The Edge
An Atlantic City Crime Story

Tor Kelsey is young, single, and independently wealthy, which leaves him free to do virtually whatever he wants. He chooses to work as an undercover agent for the English Jockey Club, ferreting out threats to the English racing world. Kelsey is particularly gifted at disguising himself, blending int......more

I enjoyed the story about a villain trying to a train with pedigree race horses traveling across Canada from Toronto to Vancouver. We know early on who is the crook and the invisible man Tor trying to find evidence of his criminality. The story brought back for me memories of trips to Canada. Toront......more

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

"Στόχος", εκδόσεις Bell. Στη βιβλιοθήκη μου έχω πέντε βιβλία του Ντικ Φράνσις (εννοείται όλα αγορασμένα από παλαιοβιβλιοπωλεία μέσα στα προηγούμενα χρόνια), όμως είναι το πρώτο βιβλίο του συγγραφέα που διαβάζω. Ο Ντικ Φράνσις φημίζεται για τα θρίλερ μυστηρίου που διαδραματίζονται λίγο έως πολύ στον κ......more

Another amazing mystery by Dick Francis. We are on familiar turf (horse racing), yet the setting is far away, on the `The Great Transcontinental Mystery Race Train.'' in Canada. Notice the words 'Mystery' and 'Race'? The train from Toronto to Vancouver carrying racing horses, their owners, race enthu......more