Crisis

Having co-authored many books with his father Dick, Felix continued to write thrillers after his father's death in 2010, and this is his eighth solo novel. I was a tiny bit apprehensive about starting this as I wondered whether there would be too many references that would go over my head about hors......more

After 56 years of marriage, my husband and I are still getting along just fine, even though we don't always agree. But we're both long-time fans of Felix Francis (and his prolific author-father, Dick, before him). And after reading this one, we are in total accord: This is perhaps the best of the so......more

Never as good as Dick Francis and not as good as his own last one. Felix cannot write love relationships--terrible. Should give it up. The horse plot was good; the murder and solution was interesting, but he did the rookie thing of hiding stuff from the reader so we could not figure it out. Tsk tsk.......more

This review was originally posted on Books of My Heart   Read It, Rate It and Record    A short review to update challenges   I loved the Dick Francis books so much. I have continued on with the Felix Francis books and it's partially a feeling of nostalgia. They are not as down-to-earth or horse......more

This book seems to serve multiple purposes, giving us a youngish London male with a lot to learn in the world of romance and career. We follow the path he has chosen to pursue - finding a more fulfilling life than the one he started out in as a simple lawyer drawing up wills, codicils, divorce paper......more