Dick francis - reflex (Penguin Books)

This is a classic mystery from Dick Francis, the champion of English storytellers. Jockey and amateur photographer Philip Nore knows all too well how it feels to take a tumble from a horse. He also knows what it's like to feel the wrath of furious owners and trainers.

You can't always be a winner. George Millace hated winners. As a photographer he specialized in taking pictures that exposed the failings of riders. But now he's dead - and no one seems very sorry.

But when Millace's home is broken into during his funeral and Nore finds himself helping clear up, he finds something unexpected. Millace had other pictures - ones people will go to desperate lengths to possess.

Now he must find out who wants them - and fast. Because if George Millace's death was no accident then his killers are getting closer...Praise for Dick Francis: "As a jockey, Dick Francis was unbeatable when he got into his stride.

The same is true of his crime writing". (Daily Mirror). "Dick Francis' 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".

(Sunday Telegraph)."The narrative is brisk and gripping and the background researched with care...the entire story is a pleasure to relish". (Scotsman). "Francis writing at his best". (Evening standard).

"A regular winner...as smooth, swift and lean as ever". (Sunday Express).