Blood sport

Pages: 352
Published: 1967
Language: English

Gene Hawkins, an English agent, takes on a seemingly simple job: find a missing stallion for a wealthy client. However, the case quickly becomes complicated by the client's beautiful teenage daughter and his wife, who has a drinking problem. Before Hawkins can find the horse, he finds himself entangled in a murder investigation.

Prose complexity: 4/10

Tense Mysterious Adventurous Gritty

Quest Secret Identity

Crime Mystery Spy Adventure

Dick Francis

Dick Francis (1920–2010) was a British steeplechase jockey turned crime novelist. Born in Coedcanlas, Pembrokeshire, Wales, he served as an RAF pilot in the Second World War before becoming one of Britain's leading National Hunt jockeys, riding over 350 winners and serving as jockey to Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother — most famously aboard Devon Loch, which collapsed within sight of victory in the 1956 Grand National. After retiring from racing in 1957 he became a journalist and then a novelist...