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- By Chistine on 23-02-2017
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the sound quality is not great at times.
- By Amber Smeenk on 28-03-2018
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Perry Stuart is a TV meteorologist who routinely works before the cameras. His life calm and ordered, his face familiar to every British household, Stuart's profound weather knowledge and accuracy have given him high status among forecasters, but no physical baptism by storm. Not, that is, until a fellow forecaster offers him a Caribbean hurricane-chasing ride in a small aeroplane.
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Proof
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At an annual party to celebrate the success of the racing season, everything seemed to be running well to form, including the need for more champagne. Then a runaway horsebox ploughed into the marquee. A witness to the terrible death and destruction, wine merchant Tony Beach knows it is just one of those tragic accidents. But when his expert advice is called into play over sub-standard alcohol in a local night club, connections start to click, and another person dies, horribly.
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Gripping story - satisfyingly heroic
- By Anonymous User on 21-06-2018
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In the Frame
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The house was stripped bare of all its treasures. Gone was the furniture, the family silver, the paintings and the antique china. And if that was a shock for Charles Todd, painter of horses, how much more harrowing was the trauma for his cousin Donald, whose house it was and whose young wife lay on the sitting room floor, bloody and dead... A coincidental meeting with a middle-aged widow sends Charles off to Australia, on the trail of a gang with a fruitful business in forging works of art.
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Reflex
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High Stakes
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The pleasure of a day at Sandown is spoiled for Steven Scott when he sacks his trainer, a one time friend whom he suspects is a crook. Racing may have its rewards, but as Scott finds out not all of them are innocent, or legal.
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Another winner
- By Anonymous User on 28-05-2018
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Wild Horses
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Valentine, a blind, confused old man on his deathbed, seeking his peace with God, makes his last confession to a visiting friend, Thomas Lyon, mistaking him for a priest. This puts Thomas in a moral dilemma. Wild horses wouldn't drag from a priest the secrets of the confessional. Engaged in directing a film set in the world of racing, Thomas finds that the solution to this quandary could mean the difference between life and death.
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Even Money
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On the first day of Royal Ascot, the crowd rejoices in a string of winning favourites. Ned Talbot has worked all his life as a bookmaker - taking over the family business from his grandfather - so he knows not to expect any sympathy from the punters as they count their winnings, and he counts his losses. He’s seen the ups and downs before - but, as the big gambling conglomerates muscle in on small concerns like his, Ned wonders if it’s worth it any more.
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Twice Shy
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Computer whiz-kid Peter Keithly, asked to transfer a betting formula onto computer tape, dies shortly afterwards. An old friend of his, Jonathan Perry, finds himself in possession of the tapes, and also discovers that there are greedy, desperate men who will do anything to get their hands on the lucrative software. The evil, bull-faced Angelo goes too far and ends up in jail. Fourteen years later he's free, and very keen not only to get hold of the tapes, but also Jonathan Derry.
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Dated but gripping, shame about the audio quality
- By TOB on 10-08-2016
Publisher's Summary
John Kendall knows how to survive. He's written six handbooks on the subject. Now he wants to become a novelist, preferably without starving to death. But when cold and hunger set in, Kendall impulsively accepts an unlikely job.
He is to research and write a biography of Tremayne Vickers, a famous racehorse trainer. Staying at Vickers' home in rural Berkshire, Kendall soon learns to like his host and friends, learns to ride racehorses, learns about murderers ... and how his own survival tips can become deadly traps.
Critic Reviews
"An exuberant, irresistible collision between writing and racing ... Few match Francis for dangerous flights of fancy and pure, inventive menace." ( The Boston Herald)
"Fast-paced, meticulously plotted ... Nobody sets up a mystery better than Dick Francis." ( San Francisco Chronicle)
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- Ant the Limey
- 04-12-2005
slower pace than some of his others
not a good introduction to Dick Francis - slower (initially) than most of his others, even more rooted in the characters than usual. However - if you are already familiar with Dick Francis, then this one will knock your socks off. The protagonist is a writer, so you actually see some of Dick Francis' own feelings leak into the character about the process of writing. The languid pace lulls you into a false rhythm, so it absolutely galvanises you when the going gets wild. The characters are exceptional, and its a true classic murder mystery.
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- Nina
- 13-03-2007
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Even tho all his books have something to do w horse racing, I have never, ever been bored by a Dick Francis book. I wish I could say the same about some of my other favorite mystery authors! Francis always comes thru w a great story and a human one.
5 of 5 people found this review helpful
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- Kindle Customer
- 28-01-2008
Off to a slow start but a GREAT race nonetheless.
I have listened to most of the Dick Francis books offered by Audible and most if not all are read by Tony Britton. For some reason my download of the book made Tony sound slower or maybe pedantic is the better description. But once the story took off as usual with Dick Francis' books I hated to turn the book off.
3 of 3 people found this review helpful
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- Bradley
- 23-12-2005
Sounds Horrible
This might be a great book. I don't know. The sound quality is so bad it has distracted me since I started listening. It's too bad because I have liked what I can hear.
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- Mary A.
- 06-08-2018
This has become one of my favorites!
I love this book—Dick Francis gets into the whodunnit territory here when a skeleton is found. I like the main character a lot who is trying to write a sequel to a novel. Previously he had been writing “How to Survive” in various travel destinations. I love the interactions and dynamics going on between the circle of friends. Will the untoward happenings cause irreparable damage to the close knit circle of friends? You’ll need to listen to find out! 😁
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- Amazon Customer
- 06-01-2018
Love Dick Francis! He is one of my favorites!
I love Dick Francis! His books are very entertaining! Also, Tony Britton is quite fabulous!
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- Tracey
- 25-04-2014
got a longshot
Where does Longshot rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?
good it was an interesting story as with most of dick francis books
Did the plot keep you on the edge of your seat? How?
it was well read with several twists
Which character – as performed by Tony Britton – was your favorite?
gareth
Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
yes it was but i listened over a couple of days while driving it makes the trip more interresting on nightshift
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- Lindalovesbooks
- 01-10-2013
Fabulous, Informative, Wow
If you could sum up Longshot in three words, what would they be?
Exciting, entertaining, intelligent
Did the plot keep you on the edge of your seat? How?
Plot is fantastic, it draws you in within the 1st few pages and you begin to really like the main character. then the action starts and it never really lets up.
Would you listen to another book narrated by Tony Britton?
Not a Dick Francis Book. I know Tony Britton is very talented and has a lovely voice but it was wrong for this character. He just sounded too posh and too old. Because I've read this book many times, it was quite offputting. It just somehow seemed wrong.
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- Sue
- 13-04-2013
Expect the unexpected
Written with humour and.irony, this book keeps you on your toes throughout. Thoroughly enjoyable, delightfully narrated with plenty of twists and turns. Dick Francis is a master of descriptive narrative and you are there in the unfolding events with nerves stretched to the limit! The skill in writing such involving books is an immense talent and this one will twist your mind in knots!!
5 of 5 people found this review helpful
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- Rosemary White
- 10-03-2013
Predictably enjoyable.
I know I can rely on Dick Francis to provide an interesting mystery read with an aroma of hay and horsey folk. Not a bad thing by any means. He does create protagonists who are not necessarily of an equestrian bent, and those occupations are clearly well researched, though they predictably end up in the saddle, racecourse or stables by one route or another. I feel I've absorbed quite a lot of the racing world through Dick's stories! In this tale the story canters around with an author who is intelligent, perhaps almost too insightful for his age and thoroughly likable who trips over murders, clues and baddies, ends up in a mess and solves the mystery very satisfyingly. The narrator sounds a good many years older than the hero of the plot but that doesn't seem to matter. Any of Dick Francis's books will entertain you, this one is no exception.
4 of 4 people found this review helpful
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- Richard Russell
- 13-04-2013
Great book by Dick Frances
Great book, good story line and of course a horse in the plot. Unbridged story is again worth the extra money of a unbridged story.
This story was one which I loved. It was one 'book' I just didn't want to stop playing.
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- Angela
- 06-05-2016
Gripping - Bear Grylls in racing!
Teens and I all loved this - the bushcraft stuff particularly. Great plot twists. John Kendall is a useful person to have around!
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- Amazon Customer
- 07-04-2013
great narrative
having been a fan of Dick Francis for almost 20 years now, I whave read and re read all of his books. The narrative form has ticked every box, when reading we enter our own imagination. The narrator has his voices down to a tee. I throughly recomennd to any one. five stars.
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- mary
- 29-09-2018
Gripping story: I couldn’t stop listening.
I keep on giving Tony Britton’s readings of Dick Francis novels 5 stars across the board, even though I wrestle with it every time. I try to evaluate the experience fairly and critique it thoroughly but end up thinking:’Oh hell. I loved every minute of the journey.” Britton’s rendition of the story and characters is beyond reproach, so empathetic of the nuances of the story.
Yes, it was a hero typical of the Francis stable... they always are. Unassuming about his general brilliance at all he does, valued by all except the baddies who are hell bent on taking him down, but at least in this take we were spared the toe-curling romantic element which is the one part of a Francis story that I ever skip over: too pre-enlightenment strong silent type .
The characters are well drawn, fleshed out and likeable and the Climactic scene is utterly gripping. Given the theme of the book, it’s survival at its rawest. A very good listen.
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- A. Jabore
- 26-03-2018
Not one of his best but still good
Dick Francis is always great but this isn't one of his best, a little over explained and unsatisfying. Great audio performance though, as always. Worth a listen but if your after a introduction to Dick Francis go for Nerve or Odds Against, so you fall in love first.
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- Linda G
- 19-02-2018
Perfect
Read this many years ago . Audio made it so much better . have all the rest of his books to listen to. perfect.
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- CEM
- 14-10-2017
Long shot
As usual Dick Francis at his best, beautifully read by Tony Britton. Once you start listening it becomes addictive, love being read to.
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- KathyW, UK
- 02-10-2017
mixed feelings
I have had to give this 4 stars overall because although the story is very good, I did feel that the narrator, Tony Britton, was a bit breathless at times - he is getting on in years and so perhaps it is time for another narrator (but not Martin Jarvis please)! and there were a few places where there was a little distortion to the sound, but this was far better quality than the first Dick Francis audiobook I listened to which I have just had to return sadly because of the amount of distortion - this seems to be a recurring comment in reviews of Dick Francis's books I see.