{"product_id":"enquiry-9781405916653","title":"Enquiry","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Dick Francis\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Penguin Books Ltd\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003ci\u003eEnquiry\u003c\/i\u003e is a classic novel from Dick Francis, one of the greatest thriller writers of all time.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Kelly Hughes rides the favourite into second place, he gets penalized for his trouble. Not only has he lost the race, but also his licence, as the Jockey Club suspends him - believing he threw the race.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOnly he knows that the problem lay with the horse's performance, not his own. Suspecting he was framed, Kelly sets about finding out how it was done, and then who might have done it.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBut the closer he gets to the perpetrators, the more danger he finds himself in. Now there's more than his reputation and career at stake.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThere's also his life . . .\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePacked with intrigue and hair-raising suspense, \u003ci\u003e Enquiry \u003c\/i\u003eis just one of the many blockbuster thrillers from legendary crime writer Dick Francis. Other novels include the huge bestsellers \u003ci\u003eDead Heat\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eUnder Orders\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSilks\u003c\/i\u003e. The Dick Francis legacy continues through his son Felix Francis: \u003ci\u003eRefusal\u003c\/i\u003e is his latest novel, following \u003ci\u003eBloodline\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eGamble.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003ePraise for the Dick Francis novels: \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e'The narrative is brisk and gripping and the background researched with care . . . the entire story is a pleasure to relish' \u003ci\u003eScotsman\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e'Dick Francis's fiction has a secret ingredient - his inimitable knack of grabbing the reader's attention on page one and holding it tight until the very end' \u003ci\u003eSunday Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e'Still the master' \u003ci\u003eRacing Post\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e'The master of suspense and intrigue' \u003ci\u003eCountry Life\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDick 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 retirement from the saddle, he published his autobiography, The Sport of Queens, before going on to write forty-three bestselling novels, a volume of short stories (Field of 13), and the biography of Lester Piggott. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDick Francis died in February, 2010, at the age of 89, but he remains one of the greatest thriller writers of all time.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45046964945047,"sku":"9781405916653","price":961.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781405916653.webp?v=1769219371","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/enquiry-9781405916653","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}