

High Stakes
Author: Dick Francis
Narrator: Geoffrey Howard
Unabridged: 5 hr 40 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download (DRM Protected)
Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
Published: 06/29/2010
Categories: Fiction, Mystery & Detective
Author: Dick Francis
Narrator: Geoffrey Howard
Unabridged: 5 hr 40 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download (DRM Protected)
Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
Published: 06/29/2010
Categories: Fiction, Mystery & Detective
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).
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.
I would argue that this is one of the best books in the Dick Francis catalog. The protagonist, Steven Scott, is somewhat unusual for a Dick Francis novel in that he is a relatively wealthy man who made a fortune designing a very popular line of children's toys. As a sideline, he has bought a number......more
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
I thought the book dragged a bit at the beginning, but the last third was quite exciting & I couldn't put it down. I liked the main character & the rest were well done. The romantic thread was a nice touch, not over done. The rest was thrilling & pretty twisty, although it was obvious what was comin......more
“[Francis] has the uncanny ability to turn out simply plotted yet charmingly addictive mysteries.” Wall Street Journal
“The best thriller writer going.” Atlantic Monthly
“Few things are more convincing than Dick Francis at a full gallop.” Chicago Tribune
“Dick Francis is a wonder.” Cleveland Plain Dealer