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Dick Francis' Refusal
- Narrateur(s): Martin Jarvis
- Durée: 9 h et 44 min
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Dick Francis's Gamble
- Auteur(s): Felix Francis
- Narrateur(s): John Keating
- Durée: 10 h et 41 min
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Felix Francis co-wrote several horse racing mysteries with his late father Dick Francis before the legendary author passed away in 2010. Taking up the reins for his first solo effort, Felix delivers a captivating tale that franchise fans will thoroughly enjoy. Former jockey Nicholas “Foxy” Foxton is at the track one day when he witnesses the execution-style killing of his friend Herb Novak. Worried he might be next, Foxy wonders if there was a dark side to Herb he didn’t know about.
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Odds Against
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- Narrateur(s): Tony Britton
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Amazing what bodily injury could do for a man. A fall from a racehorse had left brilliant jockey Sid Halley dangerously depressed, with a wrecked hand and the need for a new career. And now a bullet wound was helping him find one. He'd been with a detective agency since his racing accident, but it wasn't until some two-bit hoodlum drilled a slug into his side that he was sent out on a case of his own. That was where he met Zanna Martin, a woman who just might make life worth living again.
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- Écrit par Cr Fraser le 2022-04-05
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To the Hilt
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- Narrateur(s): Tony Britton
- Durée: 10 h et 21 min
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Alexander Kinloch, artist, has worked out a good pattern for his life. His home is a small bothy on a remote mountain in Scotland; he paints on commission, from which he derives both pleasure and a decent income; he lives alone and likes it. One day, however, Alexander's peace is violently shattered when he returns home to find a group of strangers waiting for him. Afer a scuffle, he is left for dead with only the wind and the words "Where is it?" ringing in his ears.
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Reflex
- Auteur(s): Dick Francis
- Narrateur(s): Tony Britton
- Durée: 9 h et 39 min
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Philip Nore is nearing the end as a jockey. George Millace is finished in photography. The differnce is, Millace is dead, and Nore has discovered his secret: a set of files which would blow the top off the racing world. Hated by a dying grandmother he has never known and abused by a trainer he knows only too well, Nore is no stranger to shabby morals. And when he begins to decipher the dead man's photographs, he uncovers corruption on a scale he had never imagined.
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spell binding
- Écrit par JOHN le 2018-07-05
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Enquiry
- Auteur(s): Dick Francis
- Narrateur(s): Geoffrey Howard
- Durée: 6 h et 27 min
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To a jockey, losing his license is the equivalent of being struck off, or disbarred, or cashiered. When steeplechase rider Kelly Hughes lost his license his first feelings were of bewilderment and disbelief, for he was not guilty of the charges. Nor, to the best of his knowledge, was the trainer he had ridden for, who lost his livelihood as well. When his first stunned state of shock subsided, Kelly began to wonder why he had been framed, who had done it, and how it had been achieved.
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Even Money
- Auteur(s): Dick Francis, Felix Francis
- Narrateur(s): Tony Britton
- Durée: 11 h et 4 min
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On the first day of Royal Ascot, the crowd rejoices in a string of winning favorites. Ned Talbot has worked all his life as a bookmaker – taking over the family business from his grandfather – so he knows not to expect any sympathy from the punters as they count their winnings, and him his losses. He’s seen the ups and downs before – but, as the big gambling conglomerates muscle in on small concerns like his, Ned wonders if it’s worth it any more.
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Dick Francis's Gamble
- Auteur(s): Felix Francis
- Narrateur(s): John Keating
- Durée: 10 h et 41 min
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Felix Francis co-wrote several horse racing mysteries with his late father Dick Francis before the legendary author passed away in 2010. Taking up the reins for his first solo effort, Felix delivers a captivating tale that franchise fans will thoroughly enjoy. Former jockey Nicholas “Foxy” Foxton is at the track one day when he witnesses the execution-style killing of his friend Herb Novak. Worried he might be next, Foxy wonders if there was a dark side to Herb he didn’t know about.
Auteur(s): Felix Francis
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Odds Against
- Auteur(s): Dick Francis
- Narrateur(s): Tony Britton
- Durée: 8 h et 56 min
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Amazing what bodily injury could do for a man. A fall from a racehorse had left brilliant jockey Sid Halley dangerously depressed, with a wrecked hand and the need for a new career. And now a bullet wound was helping him find one. He'd been with a detective agency since his racing accident, but it wasn't until some two-bit hoodlum drilled a slug into his side that he was sent out on a case of his own. That was where he met Zanna Martin, a woman who just might make life worth living again.
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Some technical issues with the recording
- Écrit par Cr Fraser le 2022-04-05
Auteur(s): Dick Francis
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To the Hilt
- Auteur(s): Dick Francis
- Narrateur(s): Tony Britton
- Durée: 10 h et 21 min
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Alexander Kinloch, artist, has worked out a good pattern for his life. His home is a small bothy on a remote mountain in Scotland; he paints on commission, from which he derives both pleasure and a decent income; he lives alone and likes it. One day, however, Alexander's peace is violently shattered when he returns home to find a group of strangers waiting for him. Afer a scuffle, he is left for dead with only the wind and the words "Where is it?" ringing in his ears.
Auteur(s): Dick Francis
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Reflex
- Auteur(s): Dick Francis
- Narrateur(s): Tony Britton
- Durée: 9 h et 39 min
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Philip Nore is nearing the end as a jockey. George Millace is finished in photography. The differnce is, Millace is dead, and Nore has discovered his secret: a set of files which would blow the top off the racing world. Hated by a dying grandmother he has never known and abused by a trainer he knows only too well, Nore is no stranger to shabby morals. And when he begins to decipher the dead man's photographs, he uncovers corruption on a scale he had never imagined.
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spell binding
- Écrit par JOHN le 2018-07-05
Auteur(s): Dick Francis
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Enquiry
- Auteur(s): Dick Francis
- Narrateur(s): Geoffrey Howard
- Durée: 6 h et 27 min
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To a jockey, losing his license is the equivalent of being struck off, or disbarred, or cashiered. When steeplechase rider Kelly Hughes lost his license his first feelings were of bewilderment and disbelief, for he was not guilty of the charges. Nor, to the best of his knowledge, was the trainer he had ridden for, who lost his livelihood as well. When his first stunned state of shock subsided, Kelly began to wonder why he had been framed, who had done it, and how it had been achieved.
Auteur(s): Dick Francis
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Even Money
- Auteur(s): Dick Francis, Felix Francis
- Narrateur(s): Tony Britton
- Durée: 11 h et 4 min
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On the first day of Royal Ascot, the crowd rejoices in a string of winning favorites. Ned Talbot has worked all his life as a bookmaker – taking over the family business from his grandfather – so he knows not to expect any sympathy from the punters as they count their winnings, and him his losses. He’s seen the ups and downs before – but, as the big gambling conglomerates muscle in on small concerns like his, Ned wonders if it’s worth it any more.
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Hot Money
- Auteur(s): Dick Francis
- Narrateur(s): Tony Britton
- Durée: 10 h et 55 min
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Malcolm Pembroke never expected to make a million pounds without making enemies. Nor did he expect his latest wife to be brutally murdered. All the clues suggest the killer comes from close to home, but after five marriages and nine children, that still leaves the field wide open. When he find his own life in danger, Pembroke entrusts his safety to his estranged son, Ian, an amateur jockey; and through him discovers a compulsive new outlet for his financial expertise.
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Decider
- Auteur(s): Dick Francis
- Narrateur(s): Tony Britton
- Durée: 10 h et 7 min
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Free choice? There's no such thing, according to Lee Morris. Choice is pre-ordained by your personality. Stratton Park racecourse faces ruin in the hands of a squabbling family. Lee is slowly sucked into the turmoil, unwillingly on the surface but half-understanding the deep compulsions that influence his decisions. One road leads to safety, another to death. How do you know which is which?
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one of the best from Dick Francis
- Écrit par Jessica Taylor le 2021-06-16
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The Edge
- Auteur(s): Dick Francis
- Narrateur(s): Tony Britton
- Durée: 11 h et 21 min
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To the Jockey Club, the racing world would be a better place without Julius Apollo Filmer. An expert in corruption with a devastating line in witness intimidation, and proving to be a slippery character to put behind bars. Baffled, they call in undercover security agent Tor Kelsey to keep an unflinching eye on Filmer and his associates. A mission that takes him from the finest of English racecourses to the wild Canadian interior, on a luxury transcontinental train journey to end them all.
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- Écrit par Jon Dickinson le 2020-11-03
Auteur(s): Dick Francis
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Straight
- Auteur(s): Dick Francis
- Narrateur(s): Tony Britton
- Durée: 10 h et 51 min
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Derek Franklin is an injured jockey. The last fence at Cheltenham has left him on crutches. But his brother’s death means even bigger trouble. He inherits a jewellery business, a mistress – and some very shady business associates. Franklin likes to play things straight. But with £1.5 million in diamonds gone missing, he finds honesty can be a deadly virtue.
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Longshot
- Auteur(s): Dick Francis
- Narrateur(s): Tony Britton
- Durée: 11 h et 1 min
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John Kendall knows how to survive. He's written six handbooks on the subject. Now he wants to become a novelist, preferably without starving to death. But when cold and hunger set in, Kendall impulsively accepts an unlikely job. He is to research and write a biography of Tremayne Vickers, a famous racehorse trainer. Staying at Vickers' home in rural Berkshire, Kendall soon learns to like his host and friends, learns to ride racehorses, learns about murderers ...
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Good!
- Écrit par mcgr le 2020-04-15
Auteur(s): Dick Francis
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Rat Race
- Auteur(s): Dick Francis
- Narrateur(s): Ian Ogilvy
- Durée: 6 h et 1 min
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Hired to fly four racing buffs to the track, pilot Matt Shore expects it will be the kind of job he likes: quick and easy. Until, that is, he’s forced to make an emergency landing just minutes before the plane explodes. Luckily, no one is hurt, but it isn’t long before Matt realises that he’s caught up in the rat race of violent criminals who are dead-set on putting anyone who stands in their way on the wrong side of the odds.
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Six years ago, investigator Sid Halley retired for good. He'd been harassed, beaten, shot, even lost a hand to his investigating business, and enough was enough. For the sake of his wife and new daughter he gave up that life of danger and uncertainty, and he thought nothing would ever lure him back into the game. He thought wrong.
Sir Richard Stewart, chairman of the racing authority, begs Sid to investigate a series of dodgy races. Sid adamantly refuses, but the following day, Sir Richard is found dead under suspicious circumstances. And then a man with an Irish accent contacts Sid, telling him to deliver a whitewashed report about the suspected race-fixing...or else. At first Sid ignores these warnings, knowing that once he submits to this criminal bully, he will forever be under his control. But as the intimidation tactics escalate - and Sid' s own family comes under threat - Sid realizes he must meet his enemy head-on...or he might pay the ultimate price for his refusal.
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- Jean
- 2013-10-10
Sid Halley is back
There have been a few authors’ that have died and their sons have tried to carry on the writing without success. I am happy to say that Felix Francis has done a fairly good job. When Dick Francis’s wife died the books lacked the polish she gave it as a master of the English language. This is the second book that Felix has written alone, and he has brought back his Father’s character Sid Halley. Sid is now retired from being a detective, is married with a 6 year old girl and is working on his investments. The head of the British racing as him to help solve a problem with someone fixing the races but he declines. Then the man is dead and a man with a Northern Ireland accent is threatening Sid. The story takes off from here with action, suspense, and humor. I like the stories with more racing action but Sid is no longer racing. Martin Jarvis does a good job with the narration. If you are a Dick Francis fan you will not be disappointed.
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- Sassy1980
- 2013-09-07
His Father's Son
I have to admit that up until this book I haven't been impressed with Felix Frances as a successor to his father. With this book, however, he has truly written a book in Dick Francis' unforgettable style. I found that I couldn't stop listening! I had to know what happened next. If you were a fan of Dick Francis, you will think he has come back to life and written another Sid Halley adventure!
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- MOLLYO
- 2019-10-16
Sid is not himself and I searched & never found hi
I truly love the Dick Francis franchise and Martin Jarvis as narrator brings it home. But this particular book has Sid Halley as doddering. Sid's wife however brought the whole thing down. Marina comes off as shrill and stupid. She married him knowing who he was & what he did. But for all that she hinders him by crying, arguing and screeching for him to not do whatever then screeching for him to do whatever. She is supposed to be a scientist but she seems to lack any ability to think critically.
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- A
- 2019-05-15
Disappointing
Sadly, this is not Felix's best effort--and I have read a number of them, which I have really enjoyed and even re-read regularly. Sid Halley should have stayed retired and Dick Francis's name long since should have been removed from the cover. Long since time for Francis fils to start down his own path.
The basic set up for the novel had potential but didn't deliver. Every thing was predictable -- even the surprise twists were predictable. This was not the same Sid Halley we have come to know from his earlier stories and I can't believe that 6 years of retirement made him completely stupid. Even worse, all the characters were not well written. Finally, there is the writing and Francis fils has already shown us that he can write better than this--although he does have to come up with something new in the way of spousal endearments, because his "my darling" is becoming rather worn out after the number of times it has been used in this book and and in Even Money.
The secondary plot about the hand-wrist transplant did not do it for me. He never says a word to his wife about it; who in this day and age doesn't discuss even the investigation of such surgery with his spouse before embarking on the project? Then, he wants it so badly that he is wishing out loud for someone to die; that is not the Sid Halley we have come to know from his previous outings. Then there is the blatant set up for a future story ( please, I hope not). All too horribly contrived.
In general, I enjoy Martin Jarvis as a narrator and he did a good job with this one but Tony Britton will always be the voice of Sid Halley (and Dick Francis) in my mind -- and he is no longer recording books.
All in all, if you are looking to try a Felix Francis, don't start with this one; and if you want to meet the real Sid Halley read them in the order they were written.
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- Elizabeth
- 2013-10-24
Felix Francis pens a worthy sequel
What did you love best about Dick Francis' Refusal?
Unlike many long term series, which run out of steam, the Dick Francis franchise continues to gallop along. Francis' son, Felix, does a very credible job or bringing Sid Halley back into dectecting. Sure, there are some weak point to the plot, but it's still an enjoyable romp.
Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
This is a book that I looked forward to listening to and which ended far too soon.
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- Elk
- 2021-04-27
Better than most Dick Francis
Intrigue and good depth of characters. FANTASTIC reader. Highly recommend this story of horse racing culture in England.
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- Mike
- 2019-07-24
Sid Halley reluctantly returns, doesn't disappoint
"Once a detective always a detective," Sid is told, but until the villain pushes him beyond the brink he wonders if that is true. Lucky for us it is!
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- satisfied customer
- 2023-07-22
Another fast paced tale
I love the racing aspects of Francis’ stories woven into mystery and murder. Non stop action and extremely well narrated!
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- L. Randazzo
- 2018-04-30
enjoyable book
really enjoyed the book. It seemed like classic Dick Francis. I wouldn't have known it was someone else.
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- Lin
- 2013-09-09
Don't bother!
What would have made Dick Francis' Refusal better?
Less melodrama! Dick Francis was a master writer, his son should not keep trying to make it on his father's coat tails.
What do you think your next listen will be?
Anything but another bad Felix Francis novel.
Would you be willing to try another one of Martin Jarvis’s performances?
Probably not
What character would you cut from Dick Francis' Refusal?
The author
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