false 3263889 <![CDATA[Silks]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/32/889/3263889-m-1256076552.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/32/889/3263889-s-1256076552.jpg The Grand Master returns in prize-winning form

Geoffrey Mason did it for the money. It is obvious that his client Julian Trent is guilty, and it's about time rich boy Trent is taught a lesson for his violent ways. The only thing still bothering Geoff is that he is going to miss participating in the Foxhunter Steeplechase--the "Gold Cup" for amateur riders--because the trial has taken a lot longer than expected. Although still an amateur, Geoff is well known (as "Perry" Mason) among the pro riders, including Steve Mitchell and Scot Barlow--arguably the two top pros. So when Scot Barlow is murdered--with Mitchell's pitchfork nonetheless--Geoff finds himself pulled into the case as a junior barrister. The problem is: which side is he on? Mitchell claims he has been framed, but Geoff knows there was tension between Mitchell and Barlow; in fact, Geoff stumbled across Barlow beaten and bloody not too long ago, and Barlow claimed it was Mitchell who had done the dirty work. To make matters worse, Julian Trent has somehow finagled is way out of prison and has sworn to hunt down Geoff unless he's a "good little lawyer" and does what he's told in the Mitchell case. Geoff is left facing adversaries from all sides, tearing him between doing what is right and what will keep him alive.]]> 3263889 13 3327533 26 8 2008 Silks total:451|5:49|4:190|3:175|2:30|1:7| 451 1597 585 147 5561 3.80 23185 1217 535902 3.47 682 239 37064461 250195 3291047 0718154576 9780718154578 1 <![CDATA[Silks]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3291047.Silks 2.50 2 Silks, the result of a collaboration between Dick Francis and his son Felix -- and it will be a welcome arrival for the legions of Francis admirers.

Julian Trent is found guilty of a violent unprovoked attack on an innocent family and a charge of attempted murder. He is accused by the judge of showing no remorse for his actions, but receives a remarkably light sentence. Surprisingly, this news is not welcome to his defence barrister, Geoffrey Mason, who was secretly hoping for a more severe judgement against his client, whom he does not like. Mason is a part-time jockey (this is a novel with Dick Francis's name on the jacket, after all), and when Mason dons his racing silks and travels to Sandown to follow his real passion -- riding a thoroughbred in a heated steeplechase -- he finds that he cannot leave the violence that is often the bread and butter of his profession behind him A fellow rider is savagely killed by a pitchfork driven through the chest, and there is a persuasive amount of evidence against champion jockey Steve Mitchell as the killer, but Mason becomes involved -- and finds all the various aspects of his life coalescing in a lethal fashion.

Dick Francis has 41 novels under his belt, and remains the consummate thriller practitioner. Felix, his son, had helped with the research on his father's novels over the last 40 years (notably Twice Shy, Shattered and Under Orders). Silks is their second full collaboration after Dead Heat, and should provides Francis aficionados with all the elements they've grown accustomed to. --Barry Forshaw

]]> 2008 4 2 false Wed Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Nov 06 15:18:40 -0800 2008 Thu Dec 04 22:04:12 -0800 2008 Francis, Dick and Felix Francis – 42nd book
Penguin/Michael Joseph-2008-UK Hardcover – ISBN: 9780718154578

First sentence: “Guilty.”

Barrister and amateur jockey Geoffrey Mason, known as ‘Perry Mason...more...]]> 21452575 651844 3263889 0399155333 9780399155338 136 <![CDATA[Silks]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/32/889/3263889-m-1256076552.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/32/889/3263889-s-1256076552.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3263889.Silks 3.55 431 The Grand Master returns in prize-winning form

Geoffrey Mason did it for the money. It is obvious that his client Julian Trent is guilty, and it's about time rich boy Trent is taught a lesson for his violent ways. The only thing still bothering Geoff is that he is going to miss participating in the Foxhunter Steeplechase--the "Gold Cup" for amateur riders--because the trial has taken a lot longer than expected. Although still an amateur, Geoff is well known (as "Perry" Mason) among the pro riders, including Steve Mitchell and Scot Barlow--arguably the two top pros. So when Scot Barlow is murdered--with Mitchell's pitchfork nonetheless--Geoff finds himself pulled into the case as a junior barrister. The problem is: which side is he on? Mitchell claims he has been framed, but Geoff knows there was tension between Mitchell and Barlow; in fact, Geoff stumbled across Barlow beaten and bloody not too long ago, and Barlow claimed it was Mitchell who had done the dirty work. To make matters worse, Julian Trent has somehow finagled is way out of prison and has sworn to hunt down Geoff unless he's a "good little lawyer" and does what he's told in the Mitchell case. Geoff is left facing adversaries from all sides, tearing him between doing what is right and what will keep him alive.]]> 2008 4 1 false Sun Sep 14 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri May 02 07:33:38 -0700 2008 Sat Oct 04 12:23:11 -0700 2008 more...]]> 48476067 852877 3263889 0399155333 9780399155338 136 <![CDATA[Silks]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/32/889/3263889-m-1256076552.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/32/889/3263889-s-1256076552.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3263889.Silks 3.54 451 The Grand Master returns in prize-winning form

Geoffrey Mason did it for the money. It is obvious that his client Julian Trent is guilty, and it's about time rich boy Trent is taught a lesson for his violent ways. The only thing still bothering Geoff is that he is going to miss participating in the Foxhunter Steeplechase--the "Gold Cup" for amateur riders--because the trial has taken a lot longer than expected. Although still an amateur, Geoff is well known (as "Perry" Mason) among the pro riders, including Steve Mitchell and Scot Barlow--arguably the two top pros. So when Scot Barlow is murdered--with Mitchell's pitchfork nonetheless--Geoff finds himself pulled into the case as a junior barrister. The problem is: which side is he on? Mitchell claims he has been framed, but Geoff knows there was tension between Mitchell and Barlow; in fact, Geoff stumbled across Barlow beaten and bloody not too long ago, and Barlow claimed it was Mitchell who had done the dirty work. To make matters worse, Julian Trent has somehow finagled is way out of prison and has sworn to hunt down Geoff unless he's a "good little lawyer" and does what he's told in the Mitchell case. Geoff is left facing adversaries from all sides, tearing him between doing what is right and what will keep him alive.]]> 2008 4 1 false Fri Apr 03 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Mar 06 20:22:20 -0800 2009 Fri Apr 03 16:20:48 -0700 2009 more...]]> 33201682 1542114 3263889 0399155333 9780399155338 136 <![CDATA[Silks]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/32/889/3263889-m-1256076552.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/32/889/3263889-s-1256076552.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3263889.Silks 3.54 451 The Grand Master returns in prize-winning form

Geoffrey Mason did it for the money. It is obvious that his client Julian Trent is guilty, and it's about time rich boy Trent is taught a lesson for his violent ways. The only thing still bothering Geoff is that he is going to miss participating in the Foxhunter Steeplechase--the "Gold Cup" for amateur riders--because the trial has taken a lot longer than expected. Although still an amateur, Geoff is well known (as "Perry" Mason) among the pro riders, including Steve Mitchell and Scot Barlow--arguably the two top pros. So when Scot Barlow is murdered--with Mitchell's pitchfork nonetheless--Geoff finds himself pulled into the case as a junior barrister. The problem is: which side is he on? Mitchell claims he has been framed, but Geoff knows there was tension between Mitchell and Barlow; in fact, Geoff stumbled across Barlow beaten and bloody not too long ago, and Barlow claimed it was Mitchell who had done the dirty work. To make matters worse, Julian Trent has somehow finagled is way out of prison and has sworn to hunt down Geoff unless he's a "good little lawyer" and does what he's told in the Mitchell case. Geoff is left facing adversaries from all sides, tearing him between doing what is right and what will keep him alive.]]> 2008 3 1 false Thu Sep 18 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Sep 18 15:59:24 -0700 2008 Thu Sep 18 16:59:58 -0700 2008 more...]]> 31361370 1461431 3263889 0399155333 9780399155338 136 <![CDATA[Silks]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/32/889/3263889-m-1256076552.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/32/889/3263889-s-1256076552.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3263889.Silks 3.54 451 The Grand Master returns in prize-winning form

Geoffrey Mason did it for the money. It is obvious that his client Julian Trent is guilty, and it's about time rich boy Trent is taught a lesson for his violent ways. The only thing still bothering Geoff is that he is going to miss participating in the Foxhunter Steeplechase--the "Gold Cup" for amateur riders--because the trial has taken a lot longer than expected. Although still an amateur, Geoff is well known (as "Perry" Mason) among the pro riders, including Steve Mitchell and Scot Barlow--arguably the two top pros. So when Scot Barlow is murdered--with Mitchell's pitchfork nonetheless--Geoff finds himself pulled into the case as a junior barrister. The problem is: which side is he on? Mitchell claims he has been framed, but Geoff knows there was tension between Mitchell and Barlow; in fact, Geoff stumbled across Barlow beaten and bloody not too long ago, and Barlow claimed it was Mitchell who had done the dirty work. To make matters worse, Julian Trent has somehow finagled is way out of prison and has sworn to hunt down Geoff unless he's a "good little lawyer" and does what he's told in the Mitchell case. Geoff is left facing adversaries from all sides, tearing him between doing what is right and what will keep him alive.]]> 2008 4 1 false Sat Sep 20 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Aug 27 14:08:26 -0700 2008 Sun Sep 21 09:53:48 -0700 2008 more...]]> 67008862 951731 3263889 0399155333 9780399155338 136 <![CDATA[Silks]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/32/889/3263889-m-1256076552.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/32/889/3263889-s-1256076552.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3263889.Silks 3.54 451 The Grand Master returns in prize-winning form

Geoffrey Mason did it for the money. It is obvious that his client Julian Trent is guilty, and it's about time rich boy Trent is taught a lesson for his violent ways. The only thing still bothering Geoff is that he is going to miss participating in the Foxhunter Steeplechase--the "Gold Cup" for amateur riders--because the trial has taken a lot longer than expected. Although still an amateur, Geoff is well known (as "Perry" Mason) among the pro riders, including Steve Mitchell and Scot Barlow--arguably the two top pros. So when Scot Barlow is murdered--with Mitchell's pitchfork nonetheless--Geoff finds himself pulled into the case as a junior barrister. The problem is: which side is he on? Mitchell claims he has been framed, but Geoff knows there was tension between Mitchell and Barlow; in fact, Geoff stumbled across Barlow beaten and bloody not too long ago, and Barlow claimed it was Mitchell who had done the dirty work. To make matters worse, Julian Trent has somehow finagled is way out of prison and has sworn to hunt down Geoff unless he's a "good little lawyer" and does what he's told in the Mitchell case. Geoff is left facing adversaries from all sides, tearing him between doing what is right and what will keep him alive.]]> 2008 4 0 false Sun Aug 09 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 11 17:47:05 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 11 19:40:09 -0700 2009 Silks is his second book with his son and it almost lives u...more...]]> 56447569 2205602 3263889 0399155333 9780399155338 136 <![CDATA[Silks]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/32/889/3263889-m-1256076552.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/32/889/3263889-s-1256076552.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3263889.Silks 3.54 451 The Grand Master returns in prize-winning form

Geoffrey Mason did it for the money. It is obvious that his client Julian Trent is guilty, and it's about time rich boy Trent is taught a lesson for his violent ways. The only thing still bothering Geoff is that he is going to miss participating in the Foxhunter Steeplechase--the "Gold Cup" for amateur riders--because the trial has taken a lot longer than expected. Although still an amateur, Geoff is well known (as "Perry" Mason) among the pro riders, including Steve Mitchell and Scot Barlow--arguably the two top pros. So when Scot Barlow is murdered--with Mitchell's pitchfork nonetheless--Geoff finds himself pulled into the case as a junior barrister. The problem is: which side is he on? Mitchell claims he has been framed, but Geoff knows there was tension between Mitchell and Barlow; in fact, Geoff stumbled across Barlow beaten and bloody not too long ago, and Barlow claimed it was Mitchell who had done the dirty work. To make matters worse, Julian Trent has somehow finagled is way out of prison and has sworn to hunt down Geoff unless he's a "good little lawyer" and does what he's told in the Mitchell case. Geoff is left facing adversaries from all sides, tearing him between doing what is right and what will keep him alive.]]> 2008 2 0 false Sun May 17 22:49:37 -0700 2009 Sun May 17 22:59:56 -0700 2009 more...]]> 68776637 1235572 3263889 0399155333 9780399155338 136 <![CDATA[Silks]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/32/889/3263889-m-1256076552.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/32/889/3263889-s-1256076552.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3263889.Silks 3.54 451 The Grand Master returns in prize-winning form

Geoffrey Mason did it for the money. It is obvious that his client Julian Trent is guilty, and it's about time rich boy Trent is taught a lesson for his violent ways. The only thing still bothering Geoff is that he is going to miss participating in the Foxhunter Steeplechase--the "Gold Cup" for amateur riders--because the trial has taken a lot longer than expected. Although still an amateur, Geoff is well known (as "Perry" Mason) among the pro riders, including Steve Mitchell and Scot Barlow--arguably the two top pros. So when Scot Barlow is murdered--with Mitchell's pitchfork nonetheless--Geoff finds himself pulled into the case as a junior barrister. The problem is: which side is he on? Mitchell claims he has been framed, but Geoff knows there was tension between Mitchell and Barlow; in fact, Geoff stumbled across Barlow beaten and bloody not too long ago, and Barlow claimed it was Mitchell who had done the dirty work. To make matters worse, Julian Trent has somehow finagled is way out of prison and has sworn to hunt down Geoff unless he's a "good little lawyer" and does what he's told in the Mitchell case. Geoff is left facing adversaries from all sides, tearing him between doing what is right and what will keep him alive.]]> 2008 4 0 false Fri Aug 28 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 24 20:41:31 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 28 11:37:58 -0700 2009
As usual, there is a plot based firmly in his...more...]]> 67538795 2047825 6608893 0425228975 9780425228975 4 <![CDATA[Silks]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/66/893/6608893-m-1256076547.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/66/893/6608893-s-1256076547.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6608893-silks 3.20 5 2008 2 0 false Sun Aug 23 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 15 16:47:09 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 23 17:14:48 -0700 2009 more...]]> 68656181 630056 6598918 0330464515 9780330464512 3 <![CDATA[Silks]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6598918-silks 3.50 4 Silks, the result of a collaboration between Dick Francis and his son Felix -- and it will be a welcome arrival for the legions of Francis admirers.

Julian Trent is found guilty of a violent unprovoked attack on an innocent family and a charge of attempted murder. He is accused by the judge of showing no remorse for his actions, but receives a remarkably light sentence. Surprisingly, this news is not welcome to his defence barrister, Geoffrey Mason, who was secretly hoping for a more severe judgement against his client, whom he does not like. Mason is a part-time jockey (this is a novel with Dick Francis's name on the jacket, after all), and when Mason dons his racing silks and travels to Sandown to follow his real passion -- riding a thoroughbred in a heated steeplechase -- he finds that he cannot leave the violence that is often the bread and butter of his profession behind him A fellow rider is savagely killed by a pitchfork driven through the chest, and there is a persuasive amount of evidence against champion jockey Steve Mitchell as the killer, but Mason becomes involved -- and finds all the various aspects of his life coalescing in a lethal fashion.

Dick Francis has 41 novels under his belt, and remains the consummate thriller practitioner. Felix, his son, had helped with the research on his father's novels over the last 40 years (notably Twice Shy, Shattered and Under Orders). Silks is their second full collaboration after Dead Heat, and should provides Francis aficionados with all the elements they've grown accustomed to. --Barry Forshaw

]]> 2008 3 0 false Fri Sep 04 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 24 01:43:55 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 04 04:50:44 -0700 2009 more...]]> 39950666 738134 3263889 0399155333 9780399155338 136 <![CDATA[Silks]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/32/889/3263889-m-1256076552.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/32/889/3263889-s-1256076552.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3263889.Silks 3.54 451 The Grand Master returns in prize-winning form

Geoffrey Mason did it for the money. It is obvious that his client Julian Trent is guilty, and it's about time rich boy Trent is taught a lesson for his violent ways. The only thing still bothering Geoff is that he is going to miss participating in the Foxhunter Steeplechase--the "Gold Cup" for amateur riders--because the trial has taken a lot longer than expected. Although still an amateur, Geoff is well known (as "Perry" Mason) among the pro riders, including Steve Mitchell and Scot Barlow--arguably the two top pros. So when Scot Barlow is murdered--with Mitchell's pitchfork nonetheless--Geoff finds himself pulled into the case as a junior barrister. The problem is: which side is he on? Mitchell claims he has been framed, but Geoff knows there was tension between Mitchell and Barlow; in fact, Geoff stumbled across Barlow beaten and bloody not too long ago, and Barlow claimed it was Mitchell who had done the dirty work. To make matters worse, Julian Trent has somehow finagled is way out of prison and has sworn to hunt down Geoff unless he's a "good little lawyer" and does what he's told in the Mitchell case. Geoff is left facing adversaries from all sides, tearing him between doing what is right and what will keep him alive.]]> 2008 4 0 false Thu Dec 11 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Dec 12 10:09:09 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 15 23:19:14 -0800 2008 1 more...]]> 69787599 1591422 6608893 0425228975 9780425228975 4 <![CDATA[Silks]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/66/893/6608893-m-1256076547.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/66/893/6608893-s-1256076547.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6608893-silks 3.54 451 2008 4 0 false Wed Oct 22 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Sep 02 05:49:34 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 02 06:06:22 -0700 2009
My biggest problem with the book was the plot was the same as a John Francome book titled: Cover Up.
...more...]]> 72047579 1592683 3263889 0399155333 9780399155338 136 <![CDATA[Silks]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/32/889/3263889-m-1256076552.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/32/889/3263889-s-1256076552.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3263889.Silks 3.54 451 The Grand Master returns in prize-winning form

Geoffrey Mason did it for the money. It is obvious that his client Julian Trent is guilty, and it's about time rich boy Trent is taught a lesson for his violent ways. The only thing still bothering Geoff is that he is going to miss participating in the Foxhunter Steeplechase--the "Gold Cup" for amateur riders--because the trial has taken a lot longer than expected. Although still an amateur, Geoff is well known (as "Perry" Mason) among the pro riders, including Steve Mitchell and Scot Barlow--arguably the two top pros. So when Scot Barlow is murdered--with Mitchell's pitchfork nonetheless--Geoff finds himself pulled into the case as a junior barrister. The problem is: which side is he on? Mitchell claims he has been framed, but Geoff knows there was tension between Mitchell and Barlow; in fact, Geoff stumbled across Barlow beaten and bloody not too long ago, and Barlow claimed it was Mitchell who had done the dirty work. To make matters worse, Julian Trent has somehow finagled is way out of prison and has sworn to hunt down Geoff unless he's a "good little lawyer" and does what he's told in the Mitchell case. Geoff is left facing adversaries from all sides, tearing him between doing what is right and what will keep him alive.]]> 2008 3 1 false Mon Sep 21 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 21 17:04:32 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 21 17:04:51 -0700 2009 1 more...]]> 68983428 949924 6608893 0425228975 9780425228975 4 <![CDATA[Silks]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/66/893/6608893-m-1256076547.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/66/893/6608893-s-1256076547.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6608893-silks 3.54 451 2008 4 0 false Mon Sep 14 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 26 12:45:42 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 20 09:17:51 -0700 2009 1 more...]]> 51590603 330877 3263889 0399155333 9780399155338 136 <![CDATA[Silks]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/32/889/3263889-m-1256076552.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/32/889/3263889-s-1256076552.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3263889.Silks 3.54 451 The Grand Master returns in prize-winning form

Geoffrey Mason did it for the money. It is obvious that his client Julian Trent is guilty, and it's about time rich boy Trent is taught a lesson for his violent ways. The only thing still bothering Geoff is that he is going to miss participating in the Foxhunter Steeplechase--the "Gold Cup" for amateur riders--because the trial has taken a lot longer than expected. Although still an amateur, Geoff is well known (as "Perry" Mason) among the pro riders, including Steve Mitchell and Scot Barlow--arguably the two top pros. So when Scot Barlow is murdered--with Mitchell's pitchfork nonetheless--Geoff finds himself pulled into the case as a junior barrister. The problem is: which side is he on? Mitchell claims he has been framed, but Geoff knows there was tension between Mitchell and Barlow; in fact, Geoff stumbled across Barlow beaten and bloody not too long ago, and Barlow claimed it was Mitchell who had done the dirty work. To make matters worse, Julian Trent has somehow finagled is way out of prison and has sworn to hunt down Geoff unless he's a "good little lawyer" and does what he's told in the Mitchell case. Geoff is left facing adversaries from all sides, tearing him between doing what is right and what will keep him alive.]]> 2008 3 0 false Wed Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 05 12:08:47 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 05 12:14:59 -0700 2009 more...]]> 51096253 203163 3263889 0399155333 9780399155338 136 <![CDATA[Silks]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/32/889/3263889-m-1256076552.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/32/889/3263889-s-1256076552.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3263889.Silks 3.54 451 The Grand Master returns in prize-winning form

Geoffrey Mason did it for the money. It is obvious that his client Julian Trent is guilty, and it's about time rich boy Trent is taught a lesson for his violent ways. The only thing still bothering Geoff is that he is going to miss participating in the Foxhunter Steeplechase--the "Gold Cup" for amateur riders--because the trial has taken a lot longer than expected. Although still an amateur, Geoff is well known (as "Perry" Mason) among the pro riders, including Steve Mitchell and Scot Barlow--arguably the two top pros. So when Scot Barlow is murdered--with Mitchell's pitchfork nonetheless--Geoff finds himself pulled into the case as a junior barrister. The problem is: which side is he on? Mitchell claims he has been framed, but Geoff knows there was tension between Mitchell and Barlow; in fact, Geoff stumbled across Barlow beaten and bloody not too long ago, and Barlow claimed it was Mitchell who had done the dirty work. To make matters worse, Julian Trent has somehow finagled is way out of prison and has sworn to hunt down Geoff unless he's a "good little lawyer" and does what he's told in the Mitchell case. Geoff is left facing adversaries from all sides, tearing him between doing what is right and what will keep him alive.]]> 2008 4 0 false Tue Mar 31 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Mar 31 19:10:10 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 12 15:27:48 -0700 2009
His books are self-contained... it's not a series. Every hero is distinct, and the arc of the story ends in a satisfying manner every time.

There are horses in the picture somewhere... a touch of racing, breeding, or something. U...more...]]> 65559260 885555 3263889 0399155333 9780399155338 136 <![CDATA[Silks]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/32/889/3263889-m-1256076552.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/32/889/3263889-s-1256076552.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3263889.Silks 3.54 451 The Grand Master returns in prize-winning form

Geoffrey Mason did it for the money. It is obvious that his client Julian Trent is guilty, and it's about time rich boy Trent is taught a lesson for his violent ways. The only thing still bothering Geoff is that he is going to miss participating in the Foxhunter Steeplechase--the "Gold Cup" for amateur riders--because the trial has taken a lot longer than expected. Although still an amateur, Geoff is well known (as "Perry" Mason) among the pro riders, including Steve Mitchell and Scot Barlow--arguably the two top pros. So when Scot Barlow is murdered--with Mitchell's pitchfork nonetheless--Geoff finds himself pulled into the case as a junior barrister. The problem is: which side is he on? Mitchell claims he has been framed, but Geoff knows there was tension between Mitchell and Barlow; in fact, Geoff stumbled across Barlow beaten and bloody not too long ago, and Barlow claimed it was Mitchell who had done the dirty work. To make matters worse, Julian Trent has somehow finagled is way out of prison and has sworn to hunt down Geoff unless he's a "good little lawyer" and does what he's told in the Mitchell case. Geoff is left facing adversaries from all sides, tearing him between doing what is right and what will keep him alive.]]> 2008 4 0 false Thu Jul 30 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 30 12:28:51 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 30 12:34:51 -0700 2009 more...]]> 68379762 951832 3263889 0399155333 9780399155338 136 <![CDATA[Silks]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/32/889/3263889-m-1256076552.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/32/889/3263889-s-1256076552.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3263889.Silks 3.54 451 The Grand Master returns in prize-winning form

Geoffrey Mason did it for the money. It is obvious that his client Julian Trent is guilty, and it's about time rich boy Trent is taught a lesson for his violent ways. The only thing still bothering Geoff is that he is going to miss participating in the Foxhunter Steeplechase--the "Gold Cup" for amateur riders--because the trial has taken a lot longer than expected. Although still an amateur, Geoff is well known (as "Perry" Mason) among the pro riders, including Steve Mitchell and Scot Barlow--arguably the two top pros. So when Scot Barlow is murdered--with Mitchell's pitchfork nonetheless--Geoff finds himself pulled into the case as a junior barrister. The problem is: which side is he on? Mitchell claims he has been framed, but Geoff knows there was tension between Mitchell and Barlow; in fact, Geoff stumbled across Barlow beaten and bloody not too long ago, and Barlow claimed it was Mitchell who had done the dirty work. To make matters worse, Julian Trent has somehow finagled is way out of prison and has sworn to hunt down Geoff unless he's a "good little lawyer" and does what he's told in the Mitchell case. Geoff is left facing adversaries from all sides, tearing him between doing what is right and what will keep him alive.]]> 2008 4 0 false Thu Aug 27 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 21 15:11:37 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 28 11:05:56 -0700 2009 more...]]> 51293642 2184789 3263889 0399155333 9780399155338 136 <![CDATA[Silks]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/32/889/3263889-m-1256076552.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/32/889/3263889-s-1256076552.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3263889.Silks 3.54 451 The Grand Master returns in prize-winning form

Geoffrey Mason did it for the money. It is obvious that his client Julian Trent is guilty, and it's about time rich boy Trent is taught a lesson for his violent ways. The only thing still bothering Geoff is that he is going to miss participating in the Foxhunter Steeplechase--the "Gold Cup" for amateur riders--because the trial has taken a lot longer than expected. Although still an amateur, Geoff is well known (as "Perry" Mason) among the pro riders, including Steve Mitchell and Scot Barlow--arguably the two top pros. So when Scot Barlow is murdered--with Mitchell's pitchfork nonetheless--Geoff finds himself pulled into the case as a junior barrister. The problem is: which side is he on? Mitchell claims he has been framed, but Geoff knows there was tension between Mitchell and Barlow; in fact, Geoff stumbled across Barlow beaten and bloody not too long ago, and Barlow claimed it was Mitchell who had done the dirty work. To make matters worse, Julian Trent has somehow finagled is way out of prison and has sworn to hunt down Geoff unless he's a "good little lawyer" and does what he's told in the Mitchell case. Geoff is left facing adversaries from all sides, tearing him between doing what is right and what will keep him alive.]]> 2008 1 0 false Sun May 31 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 02 13:46:47 -0700 2009 Sun May 31 09:06:59 -0700 2009
It looks like the elder Mr. Francis has given over writing duties completely to his son. I knew from the first page (no...more...]]> 33228033 694124 3263889 0399155333 9780399155338 136 <![CDATA[Silks]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/32/889/3263889-m-1256076552.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/32/889/3263889-s-1256076552.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3263889.Silks 3.54 451 The Grand Master returns in prize-winning form

Geoffrey Mason did it for the money. It is obvious that his client Julian Trent is guilty, and it's about time rich boy Trent is taught a lesson for his violent ways. The only thing still bothering Geoff is that he is going to miss participating in the Foxhunter Steeplechase--the "Gold Cup" for amateur riders--because the trial has taken a lot longer than expected. Although still an amateur, Geoff is well known (as "Perry" Mason) among the pro riders, including Steve Mitchell and Scot Barlow--arguably the two top pros. So when Scot Barlow is murdered--with Mitchell's pitchfork nonetheless--Geoff finds himself pulled into the case as a junior barrister. The problem is: which side is he on? Mitchell claims he has been framed, but Geoff knows there was tension between Mitchell and Barlow; in fact, Geoff stumbled across Barlow beaten and bloody not too long ago, and Barlow claimed it was Mitchell who had done the dirty work. To make matters worse, Julian Trent has somehow finagled is way out of prison and has sworn to hunt down Geoff unless he's a "good little lawyer" and does what he's told in the Mitchell case. Geoff is left facing adversaries from all sides, tearing him between doing what is right and what will keep him alive.]]> 2008 3 0 false Thu Sep 18 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Sep 18 21:31:35 -0700 2008 Thu Sep 18 21:49:54 -0700 2008
My major quibble is that Dick Francis' protagonists always drive me nuts. They are all brave and clever. They are also staggeringly un-common-sensical. (I know, that's not a word...more...]]> 8 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=3263889