Hot Money

Malcolm Pembroke never expected to make a million pounds without making enemies Nor did he expect his latest wife to be brutally murdered All the clues suggest the killer comes from close to home but after five marriages and nine children, that still leaves the field wide open When he finds his own life in danger, Pembroke entrusts his safety to his estranged son, Ian, an amateur jockey and through him discovers a compulsive new outlet for his financial expertise Soon he s playing the international bloodstock market for incredible stakes Not the safest bet for a man on the run from avaricious relatives Particularly when one of them got a bomb Best Download Hot Money by Dick Francis For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr Smooth as a good malt whisky.Great read Getting to know the family can be deadlyI intensely disliked my father s fifth wife, but not to the point of murder I read those fourteen words, and I was hooked That is the compelling first sentence in this standalone novel by the master storyteller, Dick Francis This book has convinced me that I want read all of his work, which is a massive collection of horsey based writing Francis uses a brilliant concep...A clever enough plot that entwines itself around a highly disfunctional and greedy family, all of which are blindly intent on maximising their inheritance At 432 pages, the story was padded in parts, and maybe the editor s red ink could have...Started this one on May 28th and read it straight through I loved the cast of thousands and had no difficulty keeping them all straight in my mind Each character was distinctly drawn, and the whodunit clearly disguised, the main protagonists were fully rounded and likeable Sign of a genius.I intensely disliked my father s fifth wife, but not to the point of murder So begins Hot Money, Francis s 1987 masterpiece of homicidal family drama Malcolm Pembroke is a filthy rich gold broker and serial husband with a string of wives and children surrounding him When someone murders his latest wife by suffocating her in her own potting soil, he turns to his estranged son Ian for protection and help.Ian, while interesting enough, is a fairly innocuous hero the true focus of the novel a I intensely d...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...I can see why Dick Francis had a terrific career as a mystery writer and why fans still seek out his books Hot Money is a very enjoyable romp through a disfunctional family populated with several ex wives and children of various legitmacies Several attempts have been made on the life of Malcolm Pembroke, the family s patriarch Malcolm reaches out for help to his estranged son, Ian, an amateur jockey who had turned his back on the Pembroke clan s money and problems The fun begins Francis w ...This is one of my favorite Francis books.Malcom has 5 ex wives and 9 children, all but one of whom want his money, attention, and affection Only one son is estranged, and that is the son he turns to when he s bashed on the head and his soon to be next ex is murdered.The ex wives are hysterically funny, and you d think Francis would come off as misogynistic when you read about how horrible they are, but he gives each one a backstory so they re also a little pitiful, andunderstandable.The c This is one of my favorite Francis books.Malcom has 5 ex wives and 9 children, all but one of whom want his money, attention, and affection Only one son is estranged, and that is the son he turns to when he s bashed on the head and his soon to be next ex is murdered.The ex wives are hysterically funny, and you d think Francis would come off as misogynistic when you read about how...I never read murder mysteries I think this was my first one I had to read it because it was about 9 kids who all wanted their inheritance now Which one of his kids was trying to kill him

• English
• 07 September 2017
Dick Francis
• Mass Market Paperback
• 432 pages
• 0449212408
• Dick Francis
• Hot Money