Even Money
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.28 (719 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0425235904 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 448 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-12-24 |
| Language | : | English |
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All rights reserved. Though some readers may find the ending overly pat, the authors make bookmaking intelligible while easily integrating it into the plot. Soon after a man shows up at Ascot and identifies himself as Ed's father, Peter, whom Ed believed long dead, a thug demanding money stabs Peter to death. Ed is in for even more shocks when he learns his father was the prime suspect in his mother's murder—and that Peter's killing, rather than a random act of violence, may be linked to a mysterious electronic device used in some horse-racing fraud. (Aug.)Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. From Publishers Weekly The third collaboration between bestseller Francis and son Felix (after Silks), a taut crime thriller, features an especially sympathetic hero. Bookmaker
But the more he discovers, the longer the odds become for his survival.. Ned Talbot is a small-time bookmaker on the edge of giving it all up when his world is turned upside down by a man who claims to be his father, long thought dead. And when the mysterious stranger is murdered, Ned feels compelled to find out exactly what is going on
. He was a young rider of distinction winning awards and trophies at horse shows throughout the United Kingdom. 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
Linda Holman said Second Place Finisher. Even Money is the third book that Dick Francis, and his son Felix, have co-written.While I just loved the last "Second Place Finisher" according to Linda Holman. Even Money is the third book that Dick Francis, and his son Felix, have co-written.While I just loved the last 2, and all of Dick Francis' previous books, I didn't like this one as much.The book centers around Ned Talbot, the heir to his grandfather Teddy's bookmaking business. Ned is fairly low key, as most British men are, and is trying to make a decent living setting up his "shop" in racecourses all around England.The book opens on a race day with Ned selling racing bet slips to the general public, and a man announces to him that he is Ned's father, whom he hasn't seen for Second Place Finisher Even Money is the third book that Dick Francis, and his son Felix, have co-written.While I just loved the last 2, and all of Dick Francis' previous books, I didn't like this one as much.The book centers around Ned Talbot, the heir to his grandfather Teddy's bookmaking business. Ned is fairly low key, as most British men are, and is trying to make a decent living setting up his "shop" in racecourses all around England.The book opens on a race day with Ned selling racing bet slips to the general public, and a man announces to him that he is Ned's father, whom he hasn't seen for 36 of his 37 years on ear. 6 of his Second Place Finisher Even Money is the third book that Dick Francis, and his son Felix, have co-written.While I just loved the last 2, and all of Dick Francis' previous books, I didn't like this one as much.The book centers around Ned Talbot, the heir to his grandfather Teddy's bookmaking business. Ned is fairly low key, as most British men are, and is trying to make a decent living setting up his "shop" in racecourses all around England.The book opens on a race day with Ned selling racing bet slips to the general public, and a man announces to him that he is Ned's father, whom he hasn't seen for 36 of his 37 years on ear. 7 years on ear. , and all of Dick Francis' previous books, I didn't like this one as much.The book centers around Ned Talbot, the heir to his grandfather Teddy's bookmaking business. Ned is fairly low key, as most British men are, and is trying to make a decent living setting up his "shop" in racecourses all around England.The book opens on a race day with Ned selling racing bet slips to the general public, and a man announces to him that he is Ned's father, whom he hasn't seen for Second Place Finisher Even Money is the third book that Dick Francis, and his son Felix, have co-written.While I just loved the last 2, and all of Dick Francis' previous books, I didn't like this one as much.The book centers around Ned Talbot, the heir to his grandfather Teddy's bookmaking business. Ned is fairly low key, as most British men are, and is trying to make a decent living setting up his "shop" in racecourses all around England.The book opens on a race day with Ned selling racing bet slips to the general public, and a man announces to him that he is Ned's father, whom he hasn't seen for 36 of his 37 years on ear. 6 of his Second Place Finisher Even Money is the third book that Dick Francis, and his son Felix, have co-written.While I just loved the last 2, and all of Dick Francis' previous books, I didn't like this one as much.The book centers around Ned Talbot, the heir to his grandfather Teddy's bookmaking business. Ned is fairly low key, as most British men are, and is trying to make a decent living setting up his "shop" in racecourses all around England.The book opens on a race day with Ned selling racing bet slips to the general public, and a man announces to him that he is Ned's father, whom he hasn't seen for 36 of his 37 years on ear. 7 years on ear. Jean Logan said Four Stars. Enjoyable. B. Bishop said Good read as always!. A good read as always!The numbers were explained at the first, but some unexplained jargon got in the book. I even looked the phrases up online and could find no explination. Especially Good read as always! A good read as always!The numbers were explained at the first, but some unexplained jargon got in the book. I even looked the phrases up online and could find no explination. Especially 30 threes!I could not help be fascinated by the clear description of the manic/depressive disorder. Felt that it was well documented that the people who have this problem will have frequent relapses. But in Ted's wife Sophie's case it seams to suddenly all come right, even under stresses that mentally sound people are not able to handle. After the clear explanation from the begining it is very fairy-tale like. And at t. 0 threes!I could not help be fascinated by the clear description of the manic/depressive disorder. Felt that it was well documented that the people who have this problem will have frequent relapses. But in Ted's wife Sophie's case it seams to suddenly all come right, even under stresses that mentally sound people are not able to handle. After the clear explanation from the begining it is very fairy-tale like. And at t