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Longshot

Written by: Dick Francis
Narrated by: Tony Britton
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John Kendall knows how to survive. He's written six handbooks on the subject. Now he wants to become a novelist, preferably without starving to death. But when cold and hunger set in, Kendall impulsively accepts an unlikely job.

He is to research and write a biography of Tremayne Vickers, a famous racehorse trainer. Staying at Vickers' home in rural Berkshire, Kendall soon learns to like his host and friends, learns to ride racehorses, learns about murderers ... and how his own survival tips can become deadly traps.

©1990 Dick Francis Mystery Suspense Thriller & Suspense Survival Fiction
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What the critics say

"Intelligent, fast-paced." ( The New York Times Book Review)
"An exuberant, irresistible collision between writing and racing ... Few match Francis for dangerous flights of fancy and pure, inventive menace." ( The Boston Herald)
"Fast-paced, meticulously plotted ... Nobody sets up a mystery better than Dick Francis." ( San Francisco Chronicle)
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I've listened/read many of Dick Francis' books and Tony Britton is my go-to narrator for any of Dick Francis' books.. It's something I always seem to come back to when wanting a light, quick read. My little guilty pleasure. This is probably one of my favorite of Dick Francis books! A little slow to start, but the characters make things interesting as well as the murder mystery. A slow build up to a satisfying ending!

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