books by Dick Francis     books:       Smokescreen10 reviews Dick Francis Berkley, 2006 A fascinating look at horse races and gold mines in South Africa Francis, in the Introduction to this book, tells the reader that he had recently been to South Africa when the idea to write this book came to him. Furthermore, once he decided his main character was going to be a celebrity - an actor - he decided to gain background by visiting the British film studios at Pinewood to see how movies are made. Apparently his wife used to work behind the scenes in ...             Silks22 reviews Dick Francis, Felix Francis Putnam Adult, 2008 Silks Another well written and researched book by Dick Francis. A good look into the judicial system of Great Britain, hence the name. Somehow I missed this novel when it was first published so I had the pleasure of reading two in a row, as I just finished "Under Orders."             Forfeit10 reviews Dick Francis Berkley, 2005 My first Dick Francis novel, won't be the last Forfeit, by Dick Francis, tells the story of sports writer James Tyrone beginning when a drunken colleague, Bert Checkov, warns him not to sell his column. Making vague allusions to blackmail and bribery, the man is so drunk that he's all but incoherent and then goes his own way. Chalking it up to the booze, Tyrone leaves his friend only to learn minutes later that the man has just fallen out ...             Slay Ride7 reviews Dick Francis Berkley, 2004 horse racing and murder in Norway British Jockey Club investigator David Cleveland travels to Norway investigating the disappearance of British jockey Robert Sherman. It's presumed that he'd stolen the day's take from the racecourse and vanished. However, neither he nor the money has turned up, and some of the evidence doesn't quite fit together. Things get complicated fairly quickly, and instead of a straightforward case of ...             Rat Race11 reviews Dick Francis Berkley, 2006 airplanes, horses and bombs - what's not to love? The Dick Francis stories are slower moving than modern mystery/thrillers, and I rather enjoy that. It's not a constant shoot-'em-up action and as a result there's more time to get to know the characters. In this book, Matt Shore has been hired on to replace an air taxi pilot who is leaving the country. It's just his good luck to have for his first major taxi job several people who appear to be ...             Dead Heat47 reviews Dick Francis, Felix Francis Berkley, 2008 He's back! Loved this book. Max is a great hero, the world of find cuisine provides a perfect backdrop to the crime, and the bad guy truly bad. I hope Dick Francis writes many more books, and the addition of Felix Francis to the mix only makes the books better. Bravo!             Dead Cert13 reviews Dick Francis Berkley, 2004 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 characters who are admirable, honorable and self-reliant. If you're looking for troubled, self-loathers who "somehow" overcome their weakness and become unwilling and unwitting heroes, ...             Under Orders82 reviews Dick Francis Putnam Adult, 2006 Another winner for Dick Francis I bought "Under Orders" 2 days ago and just finished reading it this morning. Housework and eating fell to the wayside as I entered the world of Sid Hadley, Jockey turned Private Investigator. Dick Franicis never fails to weave several plot lines together for an exciting ending. This book also lets the reader enter the real world of Police Departments lack of funding, how computers are enabling ...             In the Frame12 reviews Dick Francis Berkley, 2006 Francis at his best Dick Francis has written nearly 40 novels now, and In the Frame is in the top 7 or 8 as far as I'm concerned. The hero actually remains a bit of a cipher, but his friend Jik and his wife are two of Francis's really good characters. The information about painting and Australia is interesting, the ongoing joke about betting is pretty funny, and all kinds of images come to mind when I think back ...             For Kicks5 reviews Dick Francis Berkley, 2004 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 contemporary writer has used Francis as a primary influence. All of Francis' books follow a similar arc, from one to the next, you know exactly what you will get. But in a strange way, this is not ...             Wild Horses16 reviews Dick Francis Berkley Trade, 2008 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. And what a career--this is his 33rd novel! "Wild Horses" satisfyingly has no loose ends. The pacing is excellent. At no point was I bored. The characters of Thomas Lyon, the director; ...             Proof15 reviews Dick Francis Berkley, 2005 Hands down my favorite Francis novel!! I love the hero and the story.... Francis doesn't get much better than this! Start here and work your way around all his novels and come back to it again and you will totally understand what I mean. A jem!             Trial Run6 reviews Dick Francis Berkley, 2004 Interesting relic of the cold war I do like Dick Francis novels, and I do admit, as many other reviewers have said, that there is a certain predictability to the plots of many of them. What I find myself looking for, in mancy cases, is the philosophy beyond the plot. In this case, the plot is about an attempt to sabotage the Moscow Olympics. The plot holds together well, but what I enjoyed about this book is that it is a ...             Knockdown7 reviews Dick Francis Berkley, 2006 Can't Knock It. Anyone who loves horses and can read should take on at least one Dick Francis mystery novel. Francis is perhaps the world's most prolific (and best?) writer on fictional horse-related topics. Each of his mysteries revolves around some aspect of horses: breeding, racing, veterinary, trading, etc. He uses his fictional plots to impart his vast equine knowledge to readers in an enjoyable way. And ...             Whip Hand15 reviews Dick Francis Berkley, 2005 Last and Dead WHIP HAND features a second mystery using the ex-steeplechase jokey turned detective, Sid Haley Read a Dick Francis is like going to an exciting movie which has you on the edge of your seat. The wife of a trainer comes to Sid with a problem, the winners her husband trained are coming in last and then dying. She suspects fixing on the turf and begs Sid's help in discovering the culprit. The ...             The Edge14 reviews Dick Francis Berkley, 2005 The Edge - Is it a railroad or horse racing mystery? While Dick Francis is best known for his easy-going mysteries involving horse racing, this book can be called one of the better railroad mystery novels. It may not be in the same class as Agatha Christie's Murder on the Orient Express, but most of the action does take place either on board a train or at a race track. Like most railroad mystery novels, the setting and details are at least ...             Flying Finish5 reviews Dick Francis Berkley, 2005 Never give in! Excuse my poor English, I am the Ukrainian. I was overjoyed to read this book. The main lesson that man have to learn is how to resist to the deadline and what is the vigour exactly.             Risk11 reviews Dick Francis Berkley, 2006 Always A Winner Most Dick Francis novels begin with a strange happenstance stumbled onto by an intrepid hero who soon finds himself beat up and bound, fighting to survive, before he solves the crime and gets away with the girl. This one began with a hero who wakes to find himself locked up, without knowing why. The hero, Roland Britten, is an accountant who rides racehorses as an amateur. During his ...             Blood Sport11 reviews Dick Francis Jove, 1999 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 suicidal and finds ways to live. The hero is depressed, yet he is able to live by drawing on anger that anyone would deprive him of the right to live or die. I will not ...             Enquiry4 reviews Dick Francis Berkley, 2004 Excellent Mystery The story of Enquiry begins after a jockey, Kelly Hughes, and a trainer, Dexter Cranfield, have been stripped of their licenses and banned from any association with racing. Thanks to a flashback, we learn the hearing was pretty much a kangaroo court and the pair was framed for intentionally throwing a race. Hughes decides to find out what really happened and starts digging into things. 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