When employees of the horse transporting agency begin disappearing Grey inquires into their disappearances. Henry Grey, an English duke, becomes bored with his lifestyle and, much to his parents' disgust, take a job transporting racehorses by air in addition to taking flying lessons and being a horse jockey on weekends. Francis’s fifth novel Flying Finish features amateur jockey, semi-professional pilot, and in-flight horse-transport supervisor, Henry Grey. 'People say they can't put my books down, and so they read them in one sitting of four hours.' Francis has been long accustomed to celebrity as a British sports star, but today he is a worldwide phenomenon, having been published in 22 languages. In 1996 Dick Francis was made a Mystery Writers of America Grand Master for a lifetime's achievement and in 2000 he received a CBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours list. His awards include the Crime Writers' Association's Cartier Diamond Dagger for his outstanding contribution to the crime genre and an honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from the Tufts University of Boston. Dick Francis is widely acclaimed as one of the world's finest thriller writers.
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