Dick Francis Horse Racing Mysteries
A line of books started back in 1962 by Dick Francis and continued on by his son Felix.
Call # for all: Fict Fra Mystery (except where noted)
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Dead Heat by Dick Francis 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.Publication Date: 2007
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Even Money by Dick Francis Ned Talbot, a bookmaker working the Royal Ascot, finds himself in a race to solve his father's stabbing--a race where coming in second could cost him more than even money--it could cost him his life.Publication Date: 2009
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Crossfire by Dick Francis Shell-shocked and missing a foot-lost to an IED during his tour of duty in Afghanistan-Captain Tom Forsyth has been sent "home" by the army and, at loose ends, returns to his estranged mother's house for the first time since he joined up at seventeen.Publication Date: 2010
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Dick Francis's Gamble by Felix 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.Publication Date: 2011
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Dick Francis's Bloodline by Felix Francis 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.Publication Date: 2012
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Dick Francis's Refusal by Felix Francis Sir Richard Stewart, chairman of the racing authority, begs Sid to investigate a series of dodgy races. Sid adamantly refuses, but the following day, Sir Richard is found dead under suspicious circumstances.Call Number: Fict Fra
Publication Date: 2013
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Dick Francis's Damage by Felix Francis 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 through the Cheltenham Racing Festival, the last thing he expects to witness is a gruesome murder.Publication Date: 2014
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Front Runner by Felix Francis 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.Publication Date: 2015
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Triple Crown by Felix Francis 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.Call Number: [find in New & Popular]
Publication Date: 2016
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Pulse by Felix Francis A smartly dressed man has been found unconscious at the local racecourse and is rushed to the hospital, where he subsequently dies. But who is he? Where does he come from? He had no form of identification on him, and no one claims the body.Call Number: [find in New & Popular]
Publication Date: 2017
“A Harry Radcliffe Mystery” series by Glenis Wilson
Rider and race columnist Harry Radcliffe gets roped into dangerous detective work through his writing.
Call # for all: Fict Wil Mystery (except where noted)
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Dead Certainty Radcliffe begins writing the biography of a retiring racehorse trainer. He encounters secrets and serious threats which make him only more resolute in finishing the story.Publication Date: 2015 (Book 1)
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Dead on Course Harry Radcliffe returns to the racing world after healing from his accident. He is forced into further detective work to track down the killer of Jake Smith's sister.Publication Date: 2015 (Book 2)
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Dead Reckoning When Jake demands that Harry gets him off the hook by tracking down the real killer, Harry has no choice but to agree, not when the life of his estranged, pregnant wife Annabel is at stake -- as well as his own.Call Number: [find in New & Popular]
Publication Date: 2017 (Book 3)
“A Jack Doyle Mystery” series by John McEvoy
This series features the character Jack Doyle, an amateur sleuth in the world of horse racing. He has a new case each book.
Call # for all: Fict McE Mystery
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Blind Switch Desperate Jack Doyle accepts a sketchy job which leads to a deadly game of fixing horse races and murder--of the four-legged kind.... One-time amateur boxer Jack Doyle, an irreverent and rebellious advertising account representative, goes to work one fine Chicago day and finds his desk--and his job--both gone.Publication Date: 2004 (Book 1)
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Close Call Doyle is hired as the publicity director at Monee Park, a struggling race track owned by Celia McCann, but Doyle soon discovers that Celia is being threatened by thugs who are pressuring her to sell the valuable property to real estate developers.Publication Date: 2008 (Book 2)
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The Significant Seven Seven lifelong friends and racing fans from their student days at the University of Wisconsin strike it lucky at Saratoga Race Track when they combine to win a plus million dollar Pick Six. They subsequently use some of those profits to buy race horses, one of which, The Badger Express, turns out to be a sensational runner, stallion, and money maker. Seven years later, the men become targetsPublication Date: 2010 (Book 3)
*Available for loan by request from the
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Photo Finish Irreverent Chicago racetrack publicist Jack Doyle, former advertising man and amateur boxer, accepts a new job as a thoroughbred jockey's agent. His client is a seventeen-year-old riding phenom from Ireland named Mickey Sheehan. Mickey and Jack prove to be an effective team until someone begins secretly doping the horses, affecting race results.Publication Date: 2012 (Book 4)
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High Stakes Irreverent Jack Doyle has worn many hats, one or two blown off by his irrepressible temper. A former boxer, advertising rep, and publicity man, Jack's midlife career has been shaped by the world of thoroughbred horse racing and dark deeds therein. So it's no surprise when two FBI agents he's sleuthed with before pressure him to identify an animal activist who is carrying out "mercy killings".Publication Date: 2014 (Book 5)
Series by Sasscer Hill
Two horse racing mystery series, each centered on a strong female lead.
Call # for all: Fict Hil Mystery (except where noted)
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Racing from Evil Nikki's drawn to horses, knows how to ride, and dreams of being a jockey. But how can a runaway with no ID, no family, and no income survive? She needs to earn money, yet hide from both the police and her stepfather who relentlessly search for her. As these men close in, a groom named Carlos helps her escape.Publication Date: 2016 (Prequel -- A Nikki Latrelle Mystery)
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Full Mortality Jockey Nikki Latrelle gets the chance of a lifetime-- to ride the favorite in a stakes race-- only to have her dream destroyed when a mysterious intruder kills her mount the night before the race. Evil people are working at Maryland's Laurel Park race track, and when Nikki stumbles over the body of a gunshot victim, she quickly becomes the prime suspect in a murder case.Publication Date: 2015 (Book 1 -- A Nikki Latrelle Mystery)
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Flamingo Road Baltimore police officer Fia McKee is put on leave for excessive use of force after interfering in a crime that turns deadly. Given a second chance, she is sent to work undercover for the Thoroughbred Racing Protective Bureau (TRPB) at the Gulfstream Park in Florida, where she works as an exercise rider. Her assignment is to watch and report back on two racetrack workers who have been suspected of illegal activities...Call Number: [find in New & Popular]
Publication Date: 2017 (Book 1 -- A Fia McKee Mystery)
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The Dark Side of Town McKee, now officially employed by the Thoroughbred Racing Protective Bureau (TPRB), is sent undercover to Saratoga Racetrack to investigate Mars Pizutti, a racehorse trainer whose horses' wins are suspiciously lucky--and lucrative.Call Number: [find in New & Popular]
Publication Date: 2018 (Book 2 -- A Fia McKee Mystery)
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