Wild Horses
by Dick Francis
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Read in February, 2002
Dick Francis, Wild Horses (Jove, 1994)
Wild Horses is Dick Francis on top of his game. It stands as one of the highlights of the long and somewhat distinguished career of one of Britain's best-known mystery novelists.
The tale is that of Thomas Lyon, ex-jumps jockey and presently filmmaker. He's been signed on to make a movie based on a novel based on a twenty-six- year-old police case regarding the alleged suicide of a trainer's wife. In the small British racing world, Lyon and the trainer ar...more
Wild Horses is Dick Francis on top of his game. It stands as one of the highlights of the long and somewhat distinguished career of one of Britain's best-known mystery novelists.
The tale is that of Thomas Lyon, ex-jumps jockey and presently filmmaker. He's been signed on to make a movie based on a novel based on a twenty-six- year-old police case regarding the alleged suicide of a trainer's wife. In the small British racing world, Lyon and the trainer ar...more
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Read in January, 1995
WILD HORSES - Ex
Francis, Dick - 34th in series
Filmmaker Thomas Lyon is making a movie--based on a best-selling book--of a real-life tragedy in the horse-racing world. Twenty-some years ago, the young, attractive wife of a horse trainer was found hanged. Although her death was ruled a suicide at the time, Thomas' film reopens questions about what really happened. When Thomas' old friend Valentine Clark, a famous racing writer, whispers a puzzling deathbed confession about the years-old myst...more
Francis, Dick - 34th in series
Filmmaker Thomas Lyon is making a movie--based on a best-selling book--of a real-life tragedy in the horse-racing world. Twenty-some years ago, the young, attractive wife of a horse trainer was found hanged. Although her death was ruled a suicide at the time, Thomas' film reopens questions about what really happened. When Thomas' old friend Valentine Clark, a famous racing writer, whispers a puzzling deathbed confession about the years-old myst...more
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Read in December, 2007
I always find Dick Francis books to be satisfying reads. His main Characters are always so likeable. I learned alot about how film scenes are put together as the main character, Thomas Lyon, is a film director.
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Read in September, 2007
This was a slightly different style than the usual Dick Francis book but was about movie making. It was an interesting read because of this and so I liked it.
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Read in January, 1994
Hero: Thomas Lyon, film-maker who learns the secret of a long unsolved mystery, but certainly not an unforgotten one as he discovers
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I happen to like these books even though I"m not into horses - like the who-dunit, and the quick read.
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