Originally published in 1962, Dead Cert was the first of the bestselling thrillers which have made Dick Francis one of the most popular and successful writers in the world. Dead Cert is about Alan York, an amateur jockey, who finds himself tangling dangerously with a ruthless gang of crooks. A pretty girl, an intelligent child, a fuel on a horseback and a manhunt across the Sussex countryside are some of the ingredients in this gripping thriller about the shady side of the racing world. The background is superbly ...
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Originally published in 1962, Dead Cert was the first of the bestselling thrillers which have made Dick Francis one of the most popular and successful writers in the world. Dead Cert is about Alan York, an amateur jockey, who finds himself tangling dangerously with a ruthless gang of crooks. A pretty girl, an intelligent child, a fuel on a horseback and a manhunt across the Sussex countryside are some of the ingredients in this gripping thriller about the shady side of the racing world. The background is superbly authentic and the pace would not shame a two-mile hurdle race.
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Add this copy of Dead Cert to cart. $300.00, very good condition, Sold by Books From California rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Simi Valley, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1989 by Armchair Detective Library.
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Very good. Signed. First Edition. First THUS. Number 72 of only 100 copies SIGNED by author on special page at front. Minor wear to slipcase ONLY. Otherwise NF, unread. Very Clean Copy-Over 500, 000 Internet Orders Filled.
Add this copy of Dead Cert to cart. $425.00, like new condition, Sold by Clausen Books, RMABA rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Colorado Springs, CO, UNITED STATES, published 1989 by Armchair Detective Library.
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Fine. Hard Cover. 8vo-Over 7 3/4"-9 3/4 " Tall. A rare, gift-quality copy, one of only 26 lettered ("Q") presentation copies and signed by the author on the limitation page; a small edge-smudge at the lower right corner of the front cover portrait is the only mar, else textblock and binding immaculate, inside and out; bound with Red Label Davey boards, encased in Holliston Roxite "C" grade maroon cloth, Smythe sewn, with matching cloth-covered slip case; the front cover's borders are triple-ruled in gilt, centered with the author's b&w portrait, title and facsimile signature in gilt; gilt-titled spine; 210 p.; this is the Armchair Detective Library Edition of the author's first thriller, originally published in 1962 by Michael Joseph, London.
