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Bolt

#2 in series

by Dick Francis
Simon Prebble
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The privileged world of horse racing, filled with sleek thoroughbreds, burnished
leather, and the silken sheen of jockeys' colors, is a wonderful place to spend a
few hours. Let bestselling, internationally popular author Dick Francis take you to
the immaculate stables of the de Brescou estate, where dark forces are lurking.
Someone is killing the de Brescou racehorses with a "bolt" gun, shooting them
silently, leaving no clues. Before the noble family, which includes his fiancée, is
torn apart, jockey Kit Fielding must find the assassin. There are higher stakes than
the horses, though. The de Brescous could lose control of their family business as
well.
Bolt spent 13 weeks on the New York Times bestseller list. From regal countesses
to dapper racing officials, it puts you in the company of truly intriguing characters.
"The plot races along wonderfully well, right up to a jolting twist at the end."—
Publishers Weekly

  • Creators

  • Series

    Kit Fielding

  • Publisher

  • Release date

    September 1, 2019

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9781501987748
      • File size: 245671 KB
      • Duration: 08:31:48

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • AudioFile Magazine
      Champion jockey Kit Fielding involves himself with the affairs of his patron, Princess Cassilia, when a business associate threatens the princess and her family and slays her valuable race horses. Fielding comes to the rescue while dealing with his own love problems and family feud. Tony Britton, with his rich English accent, does a magnificent job of rendering an international cast of characters, ranging from Fielding's gentle fiancee to the cunning and spiteful Allerdeck --and a variety of good and bad guys in between. Indeed, the only unfortunate thing about this presentation is that it's over too quickly. R.B.F. Winner of AUDIOFILE Earphones Award (c)AudioFile, Portland, Maine
    • Publisher's Weekly

      March 1, 1987
      In his smashing sequel to Break In, Francis shows his old racing colors to advantage. 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, ironically, by captive-bullet bolt guns designed for "humane'' deaths. Next come several near-lethal attacks against humans, including Kit's Danielle, and our Kit must devise a plan to thwart Nanterre for good. Soon Danielle has second thoughts about sharing the dangers of a steeplechaser's life. Maynard Allardeck, racing steward and hereditary enemy of the Fielding family, reappears and makes Kit's life even more difficult. The characterization isn't especially profound, but the plot races along wonderfully well, right up to a jolting twist at the end. BOMC featured alternate; Reader's Digest Condensed Books and Detective Book Club selections.

    • AudioFile Magazine
      Jockey Kit Fielding's mounts are being killed with a "bolt" gun in this rather uninspired Francis. There are good guys and bad guys, and it's no secret as to which are which. Simon Prebble's narration also seems flat. Inner turmoil is read with the same matter-of-fact air as the descriptions of the steeplechases. Whether these races end in victory or a fall doesn't change Prebble's pace or verve; perhaps this is masculine rectitude. But he doesn't interpret the voices of the cast much either, except for the old curmudgeons whose voices are gravelly and low. The awfulness of the horses' deaths is indeed recognized, but only at the end might one be moved to bleary eyes. B.H.B. (c) AudioFile 2000, Portland, Maine

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