Author: Dick Francis
Did I listen or read?: library book
When did I finish?: 6/8/2025
When was the book published: 1994
Main Characters: Thomas Lyon, film director, O'Hara, producer, Montcreef, camera man, Howard Deely, writer, Nash Rourke, tom hanks, doctor Robbie Gill, Valentine, ex-blacksmith, sister Dorothea. The Visborough family.
What happens? Thomas is filming Howard's book about the mysterious death of Jackson Well's wife 26 years ago, and wants to jazz it up. He is with Valentine as he is dying and confesses to killing someone. And giving a knife to someone. Someone wants to stop the movie from happening.
How long was this? 319 pages
Did I like this? Very good - great example of a Francis classic with an interesting young male lead and the horse biz.
Overall grade: A-