Penguin Rat Race Фрэнсис Дик

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

'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

The Race is the fourth turn of the century thriller by Clive Cussler • 1910, and America's first ever cross-country flying race has been sabotaged • Newspaper magnate Preston Whiteway is offering a big prize for the first aviator to cross America in under fifty days. He wants Josephine Frost - the country's leading as well as most glamorous pilot - to win. Which is why he's hired Isaac Bell of the Van Dorn Detective Agency • Josephine saw her husband Harry Frost kill a man. Now he wants her dead. And with underworld contacts ready to help in every city en route, he'll do anything, go after anyone who gets in his way - including Whiteway and Bell • Packed with brilliant twists and turns, The Race sees the intrepid Private Investigator locked in a deadly cat-and-mouse game with a killer whose resources are matched only by his willingness to cause mayhem during the race of a lifetime

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»

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

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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

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

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