Dick Francis has written more than forty international bestsellers and is widely acclaimed as one of the world's finest thriller writers. His awards include the Crime Writers' Association's Cartier Diamond Dagger for his outstanding contribution to the genre, and an honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from Tufts University of Boston. In 1996 Dick Francis was made a Mystery Writers of America Grand Master for a lifetime's achievement and in 2000 he was awarded the CBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours list. Sadly he died in 2010. Felix Francis is the younger of Dick's two sons. Over the last forty years Felix has assisted with the research on many of the Dick Francis novels, including Twice Shy, Shattered and Under Orders. With Dead Heat last year Felix was acknowledged as co-author with Dick of the latest instalments of the Dick Francis catalogue. www.dickfrancis.com
Dick Francis has written 40 novels and is rightly acclaimed as one of the greatest thriller writers in the world. Among many awards he has received is the prestigious CWA's Cartier Diamond Dagger. He was awarded the CBE in 2000. Dick Francis divides his time between England and an island in the Caribbean. Felix Francis is the younger of Dick's two sons. Over the last 40 years Felix has assisted with the research on many of the Dick Francis novels. With Dead Heat last year Felix was acknowledged as co-author with Dick of the latest instalments of the Dick Francis catalogue.
This new father-and-son collaboration (after Dead Heat) is another page-turner. When barrister and amateur jockey Geoffrey Mason finds fellow jockey Scott Barlow badly beaten in the jockey changing room and is told to "sod off," he dismisses the incident, not realizing it will come back to haunt him. In the meantime, one of Mason's clients, a spoiled young man named Julian Trent who had been convicted of assault and attempted murder, is mysteriously released on appeal. When Barlow is found murdered with a pitchfork belonging to a rival jockey driven through his chest, Trent makes threatening phone calls to Mason, ordering him to defend the accused jockey and lose the case. Mason works to discover the connection between Trent and the murder, even though doing so will endanger himself and his loved ones. Recommended for all public libraries.--Patsy Gray, Huntsville, AL Copyright 2008 Reed Business Information.
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