Author:Dick Francis,Felix Francis
Discover the classic mystery from Dick Francis, one of the greatest thriller writers of all time
'Runs at a cracking pace from beginning to end' 5***** Reader Review
'Twists and turns all the way through. Silks has you on the edge of your seat' 5***** Reader Review
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Geoffrey Mason wasn't terribly disappointed when his client Julian Trent was found guilty.
Despite being paid handsomely as Trent's defence counsel, he believes Trent needs to be locked up for a good long time. He only wishes it had happened more quickly - if the trial had ended just a bit earlier, Mason could have made it to the Foxhunter Steeplechase and fulfilled his long-time dream as an amateur jockey.
But not long afterward, Trent is set free when witnesses and jurors start recanting - under intimidation, Mason suspects. Remembering Trent's threats at the time of his conviction, Mason starts to worry.
And things only get worse when one of Mason's fellow jockeys is found dead . . .
Packed with intrigue and hair-raising suspense, Silks is just one of the many blockbuster thrillers from legendary crime writer Dick Francis.
Praise for Dick Francis:
'As a jockey, Dick Francis was unbeatable when he got into his stride. The same is true of his crime writing' Daily Mirror
'The narrative is brisk and gripping and the background researched with care . . . the entire story is a pleasure to relish' Scotsman
'Dick Francis's fiction has a secret ingredient - his inimitable knack of grabbing the reader's attention on page one and holding it tight until the very end' Sunday Telegraph
'A regular winner . . . as smooth, swift and lean as ever' Sunday Express
'The master of suspense and intrigue' Country Life
'Francis writing at his best' Evening Standard
'Still the master' Racing Post
The master of suspense and intrigue
—— Country LifeA triumphant return to Francis family form
—— The Daily MailA tremendous read
—— Woman's OwnStill the master
—— Racing Post'Ambitious, large-scale adventure...Sussman's fastidious research into the novel's setting grants everything a plausibility...his millennia spanning plot functions as a colourful backdrop'
—— GOOD BOOK GUIDE'A rollicking, feel-good adventure set among the murky and convulsive politics of the present-day Middle East'
—— JEWISH CHRONICLE'An exciting page-turner...unusual and intriguing'
—— WESTERN DAILY PRESSThere's a stark immediacy to his prose...frenetically paced thriller
—— Daily MailRunning jokes and consciously ludicrous moments come thick and fast
—— GuardianThe taut dialogue buzzes with snappy ventriloquism. Welsh is one of our most interesting writers on the minutiae of human consciousness
—— Sunday TelegraphEssentially a stunning exploration of the darkest parts of the human psyche, one which will haunt the reader
—— Socialist ReviewThere is no doubt that Crime is a page-turner
—— New StatesmanReacher fans will love it - it's all storming compounds, breaking hearts and not bothering to take names, taking justice into his own hands and to hell with the wos'name... a solid inter-Bond-film substitute
—— Maxim