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   Registered Member #1 Joined: Mon Oct 08 2007, 08:28AMPosts: 1198 | This is the first of Dick Francis' racing novels. Francis, in racetrack parlance, broke from the gate fast. All the elements are there: A likeable hero who pursues the truth at great personal risk; a sweet but never turn-the-page-torrid romance with a bend in the road; outside knowledge about an interesting field, and an interesting villain one can almost sympathize with on some level. It grabs you right away with the murder of a jockey during a race and never lets go, right to the surprising conclusion - one, incidentally, which our hero desperately wanted not to be so. Enjoy. It's a great start to a great, long ride. Francis' first and one of his best.
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 Registered Member #327 Joined: Fri Aug 21 2009, 05:50PMPosts: 16 | A Dick Francis novel is always a good read, especially if there are horses involved. I've read most of his books and enjoyed each one. His stories and characters are totally believable. Read Dead Cert - it wont be a waste of time. | ||
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  Registered Member #2312 Joined: Mon Jun 07 2010, 01:10PMPosts: 67 | Gripping right from the very first page through to the last! believable hereos, and connieving villians! Alan watches in front of him, as his friend takes the kind of fall over a jump that you just know is fatal. It seems impossible, his horse was the out and out favorite to win, a dead cert, he hadn't made a mistake in 2 years. As Alan clears the jump himself, he notices something that shouldn't be there, but cant be sure exactly what it was. later after consolling his friends wife, he goes back and finds the piece of evidence that sends him on a journey of dangerous thugs and possibly having the same "accident"happen to him. I love Dick Francis books, they give you an insight into the jump racing world, even if it is laced with murder and mystery. | ||
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