In the Frame
by Dick Francis
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Author: Dick FrancisEdition: Mass Market Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2006-09-05
ISBN: 042520958X
Number of pages: 304
Publisher: Berkley
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Book Review: 4.5 stars--one of the best of the 12 I've read
Summary: 4 Stars
I enjoyed this book--a fast read. Has his trademarks:
1. amateur hero with lots of courage who gets beat up, usually more than once
2. expositions on some specialty kind of work--in this case painting
3. some connection with horse racing--the artist paints horses & meets other characters at the races.
4. interesting characters & esp. their descriptions or statements.
In this book, most of the bad guys are provided early, but not all--& the mystery surrounds the murder itself. Most of the interesting quotes this time could be lumped together as Todd's Laws (p. 115 of 230 in the 1976 HB ed:
"One shouldn't make judgments form afar. You haven't actually got to be swallowed by a shark before you believe it's got sharp teeth,' Sarah said. `You can believe what other people see.' `It depends from where they're looking. Facts are not judgments, and judgments are not facts,' Jik said. `A bit of Todd's Law from way back...Emotion is a rotten base for politics. He used to say that, too,' Jik said. `Envy is the root of all evil. What have I left out?' `The most damaging lies are told by those who believe they're true.'"
This novel is available in a number of collections: 'In the Frame' and 'Dead Cert' (Omnibus Edition): Dead Cert & In the Frame by Dick Francis, Blood Flies Upwards by E. X. Ferrars, and Murder in Mimicry by Anne Morice (Detective Book Club).
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