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'Admiral met the fence perfectly. He rose to it as if flight were not only for birds. And he fell . . .' • Alan York's friend, jockey Bill Davidson, was killed in Admiral's fall. After the race, York visits the fence and discovers a coil of wire lying beside the fence post and signs of where the wire had been attached • The fall was no accident - but murder. Unable to convince the police of this, York is forced to turn amateur sleuth and is soon on the trail of a ruthless gang of race-fixers operating out of Brighton • Now Alan's caught in a new race: find the gang's leaders before the gang catches up with him • Packed with intrigue and hair-raising suspense, Dead Cert is just one of the many blockbuster thrillers from legendary crime writer Dick Francis

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

A collection of nine exceptional stories from the acclaimed author of The Catcher in the Rye • 'This is the squalid, or moving, part of the story, and the scene changes. The people change, too. I'm still around, but from here on in, for reasons I'm not at liberty to disclose, I've disguised myself so cunningly that even the cleverest reader will fail to recognize me.' • This collection of nine stories includes the first appearance of J. D. Salinger's fictional Glass family, introducing Seymour Glass in the unforgettable 'A Perfect Day for Bananafish'

'Absolutely, definitively alone', a young Jewish student in Romania tries to make sense of a world that has decided he doesn't belong. Spending his days walking the streets and his nights drinking and gambling, meeting revolutionaries, zealots, lovers and libertines, he adjusts his eyes to the darkness that falls over Europe, and threatens to destroy him • Mihail Sebastian's 1934 novel was written amid the anti-Semitism which would, by the end of the decade, force him out of his career and turn his friends and colleagues against him. For Two Thousand Years is a lucid, heart-wrenching chronicle of resilience and despair, broken layers of memory and the terrible forces of history

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

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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Penguin Readers is a graded reading series for English Language Teaching (ELT) markets, designed for teenagers and young adults learning English as a foreign or second language • In Yukon, Canada during the 1890s Klondike Gold Rush, strong sled dogs are in high demand. Buck is stolen from his comfortable home in California and sold into service as a sled dog in Alaska. Will he survive life in the wild? • Penguin Readers is a series of the best new fiction, essential non-fiction and popular classics written for learners of English as a foreign language. Beautifully illustrated and carefully adapted, the series introduces language learners around the world to the bestselling authors and most compelling content from Penguin Random House. The eight levels of Penguin Readers follow the Common European Framework and include language activities that help readers to develop key skills

Penguin Readers is a graded reading series for English Language Teaching (ELT) markets, designed for teenagers and young adults learning English as a foreign or second language. With carefully adapted text, new illustrations, language practise activities and additional online resources, the Penguin Readers series introduces language learners to bestselling authors and compelling content. Titles include popular classics, exciting contemporary fiction, and thought-provoking non-fiction. Wonder, a Level 3 Reader, is A2 in the CEFR framework. The text is made up of sentences with up to three clauses, introducing first conditional, past continuous and present perfect simple for general experience. It is well supported by illustrations, which appear on most pages

Penguin Readers is an ELT graded reader series for learners of English as a foreign language. With carefully adapted text, new illustrations and language learning exercises, the print edition also includes instructions to access supporting material online • Titles include popular classics, exciting contemporary fiction, and thought-provoking non-fiction, introducing language learners to bestselling authors and compelling content • The eight levels of Penguin Readers follow the Common European Framework of Reference for language learning (CEFR). Exercises at the back of each Reader help language learners to practise grammar, vocabulary, and key exam skills. Before, during and after-reading questions test readers story comprehension and develop vocabulary