Dead Heat (Hardcover)

from libasst

Another enjoyable Dick Francis novel. Lead character is a nice guy, typical DF hero, who has to solve the crime to save himself and falls in love along the way. Descriptions of dealing with grief sounded true, maybe the author's own feelings about the death of his wife.

from pmarshall

I have new respect for Dick Francis and his craft. Reading his novels one at a time as they were published provided entertainment, reading them as a body of work provided new insights, knowledge, and appreciation of his work. His objective was always to entertain the reader and to have horses s...

from JustAGirl

The new hardback from the master of British mystery writing (with the help, this time, of his son Felix). A classic page-turner set in the worlds of restaurants and horse-racing; plot twists abound as the hero tries to figure out who poisoned a dinner of 250 people, blew up a racing dinner, and t...

from JenneB

Oh, boy. Obviously Felix is being groomed to take over the Francis dynasty from his dad, but I think we should just let it end.This had all the elements you expect in a DF book, but it was just missing...something. The thing I like about the other books is that they are perfectly comfortable--the...

from booklog

Obviously a collaboration; does not show the inventiveness of plotting that made the original works outstanding. Personally interesting as I have relatives in the restaurant trade. Everything sounded right to me. Francis's strength has always been the research and "feel" of the non-racing world, ...