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Type of bind: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813
EAN num: 9780425209585
ISBN number: 042520958X
Label: Berkley
Manufacturer: Berkley
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 304
Printing Date: September 05, 2006
Publishing house: Berkley
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A successful painter who loves going to the track finds himself in the biggest race of his life as he works to clear his cousin's name-and trap a ruthless killer before the killer traps him.
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Dick Francis is a huge hit in my house. "In The Frame" was the very first of his books that my wife ever read. She loved it so much she started looking for more of his books. Now, several years later, our office houses every book in the Dick Francis catalog.
But, enough about my wife. I have never been a reader. Prior to 2005, I had never read a book for pleasure. My wife pushed me to give the Francis book "The Edge" a read because it is set on a train (and she knows I'm a sucker for trains). I gave it a try and haven't stopped reading the Francis catalog since.
To date, I have read about three quarters of the Francis collection. So far, I have only come across three kinds of books in his catalog, good ones, great ones, and incredible ones. "In The Frame" is one of the incredible ones.
If you'd had told me four years ago that I would become hooked on books set around English Steeplechasing in the coming years, I'd have considered you insane. But, here I am, and thanks to Dick Francis, I am completely hooked.
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THIS BOOK ARRIVED IN GOOD CONDITION AND CAME IN A REASONALBE AMOUNT OF TIME. I WOULD RECOMMEND THIS VENDOR.
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I enjoyed this book--a fast read. Has his trademarks:
1. amateur hero with lots of courage who gets beat up, usually more than once
2. expositions on some specialty kind of work--in this case painting
3. some connection with horse racing--the artist paints horses & meets other characters at the races.
4. interesting characters & esp. their descriptions or statements.
In this book, most of the bad guys are provided early, but not all--& the mystery surrounds the murder itself. Most of the interesting quotes this time could be lumped together as Todd's Laws (p. 115 of 230 in the 1976 HB ed:
"One shouldn't make judgments form afar. You haven't actually got to be swallowed by a shark before you believe it's got sharp teeth,' Sarah said. `You can believe what other people see.' `It depends from where they're looking. Facts are not judgments, and judgments are not facts,' Jik said. `A bit of Todd's Law from way back...Emotion is a rotten base for politics. He used to say that, too,' Jik said. `Envy is the root of all evil. What have I left out?' `The most damaging lies are told by those who believe they're true.'"
This novel is available in a number of collections: 'In the Frame' and 'Dead Cert' (Omnibus Edition): Dead Cert & In the Frame by Dick Francis, Blood Flies Upwards by E. X. Ferrars, and Murder in Mimicry by Anne Morice (Detective Book Club).
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The nearest and dearest are always the prime suspect, and when Charles Todd walks in after his cousin Donald's house has been bulglarized and his wife murder, Charles has nothing better to do than help Donald.
The culprits are evident almost from the beginning of IN THE FRAME, but Dick Francis's skill with a puzzle will keep your eyes on the page. The Australian (around the Melbourne Cup)and New Zealand setting contribute to the suspense as Charles's artistic eye finds questionable authenticity of works of art.
A great Francis read with a fine twist that lifts this well plotted novel above the pack.
Nash Black, author of WRITING AS A SMALL BUSINESS and SINS OF THE FATHERS.
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Dick Francis has written nearly 40 novels now, and In the Frame is in the top 7 or 8 as far as I'm concerned. The hero actually remains a bit of a cipher, but his friend Jik and his wife are two of Francis's really good characters. The information about painting and Australia is interesting, the ongoing joke about betting is pretty funny, and all kinds of images come to mind when I think back on this novel--a spot of breaking and entering while a famous race is detailed on the radio, Jik's wife and her purse, a handful of narrow escapes, the landscape down under. The mystery is good and the humour and wit are sharp.
I'm glad to see that this is being reprinted again--it's one of Dick Francis's best novels, and a good place to start for those who have never read a Francis novel before.
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