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After a silence of six years, Francis made a triumphant return last year, bringing back the ever-intriguing series hero Sid Halley in Under Orders. Now, Francis introduces a new hero, chef Max Moreton, who runs a thriving restaurant near the Newmarket racetrack. Moreton has a complex background; he's afraid of horses yet fascinated by the world of horse racing (his father was a steeplechase jockey and racehorse trainer). Francis is, as always, completely convincing when it comes to the track, but his efforts at depicting the challenges and delights of cooking seem labored and secondhand (his son, Felix, is credited with the research for this book). Unfortunately, the cookery details often seem pasted on and unnecessary. The action, however, is first-rate Francis. It centers on Moreton's travails as chef. First, food poisoning hits his guests and staff at a racing gala. The next day, a bomb shatters the grandstand box where Moreton has catered a lunch. And as Moreton struggles to decipher the cause of the food poisoning and whether it was connected to the bombing, he suffers the prospect of financial ruin and emotional trauma from the bombing. Then he discovers that someone is out to kill him. This mix of cooking and racetrack isn't close enough to horse racing to be completely satisfying Francis, but the action and the hero's struggles deliver a solid punch. Fletcher, Connie
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'I wondered if I was dying. I wasn't afraid to die, but such was the pain in my gut, I wished it would happen soon.' The night before the 2000 Guineas at Newmarket sees the great and the good of the horse-racing community gathered for a black-tie gala dinner at the Hay Net - the racing town's favourite Michelin-starred restaurant - founded by Max Moreton, something of a local celebrity. Spending the night retching in the throes of agony is the last thing Max expected of the evening. But much worse is to come his food is suspected of putting twenty-four dinner guests in hospital. Within hours, Max's restaurant is forcibly closed, his reputation teeters on the brink of ruin, and a court case looms. But the day is far from over, for soon Max Moreton finds himself desperately fighting for more than just his livelihood
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In diesem Krimi dreht sich alles um einen jungen Sternekoch, der der Rennsportszene eng verbunden ist. Weil er sich nicht mit der Schädigung seines Rufes abgeben will gerät er in Lebensgefahr und macht zusammen mit seiner neuen Freundin eine überaschende Entdeckung. Mir hat dieser Krimi sehr gut gefallen. Wie immer bei Dick Francis sehr gut recherchiert, toll geschrieben, ein interessantes Thema und gerade genug Pferde für Liebhaber, aber nicht zu viel für die anderen.
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"Dead Heat" is a co-production of Dick Francis and his son Felix, who has been his researcher and agent for decades. Max, a successful restaurateur in Newmarket, a centre of the UK's horse trade, suddenly and inexplicably suffers a series of severe, life-threatening setbacks with threats from outside and from within his restaurant and his wider network. Great damage is done to life and property in this book, with Max barely staying one step ahead of his foes, and he has no idea who they are.
In the 1970's and 80's Dick Francis's thrillers were hits in NL. The books of this ex-jockey who won 350 races were popular, despite that the world of breeding, training and racing horses and betting on them being largely alien to NL. The magic stemmed from two qualities.
First, the plots are about fight-backs from hopelesly compromised single-minded heroes, wrongly accused, never sure whom to trust, always at least badly bruised, more often suffering broken bones and bullet wounds in their quest for full rehabilitation and justice. But like a jockey on a horse in last position, determined to outrun and outwit the rest, finishing first, coming out on top.
The second quality is that DF's novels are always very well researched, zooming in on all manner of forensic matters and professions. This reminds this reader of John D. McDonald, a sadly-forgotten US author of thrillers starring Travis McGee, a self-styled `salvage consultant`, each of whose novels introduced readers to how certain jobs are really done.
"Dead Heat" is a real thriller and instructive about how to run a restaurant or have a career in a top orchestra. After this masterpiece, Dick Francis and son Felix wrote two other thrillers. Dick Francis passed away in late 2010 at the age of almost 90. His legacy is some 45 superbly researched and written books. Hundreds of people worldwide are proud and happy to own them all. Highly recommended.
In the 1970's and 80's Dick Francis's thrillers were hits in NL. The books of this ex-jockey who won 350 races were popular, despite that the world of breeding, training and racing horses and betting on them being largely alien to NL. The magic stemmed from two qualities.
First, the plots are about fight-backs from hopelesly compromised single-minded heroes, wrongly accused, never sure whom to trust, always at least badly bruised, more often suffering broken bones and bullet wounds in their quest for full rehabilitation and justice. But like a jockey on a horse in last position, determined to outrun and outwit the rest, finishing first, coming out on top.
The second quality is that DF's novels are always very well researched, zooming in on all manner of forensic matters and professions. This reminds this reader of John D. McDonald, a sadly-forgotten US author of thrillers starring Travis McGee, a self-styled `salvage consultant`, each of whose novels introduced readers to how certain jobs are really done.
"Dead Heat" is a real thriller and instructive about how to run a restaurant or have a career in a top orchestra. After this masterpiece, Dick Francis and son Felix wrote two other thrillers. Dick Francis passed away in late 2010 at the age of almost 90. His legacy is some 45 superbly researched and written books. Hundreds of people worldwide are proud and happy to own them all. Highly recommended.
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Einer der besten Francis-Romane der letzten Jahre! Das einzige Problem ist wieder mal, daß alles nur recht entfernt mit Pferden zu tun hat. Aber sonst: Spannung (das Böse bleibt bis zum Schluß unbekannt), Action & Gefahr (der Held kriegt mal wieder einiges ab), Glaubwürdigkeit (ihm bleibt gar nichts anderes übrig, als zu ermitteln) und Romanze (erst durch die schlimmen Ereignisse zustandegekommen). Auch für Leute, die schon vierzig Dick Francis-Bücher gelesen haben, sehr zu empfehlen. Für den Rest sowieso.
Einer der besten Francis-Romane der letzten Jahre! Das einzige Problem ist wieder mal, daß alles nur recht entfernt mit Pferden zu tun hat. Aber sonst: Spannung (das Böse bleibt bis zum Schluß unbekannt), Action & Gefahr (der Held kriegt mal wieder einiges ab), Glaubwürdigkeit (ihm bleibt gar nichts anderes übrig, als zu ermitteln) und Romanze (erst durch die schlimmen Ereignisse zustandegekommen). Auch für Leute, die schon vierzig Dick Francis-Bücher gelesen haben, sehr zu empfehlen. Für den Rest sowieso.
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