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Murder at the Races (1995)

by Peter Haining (Editor)

Other authors: Max Brand (Contributor), Leon Breaker (Contributor), Victor Bridges (Contributor), Leslie Charteris (Contributor), Agatha Christie (Contributor)25 more, Mark Daniel (Contributor), Steve Donoghue (Contributor), Arthur Conan Doyle (Contributor), Jack Fairfaxblakeborough (Contributor), Dick Francis (Contributor), John Francome (Contributor), John Gallsworthy (Contributor), Thomas Gaspey (Contributor), Ed Gorman (Contributor), Nat Gould (Contributor), Ernest Hemingway (Contributor), James Holding (Contributor), Michael Innes (Contributor), Frank Johnson (Contributor), Barré Lyndon (Contributor), Bat Masters (Contributor), Hugh Pentecost (Contributor), Damon Runyon (Contributor), Mary Ryan (Contributor), Henry Slesar (Contributor), Julian Symons (Contributor), Peter Tremayne (Contributor), Edgar Wallace (Contributor), Thomas Walsh (Contributor), Alfred Watson (Contributor)

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Horse Racing may be known as the `Sport Of Kings`, but it also has a long association with crime, corruption and murder. Murder At The Races presents a worldwide selection of stories by famous authors including Dick Francis, John Francome, Arthur Conan Doyle, Agatha Christie, Leslie Charteris and Steve Donoghue. This omnibus features all aspects of racing - the race meetings themselves, the countries they are held in where racing has long been a popular sport. There are stories about the jockeys and their mounts, and the special pressures and temptations they face, as well as a section on the bookies and punters who are such an essential element in racing.… (more)
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Brand, MaxContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Breaker, LeonContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Bridges, VictorContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Charteris, LeslieContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Christie, AgathaContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Daniel, MarkContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Donoghue, SteveContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Doyle, Arthur ConanContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Fairfaxblakeborough, JackContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Francis, DickContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Francome, JohnContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Gallsworthy, JohnContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Gaspey, ThomasContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Gorman, EdContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Gould, NatContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Hemingway, ErnestContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Holding, JamesContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
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Johnson, FrankContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Lyndon, BarréContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
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Ryan, MaryContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Slesar, HenryContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Symons, JulianContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
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Horse Racing may be known as the `Sport Of Kings`, but it also has a long association with crime, corruption and murder. Murder At The Races presents a worldwide selection of stories by famous authors including Dick Francis, John Francome, Arthur Conan Doyle, Agatha Christie, Leslie Charteris and Steve Donoghue. This omnibus features all aspects of racing - the race meetings themselves, the countries they are held in where racing has long been a popular sport. There are stories about the jockeys and their mounts, and the special pressures and temptations they face, as well as a section on the bookies and punters who are such an essential element in racing.

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This omnibus features all aspects of racing—the race meetings themselves and the countries they are held in. There are stories about jockeys and their mounts and the special temptations and pressures they face, as well as a section on the bookies and the punters.

Contains:
  • The Protection Racket / Dick Francis
  • Nobbling the Favourite / Nat Gould
  • A Racing Swindle / Thomas Gaspey
  • Silver Blaze / Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
  • Won by a Neck / Leslie Charteris
  • The American Invasion / Frank Johnson
  • A Derby Horse / Michael Innes
  • The Horse That Died for Shame / Peter Tremayne
  • Murder on the Race Course / Julian Symons
  • The Body in the Horsebox / John Francome
  • Calling the Tune / Steve Donoghue
  • To Win a Race / Alfred Watson
  • Dead Cert / Leon Breaker
  • Nat Wedgewood Trapped / Jack Fairfax-Blakeborough
  • The Phantom Jockey / Bat Masters
  • Thoroughbred / Max Brand
  • My Old Man / Ernest Hemingway
  • Saratoga in August / Hugh Pentecost
  • The Photographer and the Jockey / James Holding
  • Ellen Keegan's Revenge / Mary Ryan
  • Straight from the Horse's Mouth / Edgar Wallace
  • A Story Goes with It / Damon Runyon
  • Had A Horse / John Galsworthy
  • Morning in the High Street / Barre Lyndon
  • The Crackler / Agatha Christie
  • Something Short of Murder! / Henry Slesar
  • Born Gambler / Thomas Walsh
  • The Later Edition / Victor Bridges
  • Two and a Half Per Cent / Mark Daniel
  • En Famille / Ed Gorman
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