Crisis

De: Felix Francis

Narrado por: Martin Jarvis

Duración: 10 h y 35 m

Resumen del Editor

New York Times best-selling author Felix Francis returns with his newest edge-of-your-seat horse-racing thriller in the Dick Francis tradition.

Harrison Foster, a crisis manager for a London firm, is summoned to Newmarket after a fire in the Chadwick stables kills six very valuable horses, including the short-priced favorite for the Derby. There is far more to the "simple" fire than initially meets the eye...for a start, human remains are found among the equestrian ones in the burnt-out shell. All the stable staff are accounted for, so who is the mystery victim?

Harry knows very little about horses; indeed, he positively dislikes them, but he is thrust unwillingly into the world of thoroughbred racing, where the standard of care of the equine stars is far higher than that of the humans who attend to them.

The Chadwick family is a dysfunctional racing dynasty. Resentment between the generations is rife, and sibling rivalry bubbles away like volcanic magma beneath a thin crust of respectability. Harry represents the Middle Eastern owner of the Derby favorite, and as he delves deeper into the unanswered questions surrounding the horse's demise, he ignites a fuse that blows the volcano sky-high.

Can Harry solve the riddle before he is bumped off by the fallout?

©2018 Felix Francis (P)2018 Recorded Books

Reseñas de la Crítica

"Narrator Martin Jarvis is always magical. His pacing and clear diction are always perfect. Jarvis wrests every bit of humor, romance, malevolence, and dysfunction from Felix Francis's latest crime story." (AudioFile)

Enjoyed!

So glad that Felix Francis has broken with tradition and not felt compelled to include a lengthy torture scene!

Again Excellent

Dick Francis was one of my favorite authors but his son has if anything a more deft hand with characters and plot. His Dad would be proud. Will buy everything he writes.

Best written Felix Francis book

I have been a Dick Francis fan since Bonecrack. Dick never wrote 2 words when one would do. He used adverbs in a way that would have been annoying if it didn't so perfectly paint the picture. Felix has just written a book that, for me, comes very close. Good plot, interesting characters. Thanks

Great listening😊

Martin Jarvis, always a pleasure to listen to.
Well scripted plot. Well researched! Always learn something new about the racing industry.

Another great book!!

Mr Francis did an excellent job writing the story, and who doesn't love Martin Jarvis??!!

Another wonderful Francis thriller/mystery

A fire has left champion race horses dead, and one human victim's remains are also found in the ashes, but more victims follow.
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The twists and turns of the investigation are fast paced and fascinating. In addition, the underlying human stories of the investigator, the victim, and the perpetrator emerge.
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I was enthralled throughout.

Enjoyed this very much

I enjoyed this book very much. It was very predictable and I knew what was going to happen but I still liked it very much.

Felix is not quite his Dad, but close.

I loved Dick Francis novels. I started reading them as a college student in the 80s. His character development, methodical story telling, and the plot lines were so much fun to read. His characters were loveable, frustratingly polite, and you left most books wanting to meet them again. I hesitated to buy any Felix version Dick Francis, partly because of other reviews, but also because I didn't want to ruin my love of this series. I was wrong, at least if this one novel represents his other work. Once into this novel, with Marvin Jarvis as narrator, I forgot who had actually written it. The formula, character development and charm was on point . This particular plot was fine, not the very best, but then again, some of Dick's novels were also just fine. It had all the boxes ticked: horse racing, smart but unassuming protagonist, some stress but not tragedy... I am happy that this series can live on and I can continue to experience it.

Honorable protagonist searches for truth...

Here in the Dick Francis tradition, web have the courageous search for justice This time Harry investigates the cause of a fire at the facilities of a horse trainer.

A story that gets at real life

Dick and Felix Francis deliver again...a story of genuine heartbreak and real life issues.