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"Few match Francis for dangerous flights of fancy and pure, inventive menance."
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A brand new reissue of a Dick Francis classic
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5.0 out of 5 stars
another pleaser,
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This review is from: Risk (Paperback)
I expect - and almost always receive from this writer - not only the thrill of reading a very readable story but also learning a lot about all kinds of subjects I didn't know about before - like in this one being able to discover where I am and what is happening around me by listening, feeling, adding up my previous experiences to widen my knowledge and help myself - as usual brilliant !
I learn such a lot about life in general from the deductions of the heroes of his stories - delightful
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Very satisfying thriller,
By H. Beentje "Henk Beentje" (Kew, England) - See all my reviews (VINE VOICE) (TOP 50 REVIEWER) (REAL NAME)
This review is from: Risk (Paperback)
Synopsis: the book starts with a mystery: why has Roland Britten, accountant and part-time jockey, been kidnapped? From here it moves into thriller and detective territory, with a spot of horse-racing, with some satisfying romance, with villains of the threatening persuasion, and a smart, quick, graceful girl thrown in to boot.
"Thursday, March 17th, I spent the morning in anxiety, the afternoon in ecstasy, and the eveining unconscious." From this first sentence it gets better and better. We get the psychology of a prisoner, of a pursued victim; but of course a Dick Francis victim, which means that "when things are bad, you endure what you must, and thank God it's not worse." The hero suffers; but he gets back on his feet, analyzes the situation and the problem, and he solves it, too. Moral problems, excellent writing and real-life personalities; with a few deft lines Francis breathes convincing life in them all. This book is from 1977, which means it is his middle period: he is moving on from pure horse-racing thrillers into what later become his 'specialist profession' thrillers, in which the hero (always male, but usually with good strong female characters in the story, too) brings his specialty plus a large dose of common sense to bear on the problems. And the problems are alway big, in these books, as is the suffering! Excellent books to read when you're ill. This one has excellent writing, good psychology, and a few scenes I found pretty moving. Not his very best, maybe, but a candidate for the top ten Dick Francis books, and certainly a five-star book!
3.0 out of 5 stars
Definitely not one of his best,
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This review is from: Risk (Paperback)
I am a great fan of Dick Francis, and in my time have read most of them. I came back to this one as I had nothing else to read, and was very disappointed. Unlike the reviewer who said this novel started well and got better, I think the reverse is true; the book starts very promisingly, and then goes steadily downhill. There is far too much detail about accountancy in the novel, and not nearly enough about racing, where Francis's writing is always at its best. The story didn't really engage me, and I struggled to reach the end, although it's a relatively short novel. If you are new to Dick Francis, check that the books you start with are based on stories about horses and racing; in this area, he is unbeatable. Once he strays from the racing yard, his novels tend to be less gripping; the research (which is always meticulously done) a little too obvous, and the stories less assured.
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