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Editions of come to grief by dick francis goodreads. Sport of queens dead cert nerve for kicks odds against flying finish blood sport forfeit enquiry rat race. He is the only central character to appear in more than two francis novels, and one of only two to appear more than once. Francis is the only threetime recipient of the mystery writers of americas edgar award for best novel, winning for forfeit in 1970, whip hand in 1981, and come to grief in 1996. Below is a list of dick francis books in order of when they were originally published. If after you read the sample chapters and truly cant afford to buy the book, please write to us and we will do our best get you one. Come to grief a dick francis novel series by dick francis.
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