Dick Francis Novel Driving Force, (Paperback)

from reading_fox

DF back in his peak form, doing what he does best, writing a thriller loosely set within the racing world of the early 90s. There's nothing new or special about this one, but it's still an enjoyable read. it has all the usual list of Francis characters, a small time hero, formerly connected to th...

from LisaMaria_C

Francis was prolific, writing about 40 mystery novels set in the world of horse-racing, usually, as in this case, in first person, and only six of the novels featured recurring characters. Part of why Francis' novels wear well is that instead of having some amateur stumble into murder after murde...

from benfulton

I was disappointed after doing a little research and finding that apparently this is the only Freddy Croft book ever written. It's tailor-made for a series, and I thought for a while that I'd come in in the middle of it, as there seemed to be a lot of depth to the characters that wasn't sufficien...

from MrsLee

Freddie Croft seems to have hit a rather large bump in the road for his horse transport business. When two of his drivers show up with a dead man in their truck it is only the beginning of his trouble. I enjoyed this Dick Francis story at least as much, and possibly more than any of the others I ...

from LisaMaria_C

Francis was prolific, writing about 40 mystery novels set in the world of horse-racing, usually, as in this case, in first person, and only six of the novels featured recurring characters. Part of why Francis' novels wear well is that instead of having some amateur stumble into murder after murde...