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Come to Grief

By: Dick Francis
Narrated by: Tony Britton
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Sid Halley, the ex-champion jockey turned investigator who appears in Odds Against and Whip Hand, is back and facing new dilemmas and dangers. The opening finds him having uncovered an obnoxious crime committed by a friend whom he, and everyone else, has held in affection bordering on love.

On the morning set for the opening of the friend's trial, at which Sid is due to be called as a witness, other people's miseries explode and send him spinning into pulverizing days of hard, rational detection, and heart-searching torments. Troubled, courageous, and unwilling to admit defeat, for Sid Halley it is business as usual.

©1995 Dick Francis (P)2014 Bolinda Publishing Pty Ltd. Crime Fiction Mystery Fiction Heartfelt Suspense
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A bit gruesome but had to know the end, would never have guessed how it would finish, brilliant. Tony Briton is an outstanding narrator brings each character alive

Great story great narrator

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Excellent, fast paced story and great narration by Tony Britton. Really enjoyable to listen to.

Excellent story

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I have been a fan of Dick Francis for almost 20 years now, I whave read and re read all of his books. The narrative form has ticked every box, when reading we enter our own imagination. The narrator has his voices down to a tee. I throughly recomennd to any one. five stars.

fantastic

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I enjoy Dick Francis immensely. This book did not disappoint. Sid Halley is a likeable character, and Dick Francis lifts the lid on this private man, giving us a glimpse of the true character beneath the rock-like, fearless facade he presents to the rest of the world.

His affection for the little girl with leukemia is touching. Dick Francis really seems to understand what makes people tick, and there is always a heart-warming portrayal of the goodness and honesty of ordinary people, contrasted with the face of true evil in his villains.

As always, Francis' love and respect for horses is very much in evidence - the special relationship which can come about only through intimate association with these extraordinary creatures over many years. This is, indeed, classic Francis, and a book I shall enjoy listening to again and again.

Tony Britton cannot be faulted as the narrator of the Dick Francis novels. He is just right in every way, and brings out the different characters beautifully. I can't imagine anyone else reading them!

Excellent, as usual!

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A bit laboured at times yet equally pacy in other sections. I enjoyed the story overall and having heard other titles by this author would recommend it. Perhaps the narrator doesn't seem so accomplished or convincing as another I've heard read these stories.

Entertaining and interesting

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Dick Francis does it again! one of his better ones! now onto the next one!

brilliant!

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Computers come into this thriller. Can’t quite believe the motivation for the hideous crimes? Bit far fetched perhaps but it is still a rollicking good listen

Great!

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One or two(!) rather far fetched scenarios in the story but go with it, and it’s a good yarn. The audiobook is very well read

Good yarn brilliantly read

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Absolute page-turner - I felt thoroughly involved. Brilliant narration that absorbed me. I love Dick Francis books but this one excels.

One of his best

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A progressively harrowing tale which gains drama and action right up to the end. Very moving, almost too discriptive.

Horses and human traits

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