Crossfire

"Loved this novel" according to Charbrown. This was a reread for me. I first read Crossfire when it was originally published in the U.S. But the other day, I was going through a bad case of Francis withdrawal, and decided to read it again.I enjoyed the character of Tom Forsyth and his gradual reconciliation with his frosty mother. Sometimes it's hard to know whether a Francis novel should be categorized as a mystery or a thriller, because they tend to blend . Great Book, Great Action Caroline Summersett Congrats to Felix and his father for putting together another fast- paced, well-plotted mystery. I wish these books would continue to be published yearly forever. However we mourn over Dick Francis' death, Felix has done an admirable job of writing his own novels, and my wish for more continues. This is just solid, heart stopping work, always.. Carol Mello said Unfortunately, only a Unfortunately, only a 3 star book I have been ordering large print books for my sister-in-law Mary to give, after I finish them, to her disabled and vision impaired friend in a nursing home. I find I enjoy the larger print because I don't need reading glasses with them.I had high hopes for this title. My husband and I were both fans of the earlier Dick Francis mystery novels (written, I believe with some assistance from his wife). I knew that after . star book. I have been ordering large print books for my sister-in-law Mary to give, after I finish them, to her disabled and vision impaired friend in a nursing home. I find I enjoy the larger print because I don't need reading glasses with them.I had high hopes for this title. My husband and I were both fans of the earlier Dick Francis mystery novels (written, I believe with some assistance from his wife). I knew that after

But can he save his mother's reputation and career, or will he find himself caught in the cross fire?. Tom sets out to discover and defeat this hidden enemy using his finely honed military skills. Tom soon finds himself strained to the breaking point with his mother and stepfather. But Josephine Kauri, the "first lady of British racing," has always put the horses she trains first and her family last. Shell-shocked and missing a foot-lost to an IED during his tour of duty in Afghanistan-Captain Tom Forsyth has been sent "home" by the army and, at loose ends,

After his retirement from the saddle in 1957, he published an autobiography, The Sport of Queens, before going on to write more than forty acclaimed books, including the New York Times bestsellers Even Money and Silks. He is coauthor with his father of the New York Times bestsellers Dead Heat, Silks, and Even Money. . A three-time Edgar Award winn

Thomas Forsyth abruptly ends when an IED in Afghanistan blows off one of his feet, leaving him with a prosthetic replacement (like another Francis lead, Sid Halley). From Publishers Weekly In the enjoyable fourth and final collaboration between Francis (1920–2010) and son Felix (after Even Money), the army career of Capt. Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. After learning that her stable has had a series of mishaps, Forsyth discovers that Kauri has been sabotaging her own animals in response to a blackmailer's threats to reveal her tax evasion to the authorities. . With nothing else to occupy him, he turns detective to identify the extortionist. Upon discharge from