Books I've Read

Jockey Alan York tries to find out why his friend was killed during a horse race.

Chef Max caters a meal and 200 or so people get sick. REALLY sick. And then there's the bomb. And later, his house is burned. And before that, his brakes are tampered with. And he meets a hot viola player. But later, he gets whacked with a polo mallet, then nearly blown up again! Yikes! Good stuff, better than his last book, I think. And always remember to boil the kidney beans!

Builder/Architect Lee Morris takes care of old business at the relatives horse racing track.

Freddie Croft owns a fleet of horse vans. He tells is drivers not to pick up hitchhikers, but one does and the guy drops dead during the ride. Very good story.

Jockey Kelly Hughes loses his riding licence (Eng. Spelling) and tries to find out who set him up. I wonder what kind of Lotus he drives?

Written with his son, Felix Francis. A bookie meets his father after 37 years, then dad is murdered. Pretty good!

A collection of shortish stories. Very good. I like the first one, "Raid At Kingdom Hill", the best, I think.

Henry Grey, blood stock agent, pilot, jockey, etc., finally falls in love with a woman in Italy, but nearly is murdered by by his boss.

Australian horse trainer Dan Roke goes undercover in Great Britain as a stable lad to find evidance of doping.

Newspaperman James Tyrone uncovers a vicious gang running a betting scheme. Unlikely resolution with invalid wife.

Toymaker Steven Scott has to engineer a horsey switcharoo to eck revenge on the trainer that ripped him off big time.

Amateur jockey Ian Pembroke sorts out family squabbles while protecting his father from assault. Touching ending.

Painter (of horses) Charles Todd goes to Australia to see if he can find out who killed his cousin-in-law.

Jonah Dereham, ex-jockey and horse buyer, keeps trying to buck the system, and keeps getting beat up for his troubles. Yet another poignant ending.

A writer (of survival books, mostly) researches a biography of a racehorse trainer.

A steeplechase jockey Rob Finn is accused of losing his nerve. Very good story!

My first Dick Francis book, and it's fabulous! Wine merchant Tony Beach helps find who is selling faked vintage wine.

Pilot Matt Shore would like to know who blew up his air taxi (while ferrying jockeys, trainers and owners, of course).

Jockey/photographer Philip Nore finds some interesting photos in a dead track photographer's junk box, an sees what develops. Very good, tricky photography puzzles.

Accountant and amateur jockey Roland Britten keeps getting kidnapped.