Knockdown
by Dick Francis
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"He doesn't really want to do it, but ex-prizewinning jockey Jonah Dereham soon finds himself bidding for a young steeplechaser. The money he's spending belongs to Mrs. Kerry Sanders, a very wealthy American woman who wants the horse for the son of a special friend. Fine-for a generous commission, he'll buy the horse. What isn't fine is the crunch on the skull he gets after the auction. Unfortunately for his health, it is only the first in a series of abusive and downright illegal attacks that Jonah must survive before he ultimately figures out the real game that's afoot ..."--BOOK COVER.
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Horse racing in fiction, Horse racing, Fiction, Jockeys, Large type books, Fiction, mystery & detective, general, Dereham, jonah (fictitious character), fiction, England, fiction, horse racing, Fiction in English, Fiction, thrillers, Fiction, suspense, Great britain, fiction, Fiction, thrillers, general| Edition | Availability |
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Knockdown Low Price CD
August 5, 2008, HarperAudio
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Knock Down (Bestseller Collection S.)
September 30, 1994, Random House Audiobooks
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Knock Down
April 1994, Chivers Audio Books
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Knockdown
December 1990, Harper Audio, Brand: Harper Audio, Harperaudio
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Knock Down (The Dick Francis Library)
February 23, 1989, Michael Joseph Ltd
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Knock Down (Getaway Books)
July 1981, Thomson Learning Australia
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KNOCKDOWN: The Harrowing True Account of a Yacht Race Turned Deadly
December 3, 1980, Pocket
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Knockdown
July 1979, Ulverscroft Large Print
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Book Details
Edition Notes
Originally published: New York : Harper & Row, ℗♭1974.
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Ex-jockey Jonah Dereham agrees to bid on a young steeplechaser for a wealthy American woman. But right after the auction Dereham and his client are threatened by thugs who want the horse.
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