High Stakes [Signed Bookplate Laid-in]
by FRANCIS, Dick
- Used
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Winchester, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
14th racing mystery novel from the Edgar Award winning author. "Steven Scott owned nine racehorses and delighted in them, and he had a friend, Jody Leeds, who trained them. Gradually unwillingly, Steven discovered that Jody had been systematically cheating him of large sums of money." (from the dustjacket); HUBIN, p.155.
Synopsis
Steven Scott may have been a successful, wealthy inventor with no experience in horseracing, but with the inspired guidance of his trainer, Jody Leeds, and the prowess of a beautiful black hurdler named Energise, he has brought home several wins. But his winning streak is about to come to a fast end when he discovers trouble in his own stables—trouble that could bring about his own termination if he doesn’t watch his step…
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Details
- Bookseller
- Lorne Bair Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 52909
- Title
- High Stakes [Signed Bookplate Laid-in]
- Author
- FRANCIS, Dick
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First U.K. Edition
- Publisher
- Michael Joseph
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1975
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Modern Fiction; Mystery, Crime, and Detective Fiction;
Terms of Sale
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