2016, ISBN: 9780718137540

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New York: Berkley Medallion, 1978 light blue pictorial cover with red/black & white ltrs, yellow printers ink on edges, corners/edges/and head-heel of spine are nicked and chipped, … Mehr…

New York: Berkley Medallion, 1978 light blue pictorial cover with red/black & white ltrs, yellow printers ink on edges, corners/edges/and head-heel of spine are nicked and chipped, creases on spine, marks and writing on ffep, covers scruffed, tear on front heel of spine. In 1777 Lt. Richard Bolitho learns the harsh truth of his Captain's words: "Wars are not fought with high phrases. They are fought with powder and shot..." as the men of the TROJAN must stop the swift American schooners that would defy England's glory.. 1st Printing. Mass Market Paperback. G+., Berkley Medallion, 1978, 2.5, New York Times bestselling author Carla Neggers returns to charming Swift River Valley, where spring is the time for fresh starts and new beginnings Kylie Shaw has found a home and a quiet place to work as an illustrator of children's books in little Knights Bridge, Massachusetts. No one seems to know her hereand she likes it that way. She carefully guards her privacy in the refurbished nineteenth-century hat factory where she has a loft. And then California private investigator Russ Colton moves in. Russ is in Knights Bridge to keep his client and friend, eccentric Hollywood costume designer Daphne Stewart, out of trouble. Keeping tabs on Daphne while she considers starting a small children's theater in town doesn't seem like a tough job until he runs into Kylie. Her opposition to converting part of the old hat factory into a theater is a challenge. But his bigger challenge is getting Kylie to let loose a littlelike the adventurous characters she depicts in her work. Kylie and Russ have more in common than they or anyone else would ever expect. They're both looking for a place to belong, and if they're able to let go of past mistakes and learn to trust again, they just might find what they need in Knights Bridgeand each other. The Spring at Moss Hill paints a vivid picture of the beauty, hope and new beginnings that come with the change of season in New England., Mira, 2016-04, 3, New York: Berkley Medallion, 1978. light blue pictorial cover with red/black & white ltrs, yellow printers ink on edges, corners/edges/and head-heel of spine are nicked and chipped, creases on spine, marks and writing on ffep, covers scruffed, tear on front heel of spine. In 1777 Lt. Richard Bolitho learns the harsh truth of his Captain's words: "Wars are not fought with high phrases. They are fought with powder and shot..." as the men of the TROJAN must stop the swift American schooners that would defy England's glory.. 1st Printing. Mass Market Paperback. G+., Berkley Medallion, 1978, 2.5, Michael Joseph. Good. 24 cm. Hardcover. 1996. 281 pages. dj worn <br>A classic mystery from Dick Francis, the c hampion of English storytellers. Just after learning that his ste pfather is gravely ill, artist Al Kinloch, returning to his remot e home in the Scottish Highlands, is attacked by four men. They a sk one question - 'where is it?' - then leave him for dead. Baffl ed and hurt, Al visits his stepfather and learns millions of poun ds are missing and a valuable racehorse is under threat. Roughed up already, Al decides he has nothing to lose getting to the bott om of this. Unfortunately, the thugs who beat him up and the pers on behind them will make sure that Al doesn't survive their next encounter... Praise for Dick Francis: 'As a jockey, Dick Francis was unbeatable when he got into his stride. The same is true of h is crime writing' Daily Mirror 'Dick Francis's fiction has a secr et ingredient - his inimitable knack of grabbing the reader's att ention on page one and holding it tight until the very end' Sunda y Telegraph 'The narrative is brisk and gripping and the backgrou nd researched with care . . . the entire story is a pleasure to r elish' Scotsman 'Francis writing at his best' Evening Standard 'A regular winner . . . as smooth, swift and lean as ever' Sunday E xpress 'A super chiller and killer' New York Times Book Review Di ck Francis was one of the most successful post-war National Hunt jockeys. 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. On his retire ment from the saddle, he published his autobiography, The Sport o f Queens, before going on to write forty-three bestselling novels , a volume of short stories (Field of 13), and the biography of L ester Piggott. During his lifetime Dick Francis received many awa rds, amongst them the prestigious Crime Writers' Association's Ca rtier Diamond Dagger for his outstanding contribution to the genr e, and three 'best novel' Edgar Allan Poe awards from The Mystery Writers of America. In 1996 he was named by them as Grand Master for a lifetime's achievement. In 1998 he was elected a fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, and was awarded a CBE in the Qu een's Birthday Honours List of 2000. Dick Francis died in Februar y 2010, at the age of eighty-nine, but he remains one of the grea test thriller writers of all time. ., Michael Joseph, 1996, 2.5<

2016, ISBN: 9780718137540

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New York: Berkley Medallion, 1978 light blue pictorial cover with red/black & white ltrs, yellow printers ink on edges, corners/edges/and head-heel of spine are nicked and chipped, … Mehr…

New York: Berkley Medallion, 1978 light blue pictorial cover with red/black & white ltrs, yellow printers ink on edges, corners/edges/and head-heel of spine are nicked and chipped, creases on spine, marks and writing on ffep, covers scruffed, tear on front heel of spine. In 1777 Lt. Richard Bolitho learns the harsh truth of his Captain's words: "Wars are not fought with high phrases. They are fought with powder and shot..." as the men of the TROJAN must stop the swift American schooners that would defy England's glory.. 1st Printing. Mass Market Paperback. G+., Berkley Medallion, 1978, 2.5, New York: Berkley Medallion, 1978. light blue pictorial cover with red/black & white ltrs, yellow printers ink on edges, corners/edges/and head-heel of spine are nicked and chipped, creases on spine, marks and writing on ffep, covers scruffed, tear on front heel of spine. In 1777 Lt. Richard Bolitho learns the harsh truth of his Captain's words: "Wars are not fought with high phrases. They are fought with powder and shot..." as the men of the TROJAN must stop the swift American schooners that would defy England's glory.. 1st Printing. Mass Market Paperback. G+., Berkley Medallion, 1978, 2.5, New York Times bestselling author Carla Neggers returns to charming Swift River Valley, where spring is the time for fresh starts and new beginnings Kylie Shaw has found a home and a quiet place to work as an illustrator of children's books in little Knights Bridge, Massachusetts. No one seems to know her hereand she likes it that way. She carefully guards her privacy in the refurbished nineteenth-century hat factory where she has a loft. And then California private investigator Russ Colton moves in. Russ is in Knights Bridge to keep his client and friend, eccentric Hollywood costume designer Daphne Stewart, out of trouble. Keeping tabs on Daphne while she considers starting a small children's theater in town doesn't seem like a tough job until he runs into Kylie. Her opposition to converting part of the old hat factory into a theater is a challenge. But his bigger challenge is getting Kylie to let loose a littlelike the adventurous characters she depicts in her work. Kylie and Russ have more in common than they or anyone else would ever expect. They're both looking for a place to belong, and if they're able to let go of past mistakes and learn to trust again, they just might find what they need in Knights Bridgeand each other. The Spring at Moss Hill paints a vivid picture of the beauty, hope and new beginnings that come with the change of season in New England., Mira, 2016-04, 3, Michael Joseph. Good. 24 cm. Hardcover. 1996. 281 pages. dj worn <br>A classic mystery from Dick Francis, the c hampion of English storytellers. Just after learning that his ste pfather is gravely ill, artist Al Kinloch, returning to his remot e home in the Scottish Highlands, is attacked by four men. They a sk one question - 'where is it?' - then leave him for dead. Baffl ed and hurt, Al visits his stepfather and learns millions of poun ds are missing and a valuable racehorse is under threat. Roughed up already, Al decides he has nothing to lose getting to the bott om of this. Unfortunately, the thugs who beat him up and the pers on behind them will make sure that Al doesn't survive their next encounter... Praise for Dick Francis: 'As a jockey, Dick Francis was unbeatable when he got into his stride. The same is true of h is crime writing' Daily Mirror 'Dick Francis's fiction has a secr et ingredient - his inimitable knack of grabbing the reader's att ention on page one and holding it tight until the very end' Sunda y Telegraph 'The narrative is brisk and gripping and the backgrou nd researched with care . . . the entire story is a pleasure to r elish' Scotsman 'Francis writing at his best' Evening Standard 'A regular winner . . . as smooth, swift and lean as ever' Sunday E xpress 'A super chiller and killer' New York Times Book Review Di ck Francis was one of the most successful post-war National Hunt jockeys. 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. On his retire ment from the saddle, he published his autobiography, The Sport o f Queens, before going on to write forty-three bestselling novels , a volume of short stories (Field of 13), and the biography of L ester Piggott. During his lifetime Dick Francis received many awa rds, amongst them the prestigious Crime Writers' Association's Ca rtier Diamond Dagger for his outstanding contribution to the genr e, and three 'best novel' Edgar Allan Poe awards from The Mystery Writers of America. In 1996 he was named by them as Grand Master for a lifetime's achievement. In 1998 he was elected a fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, and was awarded a CBE in the Qu een's Birthday Honours List of 2000. Dick Francis died in Februar y 2010, at the age of eighty-nine, but he remains one of the grea test thriller writers of all time. ., Michael Joseph, 1996, 2.5<

1996, ISBN: 071813754X

[EAN: 9780718137540], Gebraucht, guter Zustand, [PU: Michael Joseph], ENGLISH FICTION, DEWEY: 823.914, Jacket, 281 pages. dj worn A classic mystery from Dick Francis, the c hampion of Eng… Mehr…

[EAN: 9780718137540], Gebraucht, guter Zustand, [PU: Michael Joseph], ENGLISH FICTION, DEWEY: 823.914, Jacket, 281 pages. dj worn A classic mystery from Dick Francis, the c hampion of English storytellers. Just after learning that his ste pfather is gravely ill, artist Al Kinloch, returning to his remot e home in the Scottish Highlands, is attacked by four men. They a sk one question - 'where is it?' - then leave him for dead. Baffl ed and hurt, Al visits his stepfather and learns millions of poun ds are missing and a valuable racehorse is under threat. Roughed up already, Al decides he has nothing to lose getting to the bott om of this. Unfortunately, the thugs who beat him up and the pers on behind them will make sure that Al doesn't survive their next encounter. Praise for Dick Francis: 'As a jockey, Dick Francis was unbeatable when he got into his stride. The same is true of h is crime writing' Daily Mirror 'Dick Francis's fiction has a secr et ingredient - his inimitable knack of grabbing the reader's att ention on page one and holding it tight until the very end' Sunda y Telegraph 'The narrative is brisk and gripping and the backgrou nd researched with care . . . the entire story is a pleasure to r elish' Scotsman 'Francis writing at his best' Evening Standard 'A regular winner . . . as smooth, swift and lean as ever' Sunday E xpress 'A super chiller and killer' New York Times Book Review Di ck Francis was one of the most successful post-war National Hunt jockeys. 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. On his retire ment from the saddle, he published his autobiography, The Sport o f Queens, before going on to write forty-three bestselling novels , a volume of short stories (Field of 13), and the biography of L ester Piggott. During his lifetime Dick Francis received many awa rds, amongst them the prestigious Crime Writers' Association's Ca rtier Diamond Dagger for his outstanding contribution to the genr e, and three 'best novel' Edgar Allan Poe awards from The Mystery Writers of America. In 1996 he was named by them as Grand Master for a lifetime's achievement. In 1998 he was elected a fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, and was awarded a CBE in the Qu een's Birthday Honours List of 2000. Dick Francis died in Februar y 2010, at the age of eighty-nine, but he remains one of the grea test thriller writers of all time., Books<

1996, ISBN: 071813754X

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[EAN: 9780718137540], Gebraucht, guter Zustand, [SC: 18.0], [PU: Michael Joseph], Jacket, Signed and warmly inscribed by the author, Dick Francis. The dust jacket is in fine condition. In… Mehr…

[EAN: 9780718137540], Gebraucht, guter Zustand, [SC: 18.0], [PU: Michael Joseph], Jacket, Signed and warmly inscribed by the author, Dick Francis. The dust jacket is in fine condition. Internally, there are no markings or inscriptions, and the pages are immaculately clean and complete. Tightly bound and presented beautifully in cellophane. The binding is excellent. GK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services., Books<

1996, ISBN: 071813754X

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[EAN: 9780718137540], Gebraucht, sehr guter Zustand, [SC: 13.31], [PU: Michael Joseph], Signed. First Edition. SIGNED by the author. 1st printing., Books