Bolt - Dick Francis

Francis wrote a sequel to his best-selling Break In, something he has never done before or since. Bolt is equally as good as Break In but actually tells a slightly different story. Most of the chracters we met in Break In are all present but the added attraction here is that our hero starts dating the niece of a princess and ends up having to protect the family's fortune and reputation when the princess's husband's business partner wants to use their company to manufacture guns. The basic love story here is turbulent, romantic and frustrating but brilliantly written. The intrigue is ever-present and again, Francis has produced a book that ...  Read the complete review

Champion jockey Kit Fielding again proves his mettle when Henri Nanterre, the ruthless business partner of his fiancee's uncle, tries to convert their road construction company into an armaments enterprise. Nanterre threatens the life of Princess Casilia, his partner's wife, who also owns many of Kit's mounts. Nanterre is foiled, but then some of the princess's horses are found dead, killed by bolt guns designed for 'humane' deaths. Next come several near-deadly attacks against humans, including Kit's Danielle, and Kit must devise a plan to thwart Nanterre for good. Soon Danielle has second thoughts about sharing the dangers of a ...  Read the complete review