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Straight (Audio Cassette) (Abridged)
Straight - Audio Cassette - Abridged
Author: Dick Francis, Simon MacCorkindale (Narrator)
As Derek Franklin, an injured steeplechase jockey, nears the end of his career, his older brother, Greville, is killed, and he inherits all the confusion and danger that lay hidden in his brother's life. With peril everywhere, Derek's only hope is to identify the enemy. And he must call on all his stamina and endurance to make the final,...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9781559941181
ISBN-10: 1559941189
Publication Date: 12/1989
Edition: Abridged
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  • Currently 4.7/5 Stars.
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4.7 stars, based on 3 ratings
Publisher: Harpercollins Publisher
Book Type: Audio Cassette
Other Versions: Paperback, Hardcover, Audio CD
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This is great Mystery. 1991.

I always enjoy the stand-alone mysteries of Dick Francis. They always have a tie to the world of horse racing, the hero is a decent person, and the author plays fair with the reader. Straight was no exception.

In this novel, the jockey, at the end of his career, Derek Franklin is unexpectedly tossed into the deep end of the pool of the world of gemology when his brother Grenville dies unexpectedly. There are so many questions to be answered: did the brother really buy diamonds (not something he usually bought), is there something going on with the race horse the brother owned, is there something going on related to his brother's job as a magistrate, and just who is making the hero's life so difficult? The author plays absolutely fair in solving all of those questions. This quotation sums up the book nicely: "I inherited my brother's life. Inherited his desk, his business, his gadgets, his enemies, his horses and his mistress. I inherited my brother's life, and it nearly killed me."
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Loved the keep-you-guessing twists in this book!
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Great British author easy read. One that could easily be overlooked, but very good book.
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I'm a huge Dick Francis fan, so I really liked this book, I fact I read it twice!! ..."I inherited my brother's life, inherited his desk, his business, his enemies, his horses and his mistress. I inherited my brother's life, and it nearly killed me."
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Another great book about horses and racing. Myself, I enjoy the stories and the information so easily shared about horse. Racing, no.


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