E-audiobook
Even money [electronic resource] / Dick Francis and Felix Francis.
Summary:
Ned Talbot, a bookmaker working the Royal Ascot, finds himself in a race to solve his father's stabbing--a race where coming in second could cost him more than even money--it could cost him his life.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781415959954 (sound recording : OverDrive Audio Book)
- ISBN: 1415959951 (sound recording : OverDrive Audio Book)
- Publisher: [New York] : Books on Tape, 2009.
Content descriptions
- General Note:
- Downloadable audio file.Title from: Title details screen.Unabridged.Duration: 10:36:02.
- Participant or Performer Note:
- Read by Martin Jarvis.
- System Details Note:
- Requires OverDrive Media ConsoleRequires OverDrive Media Console (WMA file size: 152341 KB; MP3 file size: 298214 KB).Mode of access: World Wide Web.
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On the first day of Royal Ascot, the worldâs most famous horseracing meet, the crowd rejoices in a string of winning favorites. Ned Talbot has worked all his life as a bookmakerâtaking over the family business from his grandfatherâso he knows not to expect any sympathy from the punters as they count their winnings, and he his losses. Heâs seen the ups and downs before, but as the big gambling conglomerates muscle in on small concerns like his, Ned wonders if itâs worth it anymore.
When a gray-haired man steps forward from the crowd claiming to be his father, Nedâs life is thrown into far deeper turmoil. Heâd been told that both his parents had died in a car crash when he was a baby. Barely an hour later, his newly found father is fatally stabbed by an unknown assailant in the Ascot parking lot. Blood oozing from his abdomen, his father warns Ned to âbe very careful.â But of whom? Of what? Ned finds himself in a race to solve his fatherâs riddles, a race where coming second could cost him more than even money: it could cost him his life. - Random House Digital
On the first day of Royal Ascot, the world's most famous horseracing meet, the crowd rejoices in a string of winning favorites. Ned Talbot has worked all his life as a bookmaker-taking over the family business from his grandfather-so he knows not to expect any sympathy from the punters as they count their winnings, and he his losses. He's seen the ups and downs before, but as the big gambling conglomerates muscle in on small concerns like his, Ned wonders if it's worth it anymore.When a gray-haired man steps forward from the crowd claiming to be his father, Ned's life is thrown into far deeper turmoil. He'd been told that both his parents had died in a car crash when he was a baby. Barely an hour later, his newly found father is fatally stabbed by an unknown assailant in the Ascot parking lot. Blood oozing from his abdomen, his father warns Ned to "be very careful." But of whom? Of what? Ned finds himself in a race to solve his father's riddles, a race where coming second could cost him more than even money: it could cost him his life.Ã From the Compact Disc edition. - Random House, Inc.
On the first day of Royal Ascot, the worldâs most famous horseracing meet, the crowd rejoices in a string of winning favorites. Ned Talbot has worked all his life as a bookmakerâtaking over the family business from his grandfatherâso he knows not to expect any sympathy from the punters as they count their winnings, and he his losses. Heâs seen the ups and downs before, but as the big gambling conglomerates muscle in on small concerns like his, Ned wonders if itâs worth it anymore.
When a gray-haired man steps forward from the crowd claiming to be his father, Nedâs life is thrown into far deeper turmoil. Heâd been told that both his parents had died in a car crash when he was a baby. Barely an hour later, his newly found father is fatally stabbed by an unknown assailant in the Ascot parking lot. Blood oozing from his abdomen, his father warns Ned to âbe very careful.â But of whom? Of what? Ned finds himself in a race to solve his fatherâs riddles, a race where coming second could cost him more than even money: it could cost him his life.Â
From the Compact Disc edition.