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The Blood Doctor [AUDIOBOOK]
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes: Volume 1 [AUDIOBOOK]
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Land of the Living [AUDIOBOOK]
Land of the Living [AUDIOBOOK]
The Water Clock [AUDIOBOOK]
The Moonstone [AUDIOBOOK]
Baby Cat Face
The Seville Communion
Lie in the Dark
Maigret and the Spinster
Maigret Trio
Maigret Afraid
Maigret Has Scruples
The Mystery of Edwin Drood (New Oxford Illustrated Dickens)
Sherlock Holmes: Selected Stories (World's Classics S.)
Innocence
The Mystery of Edwin Drood (Oxford World's Classics)

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Not his best - but the villian and ending are haunting.
14 year gaps in books about computers? Try again!
Francis Never Fails
Definitely not the way to start your love of Francis..

Twice Shy
Dick Francis
Manufacturer: The Audio Partners
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Audio Cassette

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ASIN: 1572702001

Book Description

Young physicist Jonathan Derry is given some musical tapes by a friend. As it turns out, the tapes hold not popular songs but rather an elaborate computerized horse-betting system that can make the holder a rich man — or a dead one. High-speed-thriller master Dick Francis weaves a constantly twisting plot, a wicked villain, and nonstop action into an explosive showdown.

Customer Reviews:

Not his best - but the villian and ending are haunting........2004-09-25

I have read all his novels, some more than twice... I enjoy hanging out with the author. The two story lines are just a bit distracting in this novel... but if you put the book down for a day between brothers, it is no big matter. And the villian is pretty scary!! shudder

14 year gaps in books about computers? Try again!.......2001-12-15

Gotta agree with the other reviewer's comment about mixing 14 year gaps in stories with plots centering about computers. I actually program these silly things for a living, and listening to this book in 2001 was interesting purely from this historical computer languages angle. However, I found myself distracted througout wondering if it was the initial story about Jonathan that was intended to take place in '81 or the second story 14 years later. I don't think I buy it either way: programs don't last 14 years.
My verdict: centering the plot on a computer program? Good.
Breaking the story into two, changing narrators, and setting the 2nd half 14 years later? Good.
Both? Not so good.
Try Whip Hand or In The Frame instead.

Francis Never Fails.......2001-01-03

Dick Francis is one of the finest mystery/thriller writers going. This book, one of the first mysteries I ever read, hooked me to Francis's saddle during my teens. I've enjoyed the ride ever since.

Definitely not the way to start your love of Francis.........1998-04-29

As a really big Dick Francis fan, I would be really sad if someone heard all these great things about this author, picked up this book, and then never tried another book again. It's not a very good one. The premise is good, the characterizations as usual are very nice, but the plot goes nowhere and stays there from about halfway in until the last, disappointing page. Changing narrators in the book was a nice risk, but it ruins everything. Having the book be about computers and then putting in a 14-year gap was also not the wisest thing. If you want to start off on the right Francis Foot, try PROOF or WILD HORSES or ENQUIRY, and there you're neck-deep in characterization, plot and thrills. Francis is a master, but even masters have an off day.

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