the entire story is a pleasure to relish' Scotsman 'The narrative is brisk and gripping and the background researched with care. The same is true of his crime writing' Daily Mirror 'As a jockey, Dick Francis was unbeatable when he got into his stride. Packed with intrigue and hair-raising suspense, Knock Down is just one of the many blockbuster thrillers from legendary crime writer Dick Francis. He's determined to find out who is trying to ruin him, and why.īut staying honest is more dangerous than Jonah could have imagined.Īnd with his horses, his business and his own life on the line, Jonah must hit back - before he's taken down for good. Unfortunately for them, Jonah's a man with a steely resolve. As an ex-jockey, it's the ideal quiet life - until Jonah is attacked by thugs out to sabotage his business. Jonah Dereham is a bloodstock agent who buys and sells horses for his clients. 'Kept me turning the pages, full of twists and turns - Dick Francis at his best yet again!' 5***** Reader Review 'A whip cracking, page turning read with a twist in the tail' 5***** Reader Review

Finish your tour in front of the stands at the Rowley Mile racecourse imagining the impact of the bomb going off in DEAD HEAT before relaxing and reminiscing past storylines over a delicious cream tea at the Bedford Lodge Hotel where Francis characters often stayed as did Dick Francis himself.Discover the classic mystery from Dick Francis, one of the greatest thriller writers of all time See the gallops where the horse was tragically shot in BONECRACK and from the top of the famous Warren Hill view the sales ring mentioned in KNOCKDOWN.

This guided tour takes you past a number of those named places, where you can visualise for yourselves the unfolding drama in CRISIS as you pass the stables on the Bury Road. Whilst the storylines were cleverly scripted, many of the locations referenced were physical, iconic buildings located within Newmarket. Join us on a literary tour, via bus and foot, around the historic town of Newmarket and see many of the places that crime novelist and former champion steeplechase, Francis, featured in his realistic plots based in the spiritual home of horseracing.ĭick Francis wrote some 50 thriller books during his second career and then later his son Felix took up the pen allowing our hero to continue to investigate a series of fictitious crimes based around the world of racing.

Knockdown by Dick Francis