Entering into a pact with his father, Benedict Juliard promises not to commit any act that could destroy his father's growing reputation and political career. Ben agrees lightheartedly, unaware of what lies ahead.

Featuring the gripping plot, dramatic settings and believable characters that readers have come to expect from Dick Francis, To the Hilt displays the master at the top of his form. Alexander Kinloch is definitely the black sheep of his noble family, choosing the precarious life of a painter over a lucrative job in his stepfather's brewery. But when a trusted assistant disappears with millions of pounds, Alexander is reluctantly thrust into a foreign...

Examines the world of the racehorse, from their history and breeds, to the care, training and riding of the world's fastest horses.

Kit Fielding is determined to stop the person shooting horses with a weapon called a "humane killer."

A former British steeplechase rider becomes involved in a dangerous situation when he goes to Moscow to help a member of the Royal Family ride in Olympic competition.

A surefire computerized betting system draws desperate men who will do anything to gain control of it.

Foreign Office British diplomat, Peter Darwin uses all of his skills to solve a veterinary surgeon's race-horse nightmare.

As he learns about the famous Hambletonian, sire of the American trotter, young Gib White dreams of some day having his own filly become a champion trotter.

Too late, Honor realizes she's fallen for a man whose only interest in her is for revenge against her father.