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Julian Trent, you have been found guilty by this court of perpetrating a violent and unprovoked attack on an innocent family, including a charge of attempted murder You have shown little or no remorse for your actions and I consider you a danger to society When defense lawyer Geoffrey Mason hears the judge s ruling at London s Old Bailey, he quietly hopes that a substantial sentence will be handed down to his arrogant young client That Julian Trent receives only eight years seems all too lenient Little does Mason realize that he ll be looking Trent in the eyes again much sooner than that Setting aside his barrister s gown and wig, Mason heads to Sandown racetrack to don his colorful racing silks As an amateur jockey, he fulfills his true passion by pounding the turf in the heat of a steeplechase Yet when a fellow rider is brutally murdered a pitchfork driven through his chest Mason s racing hobby soon becomes too close to his work The prime suspect is one of their brethren, champion jockey Steve Mitchell, and the evidence against him seems overwhelming.Mason is reluctant to heed Mitchell s plea for legal help but he soon finds himself at the center of a sinister web of violence, threats and intimidation Mason is left fighting a battle of right and wrong, and immediately, a battle of life and death his own. Download Silks – kino-fada.fr As with Dead Heat, the other Francis father son outing, all the elements are there for a good story, but once again, it doesn t deliver at the level readers of Francis have come to expect The pacing is just a bit off, son Felix still dump truck loads in the middle of the narrative that slow it down to almost stopping the story, and some characters who could have been used to better advantage are given short shrift making the reader wonder why all the detail had been given about that character As with Dead Heat, the other Francis father son outing, all the elements are there for a good story, but once again, it doesn t deliver at the level readers of Francis have come to expect The pacing is just a bit off, son Felix still dump truck loads in the middle of the narrative that slow it down to almost stopping the story, and some characters who could have been used to better advantage are given short shrift making the reader wonder why all the detail had been given about that character And then there is an uncharacteristic nod to Dead Heat something Dad never did unless it was vital to the story or character development If this continues, this really doesn t bode well for the future of the Francis name If the next father son collaboration is a stinker too, it s time to hang up the word pr...I always enjoy reding Dick Francis s tales of racing, and this was no exception His central character, George Perry Mason, is a barrister who is also an amateur steeplechase rider He is reluctantly dragged into defending a fellow jockey who is accused of murdering another jock by spearing him with a pitchfork His belief in the innocence of the accused is strengthened when he is subjected to intimidation by a former client bad boy , who wants him to lose the case Lots of skullduggery in th I always enjoy reding Dick Francis s tales of racing, and this was no exception His centr...SILKS Unl Invest Geoffrey Mason England Cont VG Francis, Dick and Felix Francis 42nd bookPenguin Michael Joseph 2008 UK Hardcover ISBN 9780718154578First sentence Guilty Barrister and amateur jockey Geoffrey Mason, known as Perry Mason by his racing friends He had once successfully defended a violent young man, Julian Trent Trent, found guilty nonetheless and swearing revenge against Mason, is now being released on appeal Mason receives a call from fellow jockey, Steve Mitchell SILKS Unl Invest Geoffrey Mason England Cont VG Francis, Dick and Felix Francis 42nd bookPenguin Michael Joseph 2008 UK Hardcover ISBN 9780718154578First sentence Guilty Barrister and amateur jockey Geoffrey Mason, known as Perry Mason by his racing friends He had once successfully defended a violent young man, Julian Trent Trent, found guilty nonetheless and swearing revenge against Mason, is now being released on appeal Mason receives a call from fellow jockey, Steve Mitchell Steve has been arrested for the murder of another jockey, the hatred between the two of known was well known Mason first receives a warning and then a beating, instructing him to lose the trial and ensure Mitchell is convicted Mason realizes his only opt...What is there to say about Dick Francis As I think about all of his books yes, this review covers all of his books, and yes I ve read them all I think about a moral ethical hero, steeped in intelligence and goodness embroiled in evil machinations within British horse racing society either directly or indirectly The heroes aren t always horse jockies, they can be film producers, or involve heroes engaged in peripheral professions that somehow always touch the horse...When the lawyer character has the nickname Perry Mason , you go into the story with certain expectations.A few years before this story starts, lawyer Geoffrey Mason failed to successfully defend his client Now that client has been released and is coming after him in a tale that combines horse racing, murder and manipulation Like a Perry Mason episode, most of the significant drama takes place in the courtroom.This is the first Dick Francis book I ve read and going on the blurb, it s not one I When the lawyer character has the nickname Perry Mason , you go into the story with certain expectations.A few years before this story starts, lawyer Geoffrey Mason failed to successfully defend his client Now that client has been released and is ...As usual with Dick Francis, the plot is interesting and lots of knowledge is imparted This time, however, great quantities of exposition are ladled out in steaming lumps This becomes tedious rather quickly Our barrister hero, a widower, becomes involved in a case that reaches its tentacles deep into the horse racing world So far so good.What made Francis so good was the humanity of his heroes, the depths they had to reach for courage, and the witty dialogue These attributes must have been t As usual with Dick Francis, th...I enjoyed reading Silks for several reasons I like the English flavor and reflection of life in England I liked the current references in this book to our time and places I liked just knowing it was written by Dick Francis because I like his stories and writing It was interesting to read how the law is interpreted and carried out in their courts The only drawback to my full enjoyment of this novel was a few incidences of offensive language I don t remember past Dick Francis novels containi I enjoyed reading Silks for several reasons I like the English flavor and reflection of life in England I liked the current references...Almost but not quite up to vintage Dick Francis English barrister despite the explanation I still don t understand the difference between a barrister and a solicitor or just how the English lawyer system works and amateur jockey Geoffrey Mason nicknamed Perry by his jockey friends, naturally meets some unscrupulous clients and acquaintances But, in typical Francis characterization, he stands firm and mostly unafraid and comes out the winner Doesn t have the depth of some of the Francis c Almost but not quite up to vintage Dick Francis English barrister despite the explanation I still don t understand the difference between a barrister and a solicitor or just how the English lawyer system works and amateur jockey Geoffrey Mason nicknamed Perry by his jockey friends, naturally meets some unscrupulous clients and acquaintances...This is a typical well written Dick Francis book, co written with his son Felix and has a storyline that lies thick in a courtroom with an amateur jump jockey trained barrister trying to defend a fellow jockey for a murder he didn t commit I really enjoyed this book and only dropped a s...This was my first and last Dick Francis novel I knew at the start, it was no great work of literature, yet some of the plot resolutions felt incredibly forced and amaturish I found the central character unsympathetic and only continued to read in hopes of a satisfying resolve DIDN T HAPPEN Not ...

Silks
  • English
  • 15 December 2018
  • Hardcover
  • 338 pages
  • 0399155333
  • Dick Francis
  • Silks