Wild Horses
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| Rating | : | 4.78 (793 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0754053547 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 280 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
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Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc. Francis puts his novel together in the same way a movie is constructed, with out-of-sequence scenes, dissolves and brilliant images. Even better, in Thomas Lyon he has created a representative of a vanishing, even endangered, fictional species: the thoroughly decent chap we care about. The megastar's double is attacked, a murder occurs, Thomas gets death threats and finds himself in great peril. BOMC main selection; author tour. As usual, though, it's murder most foul and mayhem most brilliant for this English master. The wife's sister, niece and nephew are vehement
This thriller by the author of "Decider" concerns a case of mistaken identity set against the background of the making of a film about racing.
"A master in top form" according to JM Harvey Author of Dead on the Vine. Dick Francis is always a treat, even as I reread them years after his death. This one is kind of a book inside a book (okay, a book inside a film). it's well done and entertaining. The film making dragged a bit for me, but it was well done and well thought out. Francis' books were always a bit hit and miss in the setting for me. If you like the new profession he chose for every protagonists then . All of his books are very well written and I have enjoyed all that I have read It is a very different Dick Francis Mystery. All of his books are very well written and I have enjoyed all that I have read. He was a very interesting man and one who had a very interesting career path. He startted as a young man flying Spitfires in the RAF during the Battle of Brittian. Following WWII he rode horses in steeple chase races. When he got too old for that he became a writer of a rac. One of Dick Francis' best! charisjapan I've been a fan of Dick Francis for over 10 years, and find this to be one of his best. (Probably because my daughter recently graduated from film school and wants to be a director) I am always amazed at the depth of research he does to really know his character's world. Having seen some of the film world myself, I can say that the setting is spot-on, and the thoughts of his hero are very believa