{"product_id":"silks-isbn-9780425228975","title":"Silks","description":"\u003cb\u003eA lawyer and amateur jockey is torn between doing what’s right and what will keep him alive in this \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling thriller from Dick and Felix Francis.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGeoffrey Mason wasn’t terribly disappointed when his client Julian Trent was found guilty. Despite being paid handsomely as Trent’s defense counsel, he believes Trent needs to be locked up for a good long time. He only wishes it had happened more quickly—if the trial had ended just a bit earlier, Mason could have made it to the Foxhunter Steeplechase and fulfilled his longtime dream as an amateur jockey.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e But not long afterward, Trent is set free when witnesses and jurors start recanting—under intimidation, Mason suspects. Remembering Trent’s threats at the time of his conviction, Mason is none too happy. And things only get worse when one of Mason’s fellow jockeys is found dead...\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eSilks\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Another sure-footed winner.”—\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e“[A] gripping thriller with a thoroughbred racing backdrop....The solid writing and engaging lead will carry readers along at a brisk pace.”—\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eMore Praise for Dick Francis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“[The] master of crime fiction and equine thrills.”—\u003ci\u003eNewsday\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“It’s either hard or impossible to read Mr. Francis without growing pleased with \u003ci\u003eyourself: \u003c\/i\u003enot only the thrill of vicarious competence imparted by the company of his heroes, but also the lore you collect as you go, feel like a field trip with the perfect guide.”—\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “[Francis] has the uncanny ability to turn out simply plotted yet charmingly addictive mysteries.”—\u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “A rare and magical talent...who never writes the same story twice...Few writers have maintained such a high standard of excellence for as long as Dick Francis.”—\u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eSan Diego Union-Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “Few things are more convincing than Dick Francis at a full gallop.”—\u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eDick Francis\u003c\/b\u003e was born in South Wales in 1920. He was a young rider of distinction winning awards and trophies at horse shows throughout the United Kingdom. At the outbreak of World War II he joined the Royal Air Force as a pilot, flying fighter and bomber aircraft including the Spitfire and Lancaster. He became one of the most successful postwar steeplechase jockeys, winning more than 350 races and riding for Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother. After his retirement from the saddle in 1957, he published an autobiography, \u003ci\u003eThe Sport of Queens\u003c\/i\u003e, before going on to write more than forty acclaimed books. A three-time Edgar Award winner, he also received the prestigious Crime Writers’ Association’s Cartier Diamond Dagger, was named Grand Master by the Mystery Writers of America, and was awarded a CBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List in 2000. He died in February 2010, at age eighty-nine, and remains among the greatest thriller writers of all time.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFelix Francis\u003c\/b\u003e, a graduate of London University, is an accomplished outdoorsman, marksman, and pilot who has assisted with the research of many of his father's novels. The co-author and author of numerous Dick Francis novels, most recently \u003ci\u003ePulse\u003c\/i\u003e, he lives in England.","brand":"G.P. Putnam's Sons","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46303868649701,"sku":"NP9780425228975","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780425228975.jpg?v=1767736631","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/silks-isbn-9780425228975","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}