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Flying Finish (Francis Thriller)

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Henry Grey is an earl's son, but in the sixties, all that means is that he has a manor home that's falling apart, a lot of assumption that he's stuck-up and useless, and a few good connections. The winner of over 350 races, he was champion jockey in 1953/1954 and rode for HM Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, most famously on Devon Loch in the 1956 Grand National. These hard wearing Acrylic Blanks, cast from Poly(methyl methacrylate), are great fun to turn and can be used in a myriad of different ways. This first US edition of celebrated author Dick Francis' novel 'Flying Finish' was nominated for the Edgar Allan Poe Award in 1966.

The hero is pretty clearly intended to be read as being somewhere on the autistic spectrum (although it's never made explicit) and the handling of both his interior monologue and his emotions is fascinating.

Few small areas of chipping mainly to top and bottom of the spine and corners, creasing to some areas.

Then Grey discovers that both his predecessors went missing in mysterious circumstances and begins to doubt the wisdom of his career change. Various employees of transporting company that Henry Grey worked for had gone missing as they were murdered by Billy. It takes a little while for the plot to get going, but soon Henry clues in: there's something Yardman Transport is doing that isn't on the up-and-up. There are no occupants, the doors are sealed, and someone - or something - is attempting to communicate.The other guide (ramming into the finish poles) also work, however, I kept finishing and not getting the achievement. It's got a decent storyline of shady dealings in horseflesh trading, with interesting characters and lurking menace.

The man who owns the company humors Henry by giving him the job, but he's sure that the titled nobleman won't stick it out for very long.He is a former Champion Jockey and in 1956 narrowly missed winning the Grand National on the Queen Mother's Devon Loch. The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. Externally, very smart, with only some minor shelfwear to the head and tail of the spine and extremities.

It threw me out of the flow of the story more than once, and I ended up skimming once or twice as well. A wonderful way to really level-up any outdoor setting, this sculpture will provide a sense of calm to any space for many years to come.And when Grey discovers that both his predecessors also went missing in curious circumstances, he begins to doubt the wisdom of his career change.

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