In the Frame, Dick Francis
In the Frame, Dick Francis
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In the Frame

Author: Dick Francis

Narrator: Geoffrey Howard

Unabridged: 5 hr 56 min

Format: Digital Audiobook (DRM Protected)

Published: 01/14/2010

Synopsis

Charles Todd is an English painter well known and respected for his renderings of sleek and athletic horses at the racetrack. What he now faces at his cousin Donald’s house is also art—the art of a perfectly brutal murderer.Donald’s home has been burglarized and his wife, Regina, is lying on her back dead, her face the color of cream. Donald is shattered, shocked—and a prime suspect.When Todd discovers a connection between recent burglaries and people who bought horse paintings, the racetrack lover finds himself in the biggest race of his life as he works to clear his cousin’s name and trap a ruthless killer before the killer traps him.

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.

About Geoffrey Howard

Geoffrey Howard (a.k.a. Ralph Cosham) (1936–2014) was a British journalist who changed careers to become a narrator and screen and stage actor. He performed in more than one hundred professional theatrical roles. His audiobook narrations were named “Audio Best of the Year” by Publishers Weekly, and he won seven AudioFile Earphones Awards, and in 2013 he won the coveted Audie Award for Best Mystery Narration for his reading of Louise Penny’s The Beautiful Mystery.

Reviews

Goodreads review by James on June 04, 2018

This is a fairly typical Dick Francis novel. In this case, the protagonist is Charles Todd, an artist who specializes in painting horses. He goes to spend a weekend with his cousin and the cousin's wife, only to arrive and find that the cousin's house has been burglarized. The cousin's wife, who app......more

Goodreads review by James on December 12, 2022

Artist, Charles Todd, is dragged into an adventure when he arrives at his cousin's home to find it burgled and that a murder has been committed. Drawn into a web of intrigue and conspiracy, Charles is soon flying over to Australia to track down a criminal enterprise. Another BRILLIANT Dick Francis no......more

Goodreads review by Harry on August 04, 2012

What is there to say about Dick Francis? As I think about all of his books (yes, this review covers all of his books, and yes I've read them all) I think about a moral ethical hero, steeped in intelligence and goodness embroiled in evil machinations within British horse racing society - either direc......more

Goodreads review by Jerry on June 11, 2018

Not the most exciting of mysteries, but still decent for what it was.......more

Goodreads review by David on August 30, 2017

So reliable, an intrepid hero, horse racing, crime and all so easy to read......more

Quotes

“Francis captures our attention and holds us spellbound.” New York Times Book Review

“A positive genius.” Time

“Excitement from start to finish.” Publishers Weekly

“The horses are painted ones this time, but stop worrying. You won’t have a moment to miss the hooves and the muck…Action, character, and color ride in perfect balance again…and the ‘Am I my brother’s keeper?’ motif returns in subtle high gear, just to remind us that Francis stays on top because he remembers to touch bottom.” Kirkus Reviews

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