The Edge -- Dick Francis

A high-class, transcontinental horse-racing junket should be an idyllic getaway for the super-rich.<p>But one passenger on this train is a sociopath, a genius at blackmail and criminal corruption--and he plans to take everyone for everything they've got.</p><br><br><b>Author:</b> Dick Francis<br><b>Publisher:</b> Penguin Publishing Group<br><b>Published:</b> 08/02/2005<br><b>Pages:</b> 370<br><b>Binding Type:</b> Paperback<br><b>Weight:</b> 0.39lbs<br><b>Size:</b> 6.64h x 4.20w x 1.02d<br><b>ISBN:</b> 9780425204399<br><b>Age Range:</b> 18-UP<br><br><b>Review Citation(s): </b><br><i>Ingram Paperback Advance</i> 07/01/2005 pg. 32<br><p><b>About the Author</b><br>Dick Francis (pictured with his son Felix Francis) 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.<p>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, <i>The Sport of Queens</i>, before going on to write more than forty acclaimed books, including the <i>New York Times</i> bestsellers <i>Even Money</i> and <i>Silks</i>. </p><p>A three-time Edgar Award winner, he also received the prestigious Crime Writ