Risk

by Dick Francis Narrated by Ralph Cosham

Overview

Roland Britten, accountant and amateur jockey, awakens one morning to find he can't move his hands-because he is tied up with netting, held captive where no light penetrates and no amount of yelling will get any attention. But why?

He knew that this was the latest in a series of events that had begun when he decided to ride in the Cheltenham Gold Cup, a race second only to the Grand National in the lives of British steeplechase riders. As an amateur jockey, Roland had pleased no one when he took Tapestry past the finish line first in what turned out to be the worst Gold Cup in history. As an accountant whose clientele included horse owners and jockeys alike, he also knew more about the private financial affairs of the racing world than any other person on the racecourse. Was winning the Gold Cup cause enough for his kidnapping? Or was it his knowledge of the books?

Editorial Reviews

From the Publisher

"FRANCIS CAPTURES OUR ATTENTION AND HOLDS US SPELLBOUND."—The New York Times Book Review“THE BEST THRILLER WRITER GOING.”—The Atlantic Monthly

“FRANCIS IS A GENIUS.”—Los Angeles Times

“[THE] MASTER OF CRIME FICTION AND EQUINE THRILLS.”—Newsday

“Few match Francis for dangerous flights of fancy and pure, inventive menace.”—Boston Herald

“A POSITIVE GENIUS.”—Time

“DICK FRANCIS IS A WONDER.”—The Cleveland Plain Dealer

“FEW THINGS ARE MORE CONVINCING THAN DICK FRANCIS AT A FULL GALLOP.”—Chicago Tribune

Product Details

BN ID:	2940169807967
Publisher:	Blackstone Audio, Inc.
Publication date:	08/17/2011
Edition description:	Unabridged

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