Dick Francis Novel Twice Shy, (Paperback)

from stephanie_M

I really liked the first half of the novel, and gave I four stars. The novel is split in two, and the second half wasn't as good imo. I gave the second half 3 stars. The narrator of the first half had a rich, plummy English accent, and was very enjoyable (Simon Prebble). The second narrator (Stev...

from Carl_Alves

This was the first novel I've ever read by Dick Francis, and although the plot wasn't particularly earth shattering and didn't always make sense, I still found the novel to be enjoyable. The characters were interesting and easy to relate to, and Angelo, the antagonist, although not a very deep ch...

from chicjohn

Highly readable niche genre novel

from dbsovereign

Francis writes interesting horsetrack mysteries, adventure stories. His books are semi-realistic and cinematic in the way they unfold.

from hhornblower

About 15 pages in I realized that I had read this before. Granted it was probably 30 years ago. The point is, I had forgotten how much I enjoyed reading Dick Francis. His writing style is just so each and conversational. I probably read 8 or 10 of his books by the time I was 15 (not to imply that...