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Can I read For Kicks on EtoBox?
For Kicks by Dick Francis is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is For Kicks about?
A Classic Mystery From Dick Francis, The Champion Of English Storytellers. Daniel Roke Owns A Stud Farm In Australia. He's Young, Smart, Hard-working And Desperate For Some Excitement - All Of Which Makes Him The Ideal Candidate For The Earl Of October, Who Has Come Visiting. The Earl Is Concerned About A Horse-doping Scandal That Is Destroying English Racing. He Wants To Pay Daniel To Come Back With Him, Pose As A Highly Corruptible Stable Lad And Discover Who Is Behind It. Unfortunately, When Daniel Agrees He Doesn't Realise How Close He'll Have To Get To Find The Truth. Nor How Determined The Criminals Will Be To Prevent Him Living Long Enough To Tell Anyone... Praise For Dick Francis: 'as A Jockey, Dick Francis Was Unbeatable When He Got Into His Stride. The Same Is True Of His Crime Writing' Daily Mirror 'dick Francis's Fiction Has A Secret Ingredient - His Inimitable Knack Of Grabbing The Reader's Attention On Page One And Holding It Tight Until The Very End' Sunday Telegraph 'the Narrative Is Brisk And Gripping And The Background Researched With Care . . . The Entire Story Is A Pleasure To Relish' Scotsman 'francis Writing At His Best' Evening Standard 'a Regular Winner . .
Who reads For Kicks?
It is typically read by readers looking for immersive, entertainment-first reading.
Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- Dick Francis
- Publisher
- Penguin Publishing
- Published
- 2008
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780141929248
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Mystery, Fiction
- Rating
- 3.97 / 5 (34 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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