. . "Dead Cert"@en . "Dead Cert is Dick Francis' first novel, published in 1962. Featured in the 2007 book 100 Must-Read Crime Novels. It was filmed by Tony Richardson in 1974.The title is a shortened form of \"It's a dead certainty,\" in this case a play on words referring to the fact that the steeplechase horse Admiral should have won, but his jockey died."@en . "0-330-24621-6" . "35135934" . .