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Dick Francis Omnibus: Driving Force / Decider/ To the Hilt
Dick Francis Omnibus Driving Force / Decider/ To the Hilt Author:Dick Francis Decider -- Architect Lee Morris has plans to restore Stratton Park racecourse to its former grandeur. But the combative Stratton heirs have violent plans of their own. — Driving Force -- Transporting racehorses to the course is big business for ex-jockey Freddie Croft. He runs his fleet of vans and their drivers with tight reins, strict security,... more » and everything on the up-and-up. But one driver breaks a cardinal rule - never pick up a hitchhiker - and the results are fatal ... for the hitchhiker. A corpse is not only bad for business, its also bad for Freddie's long-term survival. For the corpse's trail leads to corpse number two - and to strange nighttime stalkers and unseen conspirators who are weaving a web of deceit and danger that Freddie might never escape..
To the Hilt -- Just after learning that his stepfather is gravely ill, artist Al Kinloch, returning to his remote home in the Scottish Highlands, is attacked by four men. They ask one question - 'where is it?' - then leave him for dead. Baffled and hurt, Al visits his stepfather and learns millions of pounds are missing and a valuable racehorse is under threat. Roughed up already, Al decides he has nothing to lose getting to the bottom of this. Unfortunately, the thugs who beat him up and the person behind them will make sure that Al doesn't survive their next encounter...« less