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by Dick Francis · 1989

A jockey becomes the sole inheritor of his late brother's business, horse, mistress, and enemies.

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May I deal with honour May I act with courage May I achieve humility
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Life has a way of kicking one along like a football, or so I've found. Fate had never dealt me personally a particularly easy time, but that was OK, that was normal. Most people, it seemed to me, took their turn to be football. Most survived. Some didn't.
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The bad scorn the good . . . and the crooked despise the straight." ~Greville
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Infinite sadness is not to trust an old friend.
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I inherited my brother's life. Inherited his desk, his business, his gadgets, his enemies, his horses and his mistress. I inherited my brother's life, and it nearly killed me.
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A jockey becomes the sole inheritor of his late brother's business, horse, mistress, and enemies.

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First published
1989
Genre
Mystery
Goodreads rating
4.14 (6k ratings)
Straight Straight Dick Francis Get the book
1989·★ 4.14 (6k)
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