Bonecrack

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Summary: Excite by the best mystery writer today!
Review: Dick Francis has done it again with a suspenceful tale to keep you riveted to the edge of your seat. Francis, an expert who uses the 'jockey' and racecourse backgrounds to their fullest extent, makes the reader look forward to all his books! A must read and try all of his other titles by Fawcett

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Summary: Bonecrack by Dick Francis
Review: Dick Francis is a formula writer of the highest callibre. His heros are believable and always slightly flawed. The love interest is never over done. The plot is always gripping because the characters are full bodied, the background well painted and real. What happens in this environment takes on the quality of a biography, not fiction. That his books usually involve horses and horse racing matters very little in terms of the overview. It is the pallet he uses, not the ensuing portrait. The bad guys usually gain the upper hand about two thirds of the way through the book and the hero always comes out on top. How he is able to do this is never because of any super human quality, but because of perseverance. Like his other books, this is a book about the triumph of an everyday guy over adversity. The hero is somebody you know or would like to know. His adventures are things that could happen to you in another life. This is wonderful reading. Worth saving for a rainy day.

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Summary: One of his earlier books-very good, but he does better.
Review: His book is technically very good. Horse lovers easily recognise that he knows his subject well. As always, he has a good plot that is not easy to predict. His later books show how much better he has become, but it was a very good book.

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Summary: Political Connection!
Review: I will not give any of the plot away -- but after you have read this book ask yourself this question: Is there anyone high in the political world who matches the specifics of any major character in this mystery? The question is not sterile.

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Summary: Political Connection!
Review: I will not give any of the plot away -- but after you have read this book ask yourself this question: Is there anyone high in the political world who matches the specifics of any major character in this mystery? The question is not sterile.

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Summary: One of Francis's earliest, and perhaps his best
Review: One of Francis's novels from the days when he just wrote great books about people involved in horses. Neal Griffon, who broke with his racing-stable owner father many years previously and made a success of his life, is forced to take over the stable when his father is injured and the business threatened. The threat--a Swiss mobster wants his son, Alessandro, a novice jockey, to ride to success in the biggest race of the year. With that, we watch with fascination as both Neal and Alessandro try to resolve their relationships with their father without blood being spilled. It doesn't help matters that both fathers are among the most indomitable individuals I've ever read of . . . a good read, and with lessons for all of us.

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Summary: Two Unhappy Father-Son Relationship
Review: This is a story of two father-son couples; the hero who is temporary in charge of a training stable and his cold-hearted father, and a spoiled son who wants to be a champion jockey and his fanatic, ruthless father. Their unhappy relationship is lightly and smoothly described in the fast-paced, thrilling story, yet I am strongly impressed by the relationship. Francis is really a good writer. And it is also interesting that a daily life of a training stable is vividly described.