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 This is one of my two or three favorite Dick Francis' novels: You have to have read a couple of Dick Francis' novels before you understand the author. In a way he stands alone, for as far as I can tell he has not overtly used other writers styles and no [... more]
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10 lb Penalty
Amazon.com Review: One of the most impressive aspects of Dick Francis's long and celebrated career (he's won three Edgar Awards, the Silver Dagger, the Gold Dagger, a Cartier Diamond Dagger, and was named the 1996 Mystery Writers of America Grand Master) [... more]
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Dead Cert
Dead Certain to please mystery lovers...: In yet another gripping story of mystery, murder and British steeplechasing, Dick Francis continues his amazing streak of hit novels. His real appeal is not racing or mystery however, it is his ability to create [... more]
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Slay Ride
Sub Par for Francis: It had been a while since I had read anything from Dick Francis and I was in the mood for a mystery and saw Slay Ride at a used bookstore for $2.00. Let's just say it's a good thing that I didn't pay any more. The bulk of the murder- [... more]
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A Story About Blackmail and Attempted Murder: Jockey Kelly Hughes and trainer Dexter Cranfield have their licenses suspended by the Oxford stewards for supposedly throwing a race. Hughes believes that they were framed and he sets out to clear their names [... more]
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Blood Sport
Inspiration for the depressed: I recently finished rereading Blood Sport again--it's either my third or fourth read of the book. I think I've reread only 1 other Francis novel, so clearly this novel speaks to me a great deal. This is because the hero is [... more]
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Wild Horses
Dick Francis Remains Excellent 30 Years On: Great nostalgia for me here as I recall hearing Dick Francis novels serialized on BBC Radio 4 back in the 1970s. Evidently he remains master of his unique genre of mysteries set to a horse-racing background. [... more]
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To the Hilt
Amazon.com Review: There's less horseplay in the 35th thriller by former jockey Francis, but as much suspense and pain as ever. Alexander Kinloch is a painter who lives in rural Scotland, and somebody thinks he knows where the jewel-encrusted, solid gold- [... more]
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Twice Shy
Definitely not the way to start your love of Francis..: As a really big Dick Francis fan, I would be really sad if someone heard all these great things about this author, picked up this book, and then never tried another book again. It's not a very good [... more]
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Decider
A Minor Inheritence: Lee Morris restores old buildings to family homes and drags his ever increasing family from shelter to shelter as he works. His sons love the upheaval and adventure, but his wife has little regard for her off-springs once they are [... more]
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Field of Thirteen
Amazon.com Review: This first collection of short stories by Dick Francis (author of 10 Lb. Penalty and more than 30 other horseracing mysteries) pulls together five new tales with eight that have appeared scattered in periodicals over the last three [... more]
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Trial Run
Enjoyable mystery with a quietly competent hero: Randall Drew, a former jockey, reluctantly agrees to visit Moscow. His mission is to look into vague rumors of threat to Earl Farrington, a world-class jockey and an Olympic contender. Neither the pro- [... more]
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