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  <title><![CDATA[Dead Heat]]></title>
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  <default_description>Max Moreton is a rising culinary star and his Newmarket restaurant, The Hay Net, has brought him great acclaim and a widening circle of admirers. But when nearly all the guests who enjoyed one of his meals at a private catered affair fall victim to severe food poisoning, his kitchen is shuttered and his reputation takes a hit. Scrambling to meet his next obligation, an exclusive luncheon for forty in the glass-fronted private boxes at the Two Thousand Guineas, Max must overcome the previous evening's disaster and provide the new American sponsors of the year's first classic race with a day to remember.
Then a bomb blast rips through the private boxes, killing some of Max's trusted staff as well as many of the guests. As survivors are rushed to the hospital, Max is left to survey the ruins of the grandstand-and of his career. Two close calls are too close for comfort, and Max vows to protect his name-and himself-before it's too late.</default_description>
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  <original_publication_day type="integer">17</original_publication_day>
  <original_publication_month type="integer">9</original_publication_month>
  <original_publication_year type="integer">2007</original_publication_year>
  <original_title>Dead Heat</original_title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Dick Francis]]></name>
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    <name><![CDATA[Julien]]></name>
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  <date_added>Mon Aug 20 22:39:16 -0700 2007</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed Jan 09 00:35:48 -0800 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[A very interesting read, for one particular reason:  this can't be Dick Francis.  All the surface pieces are here that indicate a Francis novel: the the understated tone, the careful plot, the (yawn) quietly brilliant protagonist.  And yet all of the essential elements that make Francis so GOOD, tha...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/4850984">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <name><![CDATA[Maria]]></name>
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  <read_at>Sun Sep 07 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Tue Sep 02 10:41:09 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun Sep 07 16:00:55 -0700 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Year before last I re-read all my Dick Francis books in order of publication because I was afraid he would stop writing after his wife's death.  Last year he produced Under Orders, much to my gratification and pleasure, since Sid Haley is one of my favorite characters.  But Dead Heat, written with h...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/31820992">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="7338838">
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    <name><![CDATA[Kate]]></name>
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  <recommended_for><![CDATA[anyone who enjoys good writing]]></recommended_for>
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  <read_at>Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007</read_at>
  <date_added>Sat Oct 06 06:36:32 -0700 2007</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Oct 08 08:36:03 -0700 2007</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I'm not a horse racing fan, but I am a fan of good writing, and Dick Francis is one of my top all-time favorite fiction writers.  He's a master of the cliffhanger chapter endings that keep me turning the pages until I've finished, to the detriment of sleep and chores getting done. This book is no ex...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/7338838">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="56376784">
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  <date_added>Sun May 17 10:22:58 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun May 17 10:27:39 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[This was co-written with his son Felix--meaning Dad did the outline while Felix did the writing with Dad looking over his shoulder.  It's an okay mystery, but the pacing and feel is just slightly off.  Sometimes there are too many information dumps that slow the pace and others, everything is there,...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/56376784">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="71117093">
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      <rating>4</rating>
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  <read_at>Sun Sep 13 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Sun Sep 13 18:32:57 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun Sep 13 18:33:44 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[A case of mass food poisoning threatens the restaurant of chef Max Moreton. With Max's guests barely recovered, he meets some of them again the next day when he caters for a high profile sponsor's group at the 2000 Guineas Stakes. This dinner ends in the death of 19 people. If only trouble only came...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/71117093">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="68938268">
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  <read_at>Sun Aug 23 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Wed Aug 26 07:11:28 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed Aug 26 07:18:22 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I haven't read a Dick Francis book in a long time, and I'm not sure how much of this one he actually wrote. Like all of his books, it was a good read. I listened to the first half on CD and then returned the CDs to the library and switched to the book because it was taking so long. The narrator was ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/68938268">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="50136417">
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    <name><![CDATA[Crystal]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Palo Alto, CA]]></location>        
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      <rating>4</rating>
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  <read_at>Sun Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Sun Mar 22 21:25:19 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun Mar 22 21:39:29 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I used to read all Dick Francis' books as soon as they came out. I had many autographed, but for some reason I went on hiatus from them. I guess he also went on one writing them. Anyway, I had forgotten what interesting stories and nice characters he creates. His favorite milieu is the world of raci...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/50136417">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="53559445">
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  <read_at>Wed Apr 22 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Wed Apr 22 00:18:25 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed Apr 22 00:23:17 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[A new Dick Francis is like a box of chocolates comforting from time to time but you don't want to overdo it.I always learn something from a Dick Francis this time it was about Polo ponies or horses as they truly are .How great to see father and son working together .I have found collaborations in th...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/53559445">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="30070734">
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    <name><![CDATA[Kay]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Poolesville, MD]]></location>        
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  <read_at>Thu Aug 14 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Wed Aug 13 15:35:46 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Fri Aug 15 11:10:40 -0700 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Got this one at the library for beach reading as I've long had a soft spot for Francis' horsey tales.  Darned if I didn't jump the gun and read the thing long before toe touched sand.  Happily, there are plenty more quick-paced thrillers at the library that I can lug to the beach. <br/><br/>I have...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/30070734">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="29038458">
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  <read_at>Tue Sep 02 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Sat Aug 02 00:19:25 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Sep 01 20:22:19 -0700 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Dick Francis novels are all much the same: a smart, interesting guy with a job somehow (however tangentially) related to the world of horses get in a spot or three of bother but through a combination of luck and street smarts gets out of difficulty and, usually, snares himself a nice girl in the pro...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/29038458">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="9965155">
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    <name><![CDATA[LJ]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Oakland, CA]]></location>        
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  <read_at>Thu Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007</read_at>
  <date_added>Tue Dec 04 22:29:50 -0800 2007</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sat Sep 13 12:21:01 -0700 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[DEAD HEAT (Suspense-Max Moreton-England/Chicago-Cont) – VG<br/>Francis, Dick and Felix Francis – 41st book<br/>Michael Joseph, 2007, UK Hardcover – ISBN:  9780718153656<br/>First Sentence:  I wondered if I was dying<br/>*** Son of a jockey and trainer, Max Moreton has found his vocation no...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/9965155">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="69484053">
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    <name><![CDATA[Sandra]]></name>
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  <read_at>Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007</read_at>
  <date_added>Sun Aug 30 16:18:02 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun Aug 30 16:18:02 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[ Francis is now writing with his son!  This was not bad. It dragged a bit here &amp; there and was more romantic than usual. I was able to spot the &quot;what/why&quot; of the crime pretty quickly. The final act was rather exciting but Max, our hero, could have been a little smarter. This was not quite ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/69484053">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="51057593">
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    <name><![CDATA[Mary]]></name>
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  <read_at>Sun Mar 15 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Tue Mar 31 13:30:55 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Tue Mar 31 13:35:21 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[This had a double appeal, with a restaurant owner as the main character with a musician angle thrown in.  (I used to own a restaurant and I play French Horn.)  I have been reading Dick Francis for many years and have an extensive collection of firsts of his.  Although he is now old and fragile, this...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/51057593">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="3717663">
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  <date_added>Sat Jul 28 16:22:34 -0700 2007</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun Nov 04 05:23:42 -0800 2007</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Dick Francis is one of my favorite writers.  Almost all of his books are set in the world of horse racing.  This one has a slight twist in that the main character Max is a chef who caters at horse races instead of a jockey or ex-jockey.  At one meal, there's a mass poisoning of his 250 clients and t...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3717663">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="43512553">
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    <name><![CDATA[Kristen]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United States]]></location>        
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  <read_at>Fri Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Sun Jan 18 17:27:13 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun Jan 18 17:27:13 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Well, they can't all be the best, eh? I like Francis's work, so I like this one, though the narrator isn't, somehow, as interesting as many of the others - though I was definitely rooting for his romance to work out. The main problem was that I felt he should've tried harder to interest the police i...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/43512553">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="72643708">
    <user id="2202932">
    <name><![CDATA[Carole]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Three Rivers, MI]]></location>        
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  <read_at>Tue Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Sun Sep 27 07:28:46 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun Sep 27 07:32:35 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[The first mystery I've read by Dick Francis and his son,Felix Francis.  It's all about the world of horse racing, restaurants, symphonies and polo. Takes place mostly in England, although the main character takes a short trip to Chicago. Exciting, kept my interest.  Characters are likable.  There wa...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/72643708">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="18102068">
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    <name><![CDATA[Mark]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Pittsburgh, PA]]></location>        
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    <body><![CDATA[It's been a long time since I've read a Dick Francis novel, and I think I have to agree with the reviewer who said 'this isn't Dick Francis.'  I did enjoy it, however, most likely because of the 'gimmick' in this one, as I have a background in Food Science.  It wasn't as snappy and witty as the old ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/66073495">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I've been reading Dick Francis' novels for years.  This novel has a twist with the crime solver being a chef in a horse racing city.  A fun read for those with connections in Chicago and Delafield, Wis., as the chef has a side trip to these locations.  This was co-authored by his son and shows some ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/50548897">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Dick Francis is one of my favorite vacation reads. His main characters tend to be mild mannered guys (which are good for relaxing), plus, the plots are interesting, not too intense and easy to dive into until forced to come out. I just realized I hadn't put any of them on my list, so here they are.]]></body>
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