Straight

Straight

Dick Francis

Book - 2006

Derek Franklin, injured steeplechase jockey, is thrust into chaos following the accidental death of his brother Greville who was an importer of semi-precious stones. Greville has uncharacteristically bought a fortune in diamonds, which have now gone missing. In order to save his brother's business, Derek must find them; and in the process, come to understand everything about his brother's life.

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Subjects
Horse racing > Fiction.
Horse racing.
England > Fiction.
England.
Detective and mystery fiction.
Fiction.
Genres
Detective and mystery fiction
Fiction
Published
New York : Berkley [2006]
Language
English
Main Author
Dick Francis (-)
Edition
Berkley mass-market edition
Physical Description
312 pages ; 18 cm
Audience
870L
ISBN
9780425208465
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Review by Booklist Review

Francis is back in top form in this complex thriller in which jockey Derek Franklin faces thieves, shady horse trainers, and racketeers when he begins to investigate his older brother's death.

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Review by Publisher's Weekly Review

Suspicions about his brother's death lead a steeplechase jockey into a mystery involving diamond trading, a horse named Dozen Roses and secret computer passwords. Francis's 28th novel ``neither surprises nor disappoints,'' said PW; though consistent, uncanny good luck causes the credibility to suffer, a clever finale allows the author's reputation and his hero to emerge intact. (Mar.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved

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