To the Hilt, Dick Francis
To the Hilt, Dick Francis
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To the Hilt

Author: Dick Francis

Narrator: Simon Prebble

Unabridged: 9 hr 44 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 02/22/2013


Synopsis

Featuring the gripping plot, dramatic settings and believable characters that readers have come to expect from Dick Francis, To the Hilt displays the master at the top of his form.

Alexander Kinloch is definitely the black sheep of his noble family, choosing the precarious life of a painter over a lucrative job in his stepfather’s brewery. But when a trusted assistant disappears with millions of pounds, Alexander is reluctantly thrust into
a foreign world of bankers and auditors. Brutal thugs and jealous relatives stand in his way as he labors to save the business and protect the family treasures. In the face of adversity, Alexander must defend himself and his family’s honor to the hilt.

After three dozen novels, Dick Francis maintains his reputation as one of the most popular mystery writers of our time. Both suspenseful and poignant, To the Hilt is a wild ride through a perilous adventure.

“[T]he Mystery Writers of America honored Francis as a Grand Master; this novel again shows why.”—Publishers Weekly

About Dick Francis

Dick Francis is the author of many bestselling mysteries, most recently Shattered. A three-time Edgar Award winner, the Mystery Writers of America named him Grand Master in 1996. He lives in the Caribbean.


Reviews

Goodreads review by James

Usually a protagonist in a Dick Francis novel doesn't get badly beaten up and nearly tortured to death until about two-thirds of the way into the book. In this case, though, the lead character, Alexander Kinloch, is savagely beaten and thrown off a mountaintop within the first seven pages! Kinloch be......more

Goodreads review by Charles

A fine mystery featuring an artist. The portions of the novel dealing with painting are so realistic that I paused my reading to research whether or not Francis ever painted. What I found was that his wife Mary conducted extensive research for Francis' novels, contributing greatly to their realism. T......more

Goodreads review by Harry

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