Dead Heat
by Dick Francis, Felix Francis
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Author: Dick Francis, Felix FrancisEdition: Mass Market Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2008-09-02
ISBN: 0425223191
Number of pages: 416
Publisher: Berkley
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Book Review: A New Beginning
Summary: 3 Stars
The incredible franchise that Dick Francis created from his mystery writing now has a co-entry with his son and manager, Felix Francis, as a collaborator.
In an oftentimes uneven plot that has a feel of a movie script, the story surrounds the travails of ace chef Max Moreton and the bizarre death of a customer while he was catering an event at the Newmarket Race Course. To add to Moreton's woes, an explosion in a section of the prime boxes at the race course - a Middle Eastern royal family had been scheduled to use the area - and lures him into discovering what may be an international web of equine crime that rambles across several continents.
There is a theme introduced by Dick Francis in Under Orders concerning the shameless depths some will stoop to risk the health of Thoroughbreds for profit, but the plot stalls when fists aren't flying. The final action scene brings so many characters together that it loses its punch as Moreton's life hangs in the balance.
This is setting a foundation for the franchise to continue into the future, but something is lost when someone else is filling in the spaces when using the sketches of Dick Francis. A new beginning, for sure, but the course is set for Grade III events and not entry into the prestigious Classics.
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