Valerie's comments
(member since Jun 08, 2008)
Valerie's comments from the Dick Francis Reading Group group.
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Greville (from Straight)
ok. I beg your indulgence til the morning (it's currently 10pm) and I will have a new clue for you then.
Ahh, I know that one. The very first DF book I ever read. It's from 'For Kicks' and Daniel Roke realises that the whistle is used to make the horses run faster by association with the fear of fire. I read it when I was about 14 and it gave me nightmares about being trapped with fire.
hey guys, sorry I've been MIA for so long. Serious family health issues! Yes, Slay-Ride isn't one of my favourites either, but I like it more now than I did when I first read it as a teenager. I did love Odin!
I think I know. Does the semi colon separate the list? ie the sardines were given to one character and the rest to another?
I hate it when I forget to click on post and by the time I do someone else has posted.
I'm confused. Is that ex for X, or are we still looking for something for X?
Quantum (the house from Hot Money)
yes, Banker is correct. Your turn Chris!
ok, yes, it's stand in a fountain cos they don't like water, but it's not Reflex...
Lubianka (Trial Run)
Ok, so it's been more like 6 hours...All right, a nice easy one. How does one protect oneself from white-faced clowns, and in which book would you find the answer?
Darn it, my turn again! I had a big weekend, my son's 8th birthday, big party, made a really cool cake. Completely forgot about getting on here and leaving a clue.I will be back within 5 hours to give a clue after I've done all my morning run around!
Ok, I held back long enough.It's from Whip Hand, it refers to the amount of lift one can get with a hot air balloon, and when Sid goes with John Viking on the balloon race they come down in the town of Eastbourne, 'scraped the eaves of grey slate roofs, made a sharp diagonal descent over a road and a patch of grass, and smashed down on a broad concrete walk twenty yards from the waves.'
Fenland Flying Club (Flying Finish)
Ok, I like this game. It will be lots of fun.Bob Sherman. (Jockey from Slay-Ride)
ok, i know the book and i know in a vague sense where they came to earth, but i will have to go look up an exact answer, thus giving other people a chance to answer...
yep, that's it. I thought it would be a little harder than that. Your turn Dia9!
So I went to my shelf of Dick Francis books, closed my eyes and grabbed a book, thinking I would pick a clue from the first book I touched.Well that turned out to be Nerve, and I thought two clues in a row from the same book might be too much. so I grabbed another one and here goes...
In what book does much of the action happen in Bedford Lodge Hotel?
oh, my go! Sorry, I forgot.Just let me eat my dinner and I'll go find one...
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