a multi-time champion jockey to discuss the delicate matter of losing races on purpose. Little does he know that the call will set off a lethal chain of events, including the apparent suicide of the jockey and an attempt on Hinkley’s own life. Never one to leave suspicious events alone, Hinkley begins investigating the jockey and the races he may have thrown. But there are others out there who intend to prevent his inquiry from probing further...at any cost.

Geoffrey Mason is well known (as "Perry" Mason) among the pro riders, including Steve Mitchell and Scot Barlow--arguably the two top pros. So when Scot Barlow is murdered--with Mitchell''s pitchfork nonetheless--Geoff finds himself pulled into the case asa

Felix Francis continues his father''s New York Times- bestselling legacy with another edge-of-your-seat read that''s classic Francis. Nicholas "Foxy" Foxton, a former jockey who suffered a career- ending injury, is out for a day at the Grand National races when his friend and coworker Herb Kovak is murdered, execution style, right in front of him-and 60,000 other potential witnesses. Foxton and Kovak were both independent financial advisers at Lyall & Black, a firm specializing in extreme-risk investments. As he struggles to come to terms with Kovak''s seemingly inexplicable death, Foxton begins to question everything, from how well he knew his friend to how much he understands about his employer. Was Kovak''s murder a case of mistaken identity...or something more sinister?

“The master of suspense and intrigue” (Country Life) is back with the next powerful installation in the Dick Francis series, featuring Sid Halley, perfect for fans of Harlan Coben and Michael Connelly. Sid Halley, a private investigator, has a new left hand, having had a transplant since his last appearance in Refusal. After receiving death threats, an ex-jockey trainer friend calls Sid to ask for his help, but Sid has his own problems to deal with; like recovering from surgery and saving his crumbling marriage. When his friend’s stable yard is torched, horses killed, and the friend is found dead, Sid can only blame himself for not helping sooner. The police think it’s suicide, but Sid is not convinced after his friend’s terrified phone calls. Heavy with a guilty heart, Sid starts to investigate and soon finds himself embroiled in a conspiracy that cuts to the very heart of the integrity of British horse racing. Can Sid figure out what happened to his friend, or will he be the next one that the killer targets?

New York Times--bestselling author Felix Francis returns with his newest edge-of-your-seat horseracing thriller in the Dick Francis tradition. Harrison Foster, a crisis manager for a London firm, is summoned to Newmarket after a fire in the Chadwick Stables kills six very valuable horses, including the short-priced favorite for the Derby. There is far more to the "simple" fire than initially meets the eye...for a start, human remains are found among the equestrian ones in the burnt-out shell. All the stable staff are accounted for, so who is the mystery victim? Harry knows very little about horses, indeed he positively dislikes them, but he is thrust unwillingly into the world of thoroughbred racing, where the standard of care of the equine stars is far higher than that of the humans who attend to them. The Chadwick family is a dysfunctional racing dynasty. Resentment between the generations is rife and sibling rivalry bubbles away like volcanic magma beneath a thin crust of respectability. Harry represents the Middle Eastern owner of the Derby favourite and, as he delves deeper into the unanswered questions surrounding the horse''s demise, he ignites a fuse that blows the volcano sky-high. Can Harry solve the riddle before he is bumped off by the fallout?

Another great best-selling mystery from the grand master of the genre... When race caller and television presenter Mark Shillingford calls a race in which his twin sister, Clare, an accomplished and successful jockey, comes in second when she could have won, he believes the worst: that she lost on purpose, and the race was fixed. That night, Mark confronts Clare with his suspicions, she storms off after an argument - and it’s the last time Mark sees her alive. Hours later, Clare jumps to her death from the balcony of a London hotel...or so it seems. Devastated and guilty over her death, Mark goes in search of answers. What had led Clare to take her own life? Or was it not suicide at all?

Ned Talbot is a small-time bookmaker on the edge of giving it all up when his world is turned upside down by a man who claims to be his father, long thought dead. And when the mysterious stranger is murdered, Ned feels compelled to find out exactly what is going on. But the more he discovers, the longer the odds become for his survival.

“The master of suspense and intrigue” (Country Life) is back with the next thrilling novel in the Dick Francis series, perfect for fans of Michael Connelly. Chester Newton has built his fortune organizing racehorse syndicates, where top horses are co-owned and managed by several parties. These joint enterprises are high risk and high reward–and for Chester, it’s almost always been reward. The stakes only get higher as the syndicates grow larger, and every race means the possibility of complete failure–or ecstatic success. After an anxious morning waiting for the results of the Epsom Derby, the premier flat race in the UK, Chester has an afternoon of explosive triumph–and an evening of total terror. Someone tries to take over one of his syndicates by force–and by threats of serious harm to him and his family. For the first time in Chester’s life, it’s not just a horse race or money at stake–it’s his life and the lives of his loved ones. This pulse-pounding dive into the dark and dangerous world of British racehorse syndicates will have readers racing to the thrilling end.

With his rising culinary career threatened by an episode of food poisoning at a private affair that he had catered, Max Moreton caters an exclusive luncheon at the 2,000 Guineas horse race, a party devastated by a bomb blast that kills many of the guests.

New York Times bestselling author Felix Francis continues his father''s legacy of suspense-driven fiction with Dick Francis''s Damage... Undercover investigator Jeff Hinkley is assigned by the British Horseracing Authority to look into the activities of a suspicious racehorse trainer, but as he’s tailing his quarry, Jeff bears witness to a bloody murder. Could it have something to do with the reason the trainer was banned in the first place—the administration of illegal drugs to his horses? Soon it’s discovered that many more horses have tested positive for stimulants—and an unknown person starts making demands, threatening to completely destroy the integrity of the racing industry. To protect the sport itself, Jeff must uncover the perpetrator. But he’s up against someone who will stop at nothing to prevail.

New York Times-bestselling author: A mystery unfolds at the races in this moving crime novel about a struggling ex-jockey—for fans of Clive Cussler and James Lee Burke. “Brilliant all around.” —Booklist Seven years ago, Miles Pussett was a steeplechase jockey, loving the rush of the race. But after an unfortunate event, he left horseracing behind and swore he would never return. Now he gets his adrenaline rush from riding headfirst down the Cresta Run, a three-quarter-mile Swiss ice chute, reaching speeds of up to 80 miles per hour. Finding himself in St Moritz during the same weekend as White Turf, when high-class horseracing takes place on the frozen lake, he gets talked into helping out with the horses. Against his better judgement, he decides to assist, but things aren’t as innocent as they seem. When he discovers something suspicious is going on in the races, something that may have a profound impact on his future, Miles begins a search for answers. But someone is adamant about stopping him—and they’ll go to any length to do it.

Academic Paper from the year 2021 in the subject Law - Philosophy, History and Sociology of Law, grade: 7.0, , course: Philosophy, language: English, abstract: This work will take a brief look at the struggle for independence, but will focus more on the history of Nigerian political system from the advent of her independence through to the present political system being practiced, with an attempt to expose strengths and weaknesses of the system, and to have a general outlook on Confucian philosophy, with more focus on the political ideology. Finally, to attempt a juxtaposition between the already appraised Confucian political ideology, and the Nigerian political system so as to establish a relationship.

''Ging ik dood? Die vraag spookte steeds weer door mijn hoofd. Ik was niet bang om dood te gaan, maar ik had zo''n martelende pijn in mijn maag, dat het dan maar beter zo gauw mogelijk kon gebeuren.'' Michelinsterren ten spijt moet Max Moreton zijn restaurant sluiten als na een galadiner voorafgaand aan een belangrijke race op Newmarket vierentwintig gasten in het ziekenhuis moeten worden opgenomen. Algauw blijkt dat niet alleen zijn broodwinning, maar zelfs zijn leven op het spel staat! De grootmeester is opnieuw aan zet - dit keer samen met zijn zoon Felix.

Dankzij de gloedvolle pleidooien van advocaat Geoffrey Mason belandt de gewelddadige Julian Trent achter de tralies. Op dat moment heeft hij er geen vermoeden van dat Trent alweer heel gauw zijn pad zal kruisen. Een weerzien dat niet bepaald hartelijk zal zijn. Is Mason niet in de rechtszaal, dan is hij op de renbaan te vinden. De steeplechase is al van jongs af aan zijn grote passie. De spanning, en de snelheid, de wil om tot elke prijs te winnen, laten zijn bloed steeds weer sneller stromen. Maar dan wordt een medejockey vermoord en vallen de werelden van werk en privé samen. Mason wordt geconfronteerd met een gevecht tussen goed en kwaad, op leven en dood, zijn eigen dood.

Als Captain Thomas Forsyth gewond raakt als gevolg van een bermbom, komt er een abrupt einde aan zijn deelname aan de missie in Afghanistan. Om te herstellen gaat hij terug naar zijn ouderlijk huis in Lambourn, waar zijn moeder, een echte First Lady of Racing, renpaarden traint. De relatie met zijn ouders is altijd nogal moeilijk geweest en hij denkt dan ook niet als held te worden binnengehaald. De ontvangst die hem wél ten deel valt, had hij echter ook nooit verwacht. Wanneer zijn moeders beste paard op een teleurstellend laatste plaats eindigt in een race die ze had moeten winnen, komt Tom erachter dat de trainingsbusiness niet zonder gevaar is. Langzaam maar zeker ontdekt hij dat hij op een ander, maar even dodelijk slagveld terecht is gekomen, waar zijn militaire vaardigheden tot het uiterste worden getest. Ook in deze wereld is het doden of gedood worden.

Sensationele Dick Francistitel-thriller door zoon Felix. Nick - Foxy - Foxton is een van de jongste winnaars van de Grand National. Zijn carrière is net aardig op dreef als een zwaar ongeluk zijn toekomstdromen aan flarden scheurt. Jaren later komt Foxton als toeschouwer naar Aintree. Niemand had hem kunnen voorbereiden op wat er daar gebeurt. Enkele minuten voor aanvang van het grootste evenement in de paardenwereld, wordt Nicks innemende, Amerikaanse collega Herb Kovak van korte afstand neergeschoten. De moordenaar verdwijnt in de verlamde en verbijsterde mensenmassa. Het is Nick en de politie een raadsel waarom iemand zo''n vriendelijke man zou willen vermoorden. Maar als vervolgens de media gaan speculeren over banden met de maffia en er een gekreukeld dreigbriefje in Herbs jaszak wordt gevonden, begint Nick zich af te vragen hoe goed hij zijn collega eigenlijk kende

Mark Shillingford ist verzweifelt, als seine Zwillingsschwester Clare nach einem absichtlich verlorenen Pferderennen vom Balkon eines Londoner Hotels stürzt. An Selbstmord will er nicht glauben und beginnt, auf eigene Faust nachzuforschen. Offensichtlich hatte Clare mehr zu verbergen als nur ein paar unlautere Wetten.

Wanneer presentator Mark Shillingford op televisie verslag doet van een wedstrijd waarin zijn tweelingzus Clare, een succesvolle jockey, als tweede in plaats van als eerste eindigt, vermoedt hij dat ze de wedstrijd gemanipuleerd heeft. Die avond confronteert hij zijn zus met zijn vermoedens, waarop ze woedend wegloopt. Het is de laatste keer dat hij haar in leven ziet. Een paar uur later springt ze van het balkon van haar hotelkamer. Gekweld door verdriet en schuldgevoel gaat Mark op zoek naar antwoorden: waarom pleegde Clare zelfmoord? En was het dat eigenlijk wel?