To the Hilt - Hardcover

Francis, Dick

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0399141855 ISBN 13: 9780399141850

Publisher: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1996

Synopsis

A Grand Master of the Mystery Writers of America tells the story of Alexander Kinloch, a reclusive young Scottish painter, who is called to London to attend to his stepfather, who, in turn, is unwittingly about to take his stepson to the grave with him. 300,000 first printing. $175,000 ad/promo. Tour.

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Review:

There's less horseplay in the 35th thriller by former jockey Francis, but as much suspense and pain as ever. Alexander Kinloch is a painter who lives in rural Scotland, and somebody thinks he knows where the jewel-encrusted, solid gold-handled sword of Bonnie Prince Charlie is hiding. It wouldn't be a Francis book without lots of beatings and torture, but you'll also find out how to run a brewery, paint a landscape and yes, hide a racehorse, in this thoroughly enjoyable outing from the Cigar of fiction.

About the Author:

Dick Francis was one of the most successful post-war National hunt jockeys. The winner of over 350 races, he was champion jockey in 1953/1954 and rode for HM Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother. Following his retirement from the saddle he wrote forty-three bestselling novels, which earned him many prestigious awards, and in 1998 he was elected a fellow of the Royal Society of Literature. He died in February 2010 at the age of eighty-nine.

About this edition

• Publisher: G. P. Putnam's Sons
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 0399141855
• ISBN 13: 9780399141850
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 322