2006-04-18 Superb

Picked up this book this morning from my grandmothers book shelves and have literally just finished it. Couldn't take my eyes away all day. Great way to pass a boring bank holiday.

The book itself is very clever and every character fails not to capture your imagination and with a plot so intriguing you cant help but carry on reading. Dick Francis' love of racehorses provides the perfect passion for a backdrop of a great story and his introduction of new subjects such as architecture provide a slight twist on other Dick Francis books.

With a racecourse that looks like its on its last legs and a family so annoyingly middle class to the point at some places in the book you just want to take the situation into your own hands, it takes a good natured builder/architect to maintain the balance and sort out everyones duties whilst taking into account his own. Along the way individual plots thicken and characters are sussed but with almost every dicovery comes a twist.

The book is a fascinating read, especially if you enjoy the subjects of property development and horse racing and will keep you pleasantly occupied to the point of being unsociable for a good few chapters. I would recommend it to anyone with an intrest in crime fiction. Enjoy!