Banker -- Dick Francis

<b>An investment banker arranges the purchase of a champion racehorse and gets caught up in murder in this <i>New York Times</i> bestseller that's "fraught with violence, conspiracy and, of course, horses" (<i>The Boston Globe</i>). <p/></b>Tim Ekaterin raised millions of dollars to finance the purchase of Sandcastle, a champion racer, only to discover an apparent defect in the horse. Investigating further, Ekaterin learns that the business of investment banking is nothing compared to the cutthroat world of horseracing--a world where violence and murder only raise the stakes... <p/> <b>"The most elaborate plot Francis has yet devised."--<i>The Washington Post Book World</i></b> <p/><b>"The unraveling...comes with all the breathless pace we have come to expect of this superb writer."--</b><i><b><i>The New York Times Book Review</i></b><br></i><br><br><b>Author:</b> Dick Francis<br><b>Publisher:</b> G.P. Putnam's Sons<br><b>Published:</b> 11/02/2010<br><b>Pages:</b> 320<br><b>Binding Type:</b> Paperback<br><b>Weight:</b> 0.30lbs<br><b>Size:</b> 6.70h x 4.10w x 1.00d<br><b>ISBN:</b> 9780425237755<br><b>Age Range:</b> 18-17<br><p><b>About the Author</b><br><b>Dick Francis</b> 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