The Danger

To my mind, The Danger is among the best of the novels by Dick Francis. While most of the others are set firmly in the world of horseracing, this is one of his books where the world of horseracing is somewhat tangential to the rest of the book. The protagonist is Andrew Douglas, a partner in a firm c......more

Dick Francis: ‘The Danger’ A few years ago, my called and said she would be in town. “Would you like me to drop off one or two old Dick Francis novels?” she asked. My grandfather had recently passed on. “No,” I told her. “Bring them all!” She brought a plastic shopping bag with about twenty of them. I......more