Banker, Dick Francis
Banker, Dick Francis
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Banker

Author: Dick Francis

Narrator: Simon Prebble

Unabridged: 10 hr 1 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 05/13/2011


Synopsis

An investment banker arranges the purchase of a champion racehorse and gets
caught up in murder in this New York Times bestseller that’s “fraught with
violence, conspiracy and, of course, horses” (The Boston Globe).
Tim Ekaterin raised millions of dollars to finance the purchase of Sandcastle, a
champion racer, only to discover an apparent defect in the horse. Investigating
further, Ekaterin learns that the business of investment banking is nothing
compared to the cutthroat world of horseracing—a world where violence and
murder only raise the stakes …
“The most elaborate plot Francis has yet devised.”—The Washington Post Book
World

About Dick Francis

Dick Francis is the author of many bestselling mysteries, most recently Shattered. A three-time Edgar Award winner, the Mystery Writers of America named him Grand Master in 1996. He lives in the Caribbean.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Julie

Banker by Dick Francis is a 1982 publication. A nice change of pace! Tim Ekaterin is an up- and- coming merchant banker who goes out on a limb to front a huge amount of money to Oliver Knowles, a stud-farmer, to buy a champion horse named Sandcastle. Tim becomes friends with Oliver and his daughter......more

Goodreads review by James

This is among the better novels written by Dick Francis. The protagonist, Tim Ekaterin, is an investment banker at a large and venerable firm. The firm is approached by Oliver Knowles who owns a stud farm. Knowles wants to borrow $5 million to buy a racehorse named Sandcastle and put him out to stud......more

Goodreads review by Charles

Another Dick Francis winner The worlds of investment banking and horse racing meet and collide with greed and evil. A well written volume heavy on character development and information. This will not be to every mystery fan's taste but I really enjoyed it. A classic Dick Francis mystery delving into......more