Even Money - Dick Francis

What Odds Would Ned Give Himself in EVEN MONEY? . + It's the latest DICK FRANCIS novel; sensitive portrayal of mental illness - Poor development of female characters in general . Hardback (and audio read by Martin Jarvis) . . . [UK £18.99] . . ISBN 978-0-718-15458-5 . . 400 pages . . released: 25 August 2009 (USA); . . . . . . . . . . . 3 September 2009 (UK) Published by MICHAEL JOSEPH an imprint of PENGUIN BOOKS Is this the LAST book from this team, following the death of Richard Francis on Valentine's Day 2010? or is there one last collaboration in the pipeline? * . On the first day of Royal ... more

Even Money by Dick Francis and Felix Francis 416 Pages Published by Penguin 2009 (Hardcover) 2010 (Paperback) Prior to reading this book, the only thing I knew about horse racing was that during every summer of my childhood the BBC used to use it to interrupt the Test cricket coverage at critical times. You could guarantee that during that fifteen minute break for “Racing at Aintree” an important wicket would fall, a batsman would reach a hundred, or occasionally a match might even finish. As a huge cricket fan, this instilled in me a hatred for horse racing that extends to the present day ... more