Description:

Incomparable New York Times bestselling author Dick Francis offers a compelling tale of fine living, fast horses, and shattering suspense...

Wine merchant Tony Beach has expertly catered his latest society soiree, but the fun’s over when a team of hit men crash the party...literally. The event leaves Tony with a bitter aftertaste of suspicion—and sets off a mystery that’s an intoxicating blend of deception, intrigue, and murder. **

From Publishers Weekly

The narrator of Francis's 26th mystery is Tony Beach, a young widower who fights his grief by keeping busy at his wine shop and by socializing. Eventually he teams up with private detective Gerard McGregor to find the hijackers of several trucks of spirits; the pair then take on a case involving the adulteration of whiskey and wine at a cafe. In rapid order the cafe's steward is brutally murdered, and Tony and Gerard just miss being killed. Tony's severest test occurs at the "stunning climax of what may be judged the best of Francis's bestsellers so far; it's a corker," PW commented.
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Review

Praise for *Proof*

“Absolutely brilliant.”—Larry King

“A vintage blend... Proof can be savored with pleasure.”— Chicago Tribune

“Great fun.”— *People

• “[A] stunning climax...It's a corker.”— Publishers Weekly

“A mainline fix for Francis addicts...The novel is proof that the master has no lost his touch.”— The Nashville Banner

More Praise for Dick Francis

“[The] master of crime fiction and equine thrills.”— Newsday

“It’s either hard or impossible to read Mr. Francis without growing pleased with yourself: not only the thrill of vicarious competence imparted by the company of his heroes, but also the lore you collect as you go, feel like a field trip with the perfect guide.”— The New York Times Book Review

“[Francis] has the uncanny ability to turn out simply plotted yet charmingly addictive mysteries.”— The Wall Street Journal

“A rare and magical talent...who never writes the same story twice...Few writers have maintained such a high standard of excellence for as long as Dick Francis.”— TheSan Diego Union-Tribune

“Few things are more convincing than Dick Francis at a full gallop.”— Chicago Tribune