Crossfire, Dick Francis
Crossfire, Dick Francis
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Crossfire

Author: Dick Francis, Felix Francis

Narrator: Martin Jarvis

Unabridged: 10 hr 1 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Penguin Audio

Published: 08/17/2010


Synopsis

An exhilarating new novel from the New York Times-bestselling authors.

Shell-shocked and missing a foot-lost to an IED during his tour of duty in Afghanistan-Captain Tom Forsyth has been sent "home" by the army and, at loose ends, returns to his estranged mother's house for the first time since he joined up at seventeen. But Josephine Kauri, the "first lady of British racing," has always put the horses she trains first and her family last. Tom soon finds himself strained to the breaking point with his mother and stepfather.

But there's another reason for the stifling tension at Kauri House Stables: Josephine is being blackmailed for a hefty sum every week-and forced to make her horses lose. Retirement is not an option, as she has been warned that it will result in the thing she most fears: exposure and ridicule . . . and prison, when the government finds out what she's been hiding.

Tom sets out to discover and defeat this hidden enemy using his finely honed military skills. But can he save his mother's reputation and career, or will he find himself caught in the cross fire?

About The Author

Dick Francis was born in South Wales in 1920. He was a young rider of distinction winning awards and trophies at horse shows throughout the United Kingdom. At the outbreak of World War II he joined the Royal Air Force as a pilot, flying fighter and bomber aircraft including the Spitfire and Lancaster. He became one of the most successful postwar steeplechase jockeys, winning more than 350 races and riding for Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother. After his retirement from the saddle in 1957, he published an autobiography, The Sport of Queens, before going on to write more than forty acclaimed books. A three-time Edgar Award winner, he also received the prestigious Crime Writers’ Association’s Cartier Diamond Dagger, was named Grand Master by the Mystery Writers of America, and was awarded a CBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List in 2000. He died in February 2010, at age eighty-nine, and remains among the greatest thriller writers of all time.Felix Francis assisted with the research and writing of many of his father Dick Francis's novels, and is the coauthor of Dead HeatSilksEven Money, and Crossfire. He is also the author of GambleBloodline, Refusal, and Damage. He lives in England.Martin Jarvis is one of Britain’s most distinguished and versatile actors. He has narrated and produced audiobooks in the United Kingdom and is transitioning his narrating talents to audiobooks in the United States, as well. Martin narrates the late Dick Francis’s newest mystery, Crossfire.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Carol on December 01, 2011

It breaks my heart to give a weak review to any book with Dick Francis's name on it. It was a grievous loss to the literary world when the master of mystery died in 2010. I am not a horse person or horse-racing fan, but I've devoured every one of Dick Francis's novels, all of which touched on the wo......more

Goodreads review by Nathan on April 10, 2011

I'm a long-time Dick Francis fan, and have most of his books in the basement of our house. (Or rather, had--I reached the point where I couldn't read them again, because even though I know them as "the one with the travel author", or "the one with the architect", I recognized all the plots and villa......more

Goodreads review by Miriam on August 02, 2016

Being an avid Dick Francis fan I looked forward to reading this book co written with Felix Francis. It was as usual, very well written with a great plot and believable characters, in particular I liked Captain Tom Forsyth and his tales of his officer command in Afghanistan and coping with life after......more

Goodreads review by Luann on August 29, 2010

How can I possibly do justice to the final book by Dick Francis? His books have been such an important part of my reading life for so many years. I hope his son continues - I will definitely read anything he writes - but honestly it just won't be the same. If you are a Dick Francis fan, you definite......more

Goodreads review by Kathy on January 07, 2018

Well, this was disappointing. I've enjoyed every other Dick Francis that has come along and it is obvious that Dad did not have a lot of input on this novel. Yes, it is a horse racing mystery...well, at least, it takes place in Lambourn, and the nasty events are happening to a horse trainer. Tom Fors......more