What did you love best about The Edge? Dick Francis stories always entertain me. Mystery surrounding horses make for a good read for a horse lover. I particularly enjoyed the train mystery portion of the story, and that the train ride takes place in Canada. The only small and silly issue I had was the VIA Rail pronounced as individual letters. The Edge by Dick Francis and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at www.doorway.ru THE EDGE - G+. Francis, Dick - 27th book. A Great Transcontinental Mystery Race, a glittering rail junket that not only promises the opportunity to race a thoroughbred on some of the world's great courses, but something more: an intriguing mystery to be .
One of the most successful post-WWII steeplechase jockeys, Dick Francis () won more than races. After retiring from horse racing, he turned his hand to writing mystery novels set against the thrilling background of his beloved sport. He went on to publish more than 40 books and is regarded as one of the top mystery writers of all time. The Edge by Dick Francis ISBN ISBN x Hardback; New York: Putnam Adult, ; ISBN Dick Francis was just his pen name which he had chosen to use because it is more memorable. His father was a jockey and was also employed to manage a stable at a firm in Berkshire, England. He dropped out of school at fifteen years intending to become a jockey like his father and ended up becoming an instructor in
The Edge by Dick Francis and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at www.doorway.ru What was one of the most memorable moments of The Edge? Hard to pick one. That's a Dick Francis skill. He takes you on a roller coaster ride from one crisis to the next. Which character – as performed by Tony Britton – was your favorite? Main character. If you were to make a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?. This is a fast paced, terrific book. Full of twists and surprises it takes us from one side of Canada to the other. As are all Dick Francis novels, it's set against a horse racing background but has a much broader appeal than that. Much of tale is set on a race train where a mystery play is being acted at lunch and dinner by a group of actors.
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