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Дик Фрэнсис (1920–2010) — один из самых именитых английских авторов, писавших в жанре детектива. За свою жизнь он создал более 30 бестселлеров, получивших международное признание. Его романы посвящены преимущественно миру скачек — Фрэнсис знал его не понаслышке, ведь он родился в семье жокея и сам был знаменитым жокеем. Этот мир полон азарта, здесь кипят нешуточные страсти вокруг великолепных лошадей и крупных ставок на тотализаторах, здесь есть чем поживиться мошенникам. Все это и послужило материалом для увлекательного романа 1960-х годов «Последний барьер» • Книга на английском языке • Daniel Roke owns a stud farm in Australia. He's young, smart, hard-working and desperate for some excitement - all of which makes him the ideal candidate for the Earl of October, who has come visiting

When inventor Stephen Scott abruptly fires his winning trainer Jody Leeds, the racing world is shocked and disgusted - though not quite as angry as Leeds, who swears revenge on his former friend • But Steven is convinced that Leeds has been stealing from him - and worse - and felt he had no choice. And when Leeds decides to enact his vengeance, Steven finds out just what a nasty piece of work he really is • Because now Steven is not only in fear of losing everything - but also his life • Somehow, he must prove to the world that Leeds is a vicious crook - or die trying • Packed with intrigue and hair-raising suspense, High Stakes is just one of the many blockbuster thrillers from legendary crime writer Dick Francis

Matt Shore is a pilot down on his luck. Once he'd flown big jets and dropped supplies in war zones. Now he's ferrying high-class passengers between English racecourses • But when one eventful trip ends with his plane exploding in a ball of fire, Matt knows he's not that unlucky • When the police confirm it was a bomb, Matt realizes he has a problem. One of his passengers must have been the target - the question is who? • Matt to find out fast - because he's scheduled to ferry the same people over the coming weeks • Can Matt stay alive long enough to stop the bomber? • Packed with intrigue and hair-raising suspense, Rat Race is just one of the many blockbuster thrillers from legendary crime writer Dick Francis

Dead Run is the third book in P.J. Tracy's bestselling Twin Cities series • It should have been a simple journey - a drive from Minneapolis to Green Bay, Wisconsin. But a couple of unplanned detours lead Grace MacBride, Annie Belinsky and police Deputy Sharon Mueller deep in the northern woods, far from civilization and a mobile phone signal. Then the car breaks down • The nervous search for a landline and a mechanic leads the women to Four Corners, a sleepy crossroads town. And place they soon wish they'd never stumbled on - because something terrible happened in Four Corners • Filled with the same crackling dialogue, pace and rich vivid characters as in previous novels, Dead Run firmly establishes P.J. Tracy as one of the most exciting thriller writers in the world

Tim Ekaterin has a lot of money. Unfortunately, it belongs to other people, and it is his job to invest it wisely, or get fired • And right now he's taken a big risk: using ?5 million to stud a champion racing stallion • When the resulting foals have birth defects, Tim is worried and decides that there may be something else going on at the stables. And when one of those helping with the horses is murdered, his suspicions are confirmed • Now it's not just about money, but about life and death. Determined to get answers, Tim puts himself in danger's path to discover the truth • Packed with intrigue and hair-raising suspense, Banker is just one of the many blockbuster thrillers from legendary crime writer Dick Francis

Spring 1935. On London's Hampstead Heath two girls meet by chance: well-mannered and smartly dressed Verity and dishevelled and grubby Ruby. Yet the mismatched pair form an instant friendship strong enough to survive their parent's disapproval. When war engulfs the country - sending Ruby to Devon while Verity struggles to find a new beginning under a shadow from her past - the girls are convinced they will always be there for each other. Until the day one breaks the other's heart. Can Verity and Ruby find a way back to each other before it's too late?

В провинциальный город N приезжает загадочный мужчина по фамилии Чичиков. Он посещает нескольких помещиков и делает им странное предложение: он хочет купить у них умерших крепостных, по бумагам ещё числящихся живыми - избавить их предыдущих хозяев от необходимости платить за них налоги, ещё и доплатив им за это. Сам же Чичиков намерен получить под их залог внушительную ссуду и зажить припеваючи. На страницах шедевра Гоголя читатель может полюбоваться целым парадом гротексных персонажей: тут и бестолковый фантазёр Манилов, и медведеподобный Собакевич и, конечно, сам хитроумный прохвост Чичиков. "Мёртвые души" - одно из крупнейших произведений литературы девятнадцатого века, один из первых классических российских романов и потрясающе едкая сатира на царившее в обществе того времени лицемерие

Дик Фрэнсис (1920–2010) — один из самых именитых английских авторов, писавших в жанре детектива. За свою жизнь он создал более 30 бестселлеров, получивших международное признание. Его романы посвящены преимущественно миру скачек — Фрэнсис знал его не понаслышке, ведь он родился в семье жокея и сам был знаменитым жокеем. Этот мир полон азарта, здесь кипят нешуточные страсти вокруг великолепных лошадей и крупных ставок в тотализаторах, здесь есть чем поживиться мошенникам. Все это и послужило материалом для увлекательных романов 1960-х годов «Фаворит», «Кураж», «Последний барьер» и «Бурный финиш», которые стали бестселлерами во многих странах мира

Дик Фрэнсис (1920–2010) — один из самых именитых английских авторов, писавших в жанре детектива. За свою жизнь он создал более 30 бестселлеров, получивших международное признание. Его романы посвящены преимущественно миру скачек — Фрэнсис знал его не понаслышке, ведь он родился в семье жокея и сам был знаменитым жокеем. Этот мир полон азарта, здесь кипят нешуточные страсти вокруг великолепных лошадей и крупных ставок в тотализаторах, здесь есть чем поживиться мошенникам. В сборник вошли увлекательные романы, созданные на рубеже 1960–1970-х годов: «Ставка на проигрыш», «Расследование», «Перелом» и «Дьявольский коктейль»

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