Knock Down

ISBN: 0330246208

Author: Francis, Dick

Condition: Used

Product DescriptionIt`s the classic law of the invader. Get to the strongest guy and smash him, and then watch the weaker ones fall like ninepins. Which is exactly what a vicious gang of horse dealers decides to do when their little kickback scam is being threatened with a spot of old-fashioned honesty.But they haven`t reckoned with bloodstock agent Jonah Dereham, a man who belies his quiet exterior with a steely and implacable resolve. They can threaten him, try to burn down his home, even attempt to kill him. But they`ll soon wish they hadn`t.Because Dereham flushes out the real scam, and with it finds out just who the real Mr Big is. And when he does that, life suddenly becomes cheap...`Another wonderfully effective thriller` Sunday TimesFrom the Back CoverIts the classic law of the invader. Get to the strongest guy and smash him, then watch the weaker ones fall like ninepins. Which is just what a vicious gang of horse dealers decides to do when their little kickback scam is threatened with a spot of old-fashioned honesty.But they havent reckoned with bloodstock agent Jonah Dereham, a man who belies his quiet exterior with a steely and implacable resolve. They can threaten him, try to burn down his home, even attempt to kill him. But theyll soon wish they hadnt.Because Dereham flushes out the real scam, and with it finds out just who the real Mr Big is. And when he does that, life suddenly becomes cheap...Another wonderfully effective thriller Sunday TimesAbout the AuthorDick Francis has written more than forty international bestsellers and is widely acclaimed as one of the worlds finest thriller writers. His awards include the Crime Writers Associations Cartier Diamond Dagger for his outstanding contribution to the genre, and an honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from Tufts University of Boston. In 1996 Dick Francis was made a Mystery Writers of America Grand Master for a lifetimes achievement and in 2000 he was awarded the CBE in the Queens Birthday Honours list. Sadly he died in 2010.