Banker - Hardcover
A classic mystery from Dick Francis, the champion of English storytellers. Tim Ekaterin has a lot of money. Unfortunately, it is other people's, and it is his job to invest it wisely, or get fired. And right now he's taken a big risk: using £5 million to stud a champion racing stallion. When the resulting foals have birth defects, Tim is worried and decides that there may be something else going on at the stables. His suspicions are confirmed when one of those helping with the horses is murdered. Now it's not just about money, but about life and death. Determined to get to the bottom of why anyone would do this, Tim puts himself in danger's path to discover the truth . . . Praise for Dick Francis: 'As a jockey, Dick Francis was unbeatable when he got into his stride. The same is true of his crime writing' Daily Mirror 'Dick Francis's fiction has a secret ingredient - his inimitable knack of grabbing the reader's attention on page one and holding it tight until the very end' Sunday Telegraph 'The narrative is brisk and gripping and the background researched with care . . . the entire story is a pleasure to relish' Scotsman 'Francis writing at his best' Evening Standard 'A regular winner . . . as smooth, swift and lean as ever' Sunday Express 'A super chiller and killer' New York Times Book Review
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When young investment banker Tim Ekaterin becomes involved in the cutthroat world of thoroughbred racing, he finds his life in business blown to smithereens. For suddenly the multimillion dollar loan he arranges to finance the purchase of a champion racehorse is threatened by an apparent defect in the animal. Then, as Tim desperately searches for answers, he falls headlong into a deadly deal of violence and murder. . . .
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"The best thriller writer going."
--Atlantic Monthly
"FRANCIS CAPTURES OUR ATTENTION AND HOLDS US SPELLBOUND. . . . BREATHLESS PACE."
--The New York Times Book Review
"Everything brightens when a new Dick Francis walks in."
--The Washington Post Book World
"Excitingly thunders down the homestretch."
--Associated Press
--Atlantic Monthly
"FRANCIS CAPTURES OUR ATTENTION AND HOLDS US SPELLBOUND. . . . BREATHLESS PACE."
--The New York Times Book Review
"Everything brightens when a new Dick Francis walks in."
--The Washington Post Book World
"Excitingly thunders down the homestretch."
--Associated Press
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- PublisherMichael Joseph
- Publication date2000
- ISBN 10 0718132386
- ISBN 13 9780718132385
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number5
- Number of pages288
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