NON-STOP ACTION. DAMSELS IN DISTRESS. CLIFFHANGER PULP THRILLER ADVENTURE... "SAM SAVAGE IS A ONE MAN WRECKING CREW. DON'T FLY THE UNFRIENDLY SKIES WITHOUT HIM." IN THIS EPISODE OF THE NEW PULP THRILLER SERIES: When an unassuming, but attractive woman boards a plane for Italy, the las
Dead Heat
β Scribed by Dick Francis
- Publisher
- Penguin Books;Michael Joseph
- Year
- 2011;2007
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 178 KB
- Category
- Fiction
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
β¦ Synopsis
οΏ½I wondered if I was dying. I wasnοΏ½t afraid to die but, such was the pain in my gut, I wished it would happen soon.οΏ½
The night before the 2,000 Guineas at Newmarket sees the great and the good of the horse-racing community gathered for a prestigious black-tie Gala dinner. It is a fitting testament to the glamour of the occasion that top chef Max Moreton is cooking the eveningοΏ½s meal.
Max is something of a celebrity in Newmarket circles. He is founder of the racing townοΏ½s favourite Michelin-starred restaurant, the Hay Net. However, spending the night retching in the throes of agony is the last thing Max expects. But much worse is to come...his food is suspected of putting twenty-four of the dinner guests in hospital. MaxοΏ½s pride and professionalism tells him all is not as it seems.
Within hours, MaxοΏ½s restaurant is forcibly closed, his reputation teeters on the brink of ruin, and a...
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