Wild Horses

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Summary: Another professional, another good one
Review: Although Dick Francis always manages to get horse racing into nearly every mystery he writes, he also brings the reader a lot of information on other professions, into which he puts his protagonists. In this case, Thomsas Lyon is a movie director, young, ambitious, very good at what he does. In his current film "Unstable Times," he may also be arousing old passions over a nearly forgotten mystery. Thomas first realizes there may be repercussions when an old trainer, and his friend, dies of cancer, leaving him all of his collection of books. Shortly afterward, the man's sister is attacked and nearly killed by a man wielding a wicked knife.

Although the movie script, and the book it is taken from, uses none of the original names, the story is clearly one of a young woman found hanging in a horse stall nearly thirty years earlier. The book's author is constantly appalled at the liberties Lyon takes with his work and causes no end of complications. Her husband, accused of her murder, was never convicted. He and many others involved at the time threaten, cajole, beg, and whine, trying to keep the movie from being finished. Clearly, someone fears that the truth may come out.

In the end, Lyon does solve the decades old mystery, but not without taking a few licks himself. The movie is finished and we are told quite successfully, as it wins several Academy Awards. On the journey, Lyon has proven himself a good director, has made friends of many of the participants, and is himself quite satisfied with the result.

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Review: I received the audio book in approx 3 days and in excellent shape

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Summary: Wild Women
Review: WILD HORSES by Dick Francis

This is not a new book, but to me it was I just read it. Dick Francis is not a new writer. He has many books to his credit. This one is an excellent effort as was all of his books. Of course he was writing about something he is very good at, horse jump racing. His prime character in this story is a 16-hour a day working director of a movie about steeple jump racing.

Thomas Lyon is the director of 'Unstable Times', who solves two murders and several 26-year-old mysteries while director of the movie. He almost had his life ended when the writer, of 'UNSTABLE TIMES', and other people involved who didn't like what the movie implicated and took it very serious.

This is a good story of the work and people involved in making a movie. Just a good book for the information about the nitty gritty work involved in making a movie and how much work and how dangerous it can be.