- Hardcover: 318 pages
- Publisher: Putnam Pub Group (T); First US edition (Oct 1993)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0399138714
- ISBN-13: 978-0399138713
- Product Dimensions: 23.4 x 16.3 x 3.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 649,209 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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"A winner from the starting gate to the last hurdle."
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The privately owned Stratton Park Race Course faces ruin in the hands of a squabbling family and Lee Morris, architect and entrepreneur, is sucked into the turmoil. The stakes are high and all the members of the Stratton family are playing to win.
--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Picked up this book this morning from my grandmothers book shelves and have literally just finished it. Couldn't take my eyes away all day. Great way to pass a boring bank holiday.
The book itself is very clever and every character fails not to capture your imagination and with a plot so intriguing you cant help but carry on reading. Dick Francis' love of racehorses provides the perfect passion for a backdrop of a great story and his introduction of new subjects such as architecture provide a slight twist on other Dick Francis books.
With a racecourse that looks like its on its last legs and a family so annoyingly middle class to the point at some places in the book you just want to take the situation into your own hands, it takes a good natured builder/architect to maintain the balance and sort out everyones duties whilst taking into account his own. Along the way individual plots thicken and characters are sussed but with almost every dicovery comes a twist.
The book is a fascinating read, especially if you enjoy the subjects of property development and horse racing and will keep you pleasantly occupied to the point of being unsociable for a good few chapters. I would recommend it to anyone with an intrest in crime fiction. Enjoy!
The book itself is very clever and every character fails not to capture your imagination and with a plot so intriguing you cant help but carry on reading. Dick Francis' love of racehorses provides the perfect passion for a backdrop of a great story and his introduction of new subjects such as architecture provide a slight twist on other Dick Francis books.
With a racecourse that looks like its on its last legs and a family so annoyingly middle class to the point at some places in the book you just want to take the situation into your own hands, it takes a good natured builder/architect to maintain the balance and sort out everyones duties whilst taking into account his own. Along the way individual plots thicken and characters are sussed but with almost every dicovery comes a twist.
The book is a fascinating read, especially if you enjoy the subjects of property development and horse racing and will keep you pleasantly occupied to the point of being unsociable for a good few chapters. I would recommend it to anyone with an intrest in crime fiction. Enjoy!
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Lee Morris is a hero who bucks the Dick Francis trend for he is married wtih six sons. The classic Francis hero is single, thus frequently allowing for a love interest to develop during the book. Morris is a builder and architect. He finds himself drawn in to the complex dynamics of the Stratton family who have differing views on how they should move forward with the family owned Stratton Park Racecourse. Lee is drawn into their web by default - a family connection through his mother meaning that he too is a part-owner. The plot soon speeds up, creating a beautifully crafted crime thriller containing tension, drama, intrigue and emotional intelligence.
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Excellent book, couldnt put it down once i started reading it, First dick francis book I have read. Not sure i enjoyed the end though..... Not what I expected, but will be buying more of his books from now on - great book!!!!!
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Fantastic!!
This is an amazing book. Like all the other Dick Francis audio books I have listen it was really exciting. Francis has a great way of defining and developing his characters. Read more
Published on 16 Sep 2001
Brilliantly Written and Narrated!
Dick Francis has done it again with DECIDER. This is the story a quarreling family all owning shares in a racecourse and of a builder, Lee Morris who is pulled into their quarrels... Read more
Published on 27 Mar 2001
Brilliantly Written and Narrated!
Dick Francis has done it again with DECIDER. This is the story a quarreling family all owning shares in a racecourse and of a builder, Lee Morris who is pulled into their quarrels... Read more
Published on 27 Mar 2001
Brilliantly Written and Narrated!
Dick Francis has done it again with DECIDER. This is the story a quarreling family all owning shares in a racecourse and of a builder, Lee Morris who is pulled into their quarrels... Read more
Published on 27 Mar 2001
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