Dick Francis and Felix Francis: Even Money (USA 2010)

From the Publisher:
Ned Talbot is a small-time bookmaker on the edge of giving it all up when his world is turned upside down by a man who claims to be his father, long thought dead. And when the mysterious stranger is murdered, Ned feels compelled to find out exactly what is going on. But the more he discovers, the longer the odds become for his survival.

Dick Francis and Felix Francis: Even Money. Berkley Books, ISBN: 9780425235904 (August, 2010), 427 p., $9.99.

Dick Francis and Felix Francis: Even Money (UK 2010)

From the Publisher:
Royal Ascot's first day, and bookmaker Ned Talbot watches helplessly as a string of favourites come in. With the punters totting up their winnings, he counts his losses. Then an old man steps forward with a very different claim. The father Ned never knew - long ago believed killed in a car crash - is standing before him. Barely an hour later, Ned's newly-found father is dying in Ascot's car park. Stabbed by an unknown assailant, he warns Ned 'be very careful'. But of whom? Of what? Ned races to discover the truth behind his father's disappearance and sudden reappearance. It's not just money on the line now. It's lives.

Dick Francis and Felix Francis: Even Money. Penguin Books, ISBN: 9780141048734 (July, 2010), 381 p., £6.99.

Dick Francis and Felix Francis: Even Money (UK 2009)

From the Publisher:
On the first day of Royal Ascot, the crowd rejoices in a string of winning favourites. Ned Talbot has worked all his life as a bookmaker - taking over the family business from his grandfather - so he knows not to expect any sympathy from the punters as they count their winnings, and he counts his losses. He's seen the ups and downs before - but, as the big gambling conglomerates muscle in on small concerns like his, Ned wonders if it's worth it any more.

When a grey-haired man steps forward from the crowd claiming to be his father, Ned's life is thrown into far deeper turmoil. He'd been told since he was a baby that his parents had died in a car crash.

Barely an hour later his newly found father is stabbed by an unknown assailant in the Ascot car park. Blood oozing from his abdomen, he warns Ned: 'Be very careful'. But of whom? Of what? Ned finds himself in a race to solve his father's riddles, a race where coming second could cost him more than even money, it could cost him his life.

Dick Francis and Felix Francis: Even Money. Michael Joseph, ISBN: 9780718154585 (September, 2009), 381 p., £18.99.

Dick Francis and Felix Francis: Even Money (USA 2009)

From the Publisher:
The New York Times-bestselling authors return with a heart-stopping new novel.
On the first day of Royal Ascot, the world's most famous horse race, the crowd rejoices in a string of winning favorites. Ned Talbot has worked all his life as a bookmaker -- taking over the family business from his grandfather -- so he knows not to expect any sympathy from the punters as they count their winnings, and he his losses. He's seen the ups and downs before -- but, as the big gambling conglomerates muscle in on small concerns like his, Ned wonders if it's worth it any more.

When a gray-haired man steps forward from the crowd claiming to be his father, Ned's life is thrown into far deeper turmoil. He'd been told since he was a baby that his parents had died in a car crash.

Barely an hour later, his newly found father is stabbed by an unknown assailant in the Ascot parking lot. Blood oozing from his abdomen, his father warns Ned to "be very careful." But of whom? Of what? Ned finds himself in a race to solve his father's riddle -- a race where coming in second could cost him more than even money -- it could cost him his life...

Dick Francis and Felix Francis: Even Money. Putnam's, ISBN: 9780399155918 (August, 2009), 350 p., $26.95.