- Paperback: 416 pages
- Publisher: Pan Books; New edition edition (22 Mar 1985)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 033028505X
- ISBN-13: 978-0330285056
- Product Dimensions: 17.6 x 11 x 2.6 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,139,699 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Andrew Douglas works for a company specializing in returning kidnap victims to their families. Italy's foremost woman jockey is kidnapped, then a racehorse owner's son and finally the Senior Steward of the Jockey Club. Douglas is brought in to deal with these cases.
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A beautiful Italian girl driving home in an open top sports car, a little boy playing on a south Coast beach and the Senior Steward of the Jockey Club on his way to a press reception in Baltimore. One after the other they suffer the same nightmare ordeal - kidnapping. But there is one thing connecting these particular cases. For the Italian girl is a jockey and the little boy an only son of a race horse owner. A picture of the person behind this interanational chain of crime starts to emerge - a lover of Verdi, a man with a cool and calculating brain and an aficionado of the racing world. Andrew Doublas, brought in to advise and help the vicitms and their families, proceeds with all his customary diplomacy and courage. Only to find himeself playing a dangerous part: the role usually reserved for his clients... 'Dick Francis is on a winner all the way' Observer
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Since I started travelling for my job I've been reading Francis in English. The Danger is unlike any others I've read so far. Usually the main character is confronted with some crime and starts an investigation. Not this time, he is just doing his job. And also the lovestory is totally different now. If you like Francis, you'll love this one!
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
As well as having a typically exciting and suspenseful plot, this is possibly the most emotionally engaging Francis novel I have ever read. The scenes involving a toddler who has been emotionally damaged by a frightening kidnap experience are particularly moving... if you have a child of your own, make sure you have tissues to hand! But this is a well plotted and original thriller, and I will definitely be reading it again.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
The book: Andrew Douglas is a partner in Liberty Market Ltd, who advise people how not to get kidnapped; or if they do (get), Liberty partners negotiate with the kidnappers. As the book starts Andrew is working in Bologna, where a top jockey has been with her kidnappers for over five weeks. The first ransom payment fails, when the police gets carried away (I am not spoiling much - this is all in the first three pages!); the rest - well, read it yourself! It is difficult to summarize the rest without spoiling the plot, so I won't.
The author: Dick Francis was a Welsh jockey and writer of more than 40 thrillers. The Danger (1983) was his twenty-second thriller.
My opinion: one of the very best of Francis' middle period. In this period he writes about specialists in often somewat obscure or niche professions; in this case, the specialism (kidnap retrieval) intersects with horse racing. The book starts explosively and the tension rarely lets up - or if it does, there is something else to occupy our interest. It is a real scorcher with good characterization, pace, heartstrings being pulled; it is a book written by a craftsman at the top of his powers, spare and honed. But Francis is also an artist in that he breathes emotion and real life into the story, taking his audience 9pardon the pun) along for the ride - and leaving you with memorable scenes. One of his best - which is saying something!
The author: Dick Francis was a Welsh jockey and writer of more than 40 thrillers. The Danger (1983) was his twenty-second thriller.
My opinion: one of the very best of Francis' middle period. In this period he writes about specialists in often somewat obscure or niche professions; in this case, the specialism (kidnap retrieval) intersects with horse racing. The book starts explosively and the tension rarely lets up - or if it does, there is something else to occupy our interest. It is a real scorcher with good characterization, pace, heartstrings being pulled; it is a book written by a craftsman at the top of his powers, spare and honed. But Francis is also an artist in that he breathes emotion and real life into the story, taking his audience 9pardon the pun) along for the ride - and leaving you with memorable scenes. One of his best - which is saying something!
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A cracking read
It is some time since I have read a Dick Francis novel, and reading this reminded me why he is so popular. There is something immediately accessible about Francis. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Bobby
the danger
A really good read. One of Dick Francis's best. I had read this book several years ago.
But I have enjoyed it all the more reading it on my Kindle. Read more
But I have enjoyed it all the more reading it on my Kindle. Read more
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I didn't know anything about horses or racing or anything like that but I love learning about the whole scene - but more than... Read more
I didn't know anything about horses or racing or anything like that but I love learning about the whole scene - but more than... Read more
Published on 3 Jun 2010 by D. Goldberg
One of Francis' best
I loved this book. It was full of suspense and danger (as shown by the title). It involved a negotiator who had to solve the kidnapps of people involved in horse racing. Read more
Published on 25 Oct 2002 by "sop222222"
Very Dramatic!
This book is very enjoyable and is very good! The book is one of his best and I love it!
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