Blood Sport, Dick Francis
Blood Sport, Dick Francis
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Blood Sport

Author: Dick Francis

Narrator: Geoffrey Howard

Unabridged: 7 hr

Format: Digital Audiobook (DRM Protected)

Published: 01/13/2010

Synopsis

English agent Gene Hawkins is restlessly facing three weeks of vacation with only his tormented past for company. So when his boss asks him to help millionaire Dave Teller locate a prized missing stallion, he accepts. But he gets more action than he bargained for when he draws the affection of his boss’ beautiful teenage daughter, advances from Teller’s socialite wife, and the deadly attention of the horse thieves, who would be happy to put Hawkins out to pasture…permanently.

About Dick Francis

Dick Francis, (1920–2010) a former champion steeplechase jockey, was the author of many bestselling mysteries set in the world of horse racing. The only three-time recipient of the Mystery Writers of America’s Edgar Award for best novel, his awards include the Gold Dagger, the Cartier Diamond Dagger, the MWA’s Grand Master Award for lifetime achievement, an honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from Tufts University of Boston, and in 2000 he received a Commander of the British Empire (CBE).

About Geoffrey Howard

Geoffrey Howard (a.k.a. Ralph Cosham) (1936–2014) was a British journalist who changed careers to become a narrator and screen and stage actor. He performed in more than one hundred professional theatrical roles. His audiobook narrations were named “Audio Best of the Year” by Publishers Weekly, and he won seven AudioFile Earphones Awards, and in 2013 he won the coveted Audie Award for Best Mystery Narration for his reading of Louise Penny’s The Beautiful Mystery.

Reviews

Goodreads review by James on August 03, 2017

Gene Hawkins is an English civil servant--actually a very astute investigator for a department that is never named. He's also severely depressed following the end of a love affair and is toying with the idea of suicide. He has a three-week vacation coming, and this is probably not good news for a ma......more

Goodreads review by Harry on August 04, 2012

What is there to say about Dick Francis? As I think about all of his books (yes, this review covers all of his books, and yes I've read them all) I think about a moral ethical hero, steeped in intelligence and goodness embroiled in evil machinations within British horse racing society - either direc......more

Goodreads review by Brittany on January 03, 2025

I loved the first half of this book. It was really fun that much of it took place in the small Montana towns where I grew up. The second half of the book, with the additional case/mystery to solve, rapidly gets convoluted while also slowing down the pace. This was my first Dick Francis book, but it......more

Goodreads review by John on April 30, 2022

Unusually this story is set in America. Gene is a civil servant who screens people for highly sensitive work. He is good at his job intelligent, introverted and very depressed after a failed relationship. After saving the life of a millionaire American on the Thames he takes a job to find three kidn......more

Quotes

“A rare and magical talent…who never writes the same story twice.” San Diego Union-Tribune

“In the world of mystery writing, Dick Francis stands head and shoulders above the rest.” Ottawa Citizen

“Galloping entertainment.” Kirkus Reviews

Awards

  • Edgar Allan Poe Award
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