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Dick Francis's bloodline / Felix Francis.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : G.P. Putnam's Sons, 2012.Description: 354 p. 24 cmISBN:
  • 0399160809 (hardback)
  • 9780399160806 (hardback)
Other title:
  • Bloodline
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Summary: "A Dick Francis novel from the author of Dick Francis's GAMBLE"-- Provided by publisher.Summary: "When race caller and television presenter Mark Shillingford calls a race in which his twin sister, Clare, an accomplished and successful jockey, comes in second when she could have won, he believes the worst: that she lost on purpose, and the race was fixed. That night, Mark confronts Clare with his suspicions, she storms off after an argument--and it's the last time Mark sees her alive. Hours later, Clare jumps to her death from the balcony of a London hotel; or so it seems. Devastated and guilty over her death, Mark goes in search of answers. What had led Clare to take her own life? Or was it not suicide at all? "-- Provided by publisher.
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Adult Book Adult Book Dr. James Carlson Library Mystery Francis Felix Available 33111006904904
Adult Book Adult Book Main Library Mystery Francis Felix Available 33111007008044
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

When race caller and television presenter Mark Shillingford calls a race in which his twin sister, Clare, an accomplished and successful jockey, comes in second when she could have won, he believes the worst: that she lost on purpose, and the race was fixed. That night, Mark confronts Clare with his suspicions, she storms off after an argument--and it's the last time Mark sees her alive. Hours later, Clare jumps to her death from the balcony of a London hotel . . . or so it seems.

Devastated and guilty over her death, Mark goes in search of answers. What had led Clare to take her own life? Or was it not suicide at all?

"A Dick Francis novel from the author of Dick Francis's GAMBLE"-- Provided by publisher.

"When race caller and television presenter Mark Shillingford calls a race in which his twin sister, Clare, an accomplished and successful jockey, comes in second when she could have won, he believes the worst: that she lost on purpose, and the race was fixed. That night, Mark confronts Clare with his suspicions, she storms off after an argument--and it's the last time Mark sees her alive. Hours later, Clare jumps to her death from the balcony of a London hotel; or so it seems. Devastated and guilty over her death, Mark goes in search of answers. What had led Clare to take her own life? Or was it not suicide at all? "-- Provided by publisher.

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