{"product_id":"2026200018896-secondhand-straight","title":"Straight","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: Very good\u003cbr\u003ePages: Some moisture damage\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen injured jump jockey Derek Franklin breaks his ankle, he finds himself thrust into a far more dangerous race than any he has ridden — the hunt for his recently murdered brother Greville's killer, his assets, and the secrets buried within his gemstone trading business. Set against the gritty backdrops of London's jewellery trade and the British horse racing world, Straight is a taut, propulsive crime thriller that keeps the reader perpetually off-balance, unsure of who to trust and where the next blow will land.\n\nDick Francis, a former champion jump jockey turned masterful crime novelist, brings an unrivalled authenticity to his world-building, seamlessly weaving the insider rhythms of horse racing into a labyrinthine murder mystery. His prose is precise and muscular — never wasting a word — and his protagonist, Derek, is a compelling everyman hero: stubborn, physically compromised, yet relentlessly tenacious. Straight stands as a fine example of Francis at the height of his powers, and once you begin unravelling the threads of Greville's double life, there is simply no putting it down.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50573410468059,"sku":"2026200018896-SECONDHAND","price":15.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/82a64d73-5b05-439f-b17d-fbf9d84ddf28.png?v=1791168290","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200018896-secondhand-straight","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}