Dick Francis is widely acclaimed as one of the world's finest thriller writers. His awards include the Crime Writers' Association's Cartier Diamond Dagger for his outstanding contribution to the crime genre and an honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from the Tufts University of Boston. In 1996 Dick Francis was made a Mystery Writers of America Grand Master for a lifetime's achievement and in 2000 he received a CBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours list. 'People say they can't put my books down, and so they read them in one sitting of four hours.' Francis has been long accustomed to celebrity as a British sports star, but today he is a worldwide phenomenon, having been published in 22 languages. Francis’s fifth novel Flying Finish features amateur jockey, semi-professional pilot, and in-flight horse-transport supervisor, Henry Grey. Henry Grey, an English duke, becomes bored with his lifestyle and, much to his parents' disgust, take a job transporting racehorses by air in addition to taking flying lessons and being a horse jockey on weekends. When employees of the horse transporting agency begin disappearing Grey inquires into their disappearances. Before long he finds himself tangled up in a scandal that could put his very life in danger and finds that those he believed to be his allies are aiming to end his life before the plane he's on ever hits the ground. You can listen online to free English audiobook “Flying Finish” by Dick Francis on our website. Enjoy it!
