Straight by Dick Francis, 0330314424, Lowest Book Price Finder

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To Walk in My Brother's Shoes . . . .

Straight builds on a very neat piece of psychology. Derek Franklin, injured steeplechase jockey, unexpectedly has to carry on for his much older brother (18 years to be exact) after the brother dies from an accident. I am sure we all have wondered what it would be like to be one of our siblings. The experience for Derek is very literal.

Derek's brother is in the diamond trade, and a fortune in diamonds is missing. That sounds like the source of the mystery, but the mystery is actually launched by getting mugged in the parking lot after leaving his brother's bed in the hospital as the beginning of a nonstop tale of intrigue. In the course of unraveling the mystery and fighting for his life, Derek also learns a lot about his brother . . . and himself. This is a great novel for anyone who likes to think about "what if?".

The only quibble some will have is that this book has relatively little about horse raising in it, compared to the other Dick Francis novels. Be open minded though, for the change is good for you, the reader.

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Fascinating as well as gripping

This was the first Dick Francis novel I had read and I found I just couldn't put it down. The interesting information about the precious stones sat nicely between the action and the book just pulled the reader through the pages. I've read 5 more since but enjoyed none as much as this.

crime in jewelley and horses - a hit by Dick Francis

as usual Dick Francis keep you awake during night just with one thrilling chapter after another. 'Straight' is jewellery, jockyies and beautiful women combined with crime - a hit when written by Dick Francis.

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