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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. Really great suspense in this one. Francis had me on the edge of my seat. I did, however, figure out the key to the mystery long before the protagonist did. Who knew I would get into mystery novels based in the world of British steeplechase, but there you are. Good writing is good writing. ( ) Fast moving action, interesting challenges and characters, set in the not too often explored unglamorous corners of horse training, this is pretty much a completely satisfying story, less of a mystery than a how to expose the villains plot. At what must be at least my 4th re-read of this it remains a favorite. Some of the mechanics are more obvious than in later books and though Danny Roke remains my favorite of Dick Francis's protagonists some of the character details seem to wobble a bit. I've read most of the Francis books and recommend them for a reliably good read. They're all set against a background of horse racing, and while that wasn't particularly interesting to me at first I've come to enjoy it; it doesn't overpower the plot. I especially like his tight unsentimental style that moves the narrative at a steady pace. no reviews | add a review
Dick Francis takes you into the thrilling world of horse racing with this story of a reluctant detective and a scandal turned deadly. Australian horse breeder Daniel Roke had resisted the exorbitant sum of money offered by a suave Englishman to investigate a scandal involving drugged racehorses. But after another investigator dies mysteriously, Roke agrees to fill his shoes, and learns that men who would give drugs to horses are capable of doing much worse to human beings... No library descriptions found. |
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Google Books — Loading... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)823.914Literature English & Old English literatures English fiction Modern Period 1901-1999 1945-1999LC ClassificationRatingAverage:
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