Slay Ride

When a British jockey named Richard Sherman disappears from a racecourse in Norway, he leaves behind a pregnant wife and a huge mystery. At the same time Sherman went missing, so did sixteen thousand kroner--the day's take at the racecourse where Sherman had been riding that afternoon. Sherman was l......more

Dick Francis found a goldmine in his thrillers about the British horseracing scene. After a while they became formulaic. This is one of his earliest, before the formula became set. "“How do you solve a crime?” “Um… you think what you might have done if you’d been the crook, and then you look to see i......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

Today I am treating myself to an afternoon of purely-for-pleasure reading. Dick Frances is perfect for that kind of thing. I thought I'd read all of his books but don't remember this one, which is great, because I don't remember how it will end. Here's a quote that shows one reason--maybe the number......more