Second Wind

Dick Francis is best known for his crime novels that are set in the world of British horse racing, and these books, I think, are his most successful, probably because this is the area that he knows best. He has, however, written a few other books that have little or nothing to do with horse racing a......more

I have read a lot of Dick Francis novels, although before I started putting reviews on here. Most were entertaining, well crafted and at least moderately believable. In general they follow the same pattern, boy meets girl, gets beaten up, falls of a horse, has broken ribs and is nursed back to healt......more

Not the best novel by Francis. I learnt a lot about hurricanes and radioactive materials. The plot is all over the place. Kris who is Perry’s friend has a history of depression and suicidal thoughts who also is a pilot. They decide to take up the offer of a plan to fly through the eye of a Caribbean......more

If you were a weatherman, horse or cattle breeder, this will be of more interest to you than me. Still was entertaining with some plot changes that I did not see coming.......more