In the Frame / Dead Cert Author:Dick Francis Dead Cert -- Horse racing can be a dangerous sport, but it becomes a deadly one when a champion is killed. — Steeplechaser Alan York knows well the dangers of the sport. But when his best friend and rival, Bill Davidson, takes a fall in the middle of a race and doesn't get up again, Alan discovers that it was no accident. Som... more »eone rigged a trip wire to take down the running horse. The more Alan investigates, the more he suspects that there is more to the plot than just murderous horseplay. But even as he approaches the finish line to this mysterious race, those responsible for his friend's death are already planning for Alan to have a fatal accident of his own...
In the Frame -- Charles Todd -- a renowned painter of horses -- is shocked when he turns up at his cousin Donald’s house for a weekend visit to find his cousin’s young wife dead on the floor -- and Donald the police’s prime suspect. Determined to prove Donald’s innocence, Todd trails a set of clues from England to Australia to New Zealand, only to realize that someone is trailing him. Someone with every intention of taking him out of the picture for good…« less