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10 Lb. Penalty
- Author
- Dick Francis
- Narrator
- Simon Prebble
- Publisher
- Recorded Books, Inc.
- Publish Date
- 6 August 2010
- Run Time
- 7 hours 30 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
Even though Ben Juliard had always dreamt of becoming a jockey, he couldn’t say no when his father—a prominent politician—pulled some strings and got him a job in his campaign for Parliament. Now Ben needs to do more than smile for the cameras. With each step up on the ladder of power come new dangers
to the aspiring candidate. And as the mysterious attacks grow ever more lethal, Ben discovers that politics can be the most perilous horse race of all …
“[A] smooth, nimbly paced charmer.”—Publishers Weekly
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- Author
- Dick Francis
- Narrator
- Simon Prebble
- Duration
- 7 hours 30 minutes
- Release Date
- 6 August 2010
- ISBN
- 9781449832568
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Recorded Books, Inc.
- Genre
- Crime and mystery fiction
Synopsis
New York Times bestselling author Dick Francis has been hailed as “a master of understated suspense” (The San Diego Union-Tribune). With this blockbuster novel, he lives up to his dazzling reputation, delivering the compelling story of a father and son who must work together to defeat a deadly adversary …Even though Ben Juliard had always dreamt of becoming a jockey, he couldn’t say no when his father—a prominent politician—pulled some strings and got him a job in his campaign for Parliament. Now Ben needs to do more than smile for the cameras. With each step up on the ladder of power come new dangers to the aspiring candidate. And as the mysterious attacks grow ever more lethal, Ben discovers that politics can be the most perilous horse race of all …“[A] smooth, nimbly paced charmer.”—Publishers Weekly
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