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A brand new reissued edition of a Dick Francis classic
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Derek Franklin is an injured jockey. The last fence at Cheltenham has left him on crutches. But his brother's death means even bigger trouble. He inherits a jewellery business, a mistress - and some very shadowy business associates. Franklin likes to play things straight. But with £1.5 million in diamonds gone missing, he finds honesty can be a deadly virtue. His only hope of survival is to identify his brother's mysterious enemies . . . Money hungry men who scorn the good and despise the straight . . . 'For sheer style and pace Francis has few equals' Sunday Express
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
excellent, engaging, tense; full of puzzles and life,
By H. Beentje "Henk Beentje" (Kew, England) - See all my reviews (VINE VOICE) (TOP 50 REVIEWER) (REAL NAME)
This review is from: Straight (Paperback)
(one in a series of Dick Francis reviews in which I try and separate all those rather similar titles, and in which I try not to give away plotlines)
Derek Franklin is a jockey, but recuperating from a nasty fall - when his brother dies (don't worry, this is on the first page!) and he has to take care of the brothers' gemstones business, search for missing items, solve several major problems - and find the culprit(s). My opinion: excellent mid-period (1989) Francis thriller. Early Francis was all about horse racing, the middle period was when all kinds of interesting professions cropped up which sometimes (as in this one) were loosely connected to racing. Francis is always very good at 'painting' people in a few lines (sometimes far apart, those lines!); he is brilliant at people interaction, too. He pares things down to the essential, whether it is people or life he talks about; in this book he is very good on loss, on friendship, duty and honour. Moral dilemmas, too, and the philosophy of life of a jockey; don't moan, deal with it. Which is a pretty good overall philosophy, I think! A top Francis, and a satisfactorily long one. The end is not the strongest bit, but a great read overall. Five stars.
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
To Walk in My Brother's Shoes . . . .,
By Donald Mitchell "Jesus Loves You!" (Thanks for Providing My Reviews over 110,000 Helpful Votes Globally) - See all my reviews (TOP 100 REVIEWER) (VINE VOICE) (HALL OF FAME REVIEWER)
This review is from: Straight (Mass Market Paperback)
Straight builds on a very neat piece of psychology. Derek Franklin, injured steeplechase jockey, unexpectedly has to carry on for his much older brother (18 years to be exact) after the brother dies from an accident. I am sure we all have wondered what it would be like to be one of our siblings. The experience for Derek is very literal.Derek's brother is in the diamond trade, and a fortune in diamonds is missing. That sounds like the source of the mystery, but the mystery is actually launched by getting mugged in the parking lot after leaving his brother's bed in the hospital as the beginning of a nonstop tale of intrigue. In the course of unraveling the mystery and fighting for his life, Derek also learns a lot about his brother . . . and himself. This is a great novel for anyone who likes to think about "what if?". The only quibble some will have is that this book has relatively little about horse raising in it, compared to the other Dick Francis novels. Be open minded though, for the change is good for you, the reader. Get Straight to it!
5.0 out of 5 stars
The Master,
This review is from: Straight (Dick Francis Library) (Kindle Edition)
This review is about one Dick Francis book, but it applies to almost all of them... especially the ones written when Mary was alive. He had a refreshing sense of justice, which rarely involved the law that seeks to punish the guilty, and too often forgets the victim. That aside, every story is fast-paced with characters that jump off the page, and a truly unguessable twist in the tale... no pun intended :-)
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