Silks
by Dick Francis, Felix Francis
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Author: Dick Francis, Felix FrancisEdition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2008-08-26
ISBN: 0399155333
Number of pages: 352
Publisher: Putnam Adult
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Book Review: hang in there, it gets better the further you read
Summary: 4 Stars
I almost gave up on this book. I found it tiresome and not very interesting in the first 50 pages. But finally it picked up and by the end I did enjoy it, although the ending of who did it was very obvious. Wish there had been more of a twist in the end.
A pleasant read.
Summary of Silks
"Julian Trent, you have been found guilty by this court of perpetrating a violent and unprovoked attack on an innocent family including a charge of attempted murder. You have shown little or no remorse for your actions and I consider you a danger to society."When defense lawyer Geoffrey Mason hears the judge's ruling at London's Old Bailey, he quietly hopes that a substantial sentence will be handed down to his arrogant young client. That Julian Trent only receives eight years seems all too lenient. Little does Mason realize that he'll be looking Trent in the eyes again much sooner than that.
Setting aside his barrister's gown and wig, Mason heads to Sandown racetrack to don his colorful racing silks. As an amateur jockey, he fulfills his true passion by pounding the turf in the heat of a steeplechase. Yet when a fellow rider is brutally murdered-a pitchfork driven through his chest-Mason's racing hobby soon becomes too close to his work. The prime suspect is one of their brethren, champion jockey Steve Mitchell, and the evidence against him seems overwhelming.
Mason is reluctant to heed Mitchell's plea for legal help-but he soon finds himself at the center of a sinister web of violence, threats and intimidation. Mason is left fighting a battle of right and wrong, and more immediately, a battle of life and death.his own.
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