OUT NOW: "Silks" - the new thriller from Dick and Felix Francis PDF Print E-mail

Michael Joseph (UK) and Penguin Putnam (US) have signed up two more thrillers by Dick Francis and Felix Francis. The first book is called Silks, and features a barrister who is also an amateur jump jockey. Published in September 2008 and following on from the Top 10 success of Dead Heat, it promises to be another classic from the Francis & Francis stable...

From the Bookseller Preview:

"Silks, the new Dick Francis book, does not need any help, but it is worth a mention because as well as being a cracking story, new life has been injected into the books by the contribution of Francis' son, Felix, to the writing process. Their last book, Dead Heat, was every bit as pacey and page-turning as the early novels. The father and son collaboration appears to be a winning combination, and Silks is even better than the last one."
 

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