Tag: Dick Francis
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Memorable Memoir
Here are several biographies and autobiographies that I thoroughly enjoyed. Only one of them is about someone who was an established believer, so they are not meant to replace Bible study or good Christian theology:
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Uplifting Mystery Lovers
I love mysteries, and they have been my literary mainstay since age 16. I do read most other genre’s, other than horror and most romance, but thrillers, suspense novels and some espionage comprise a large portion of my reading over the years.
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Things Change
On a recent trip to the bookstore, I had a sort of wake up call, and realized that an era was ending…
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A Book(s), A Plate and A Walk
Today I was seeking adventure, so I donned my writer’s cap and headed to the library
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Francis’ Gamble
A book review Felix Francis’ mystery, Gamble, was published in 2011, but I just read it this past month or so. It is one of the younger Francis’ novels, his late father, Dick, having written about forty of them previously. I grew up with Dick Francis… in the sense that my first mystery book was…
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Praise for “Enquiry”
There really is no poorly written Dick Francis book, but Enquiry is among the best. Jockey Kelly Hughes is accused of throwing a race, and is warned-off, but doesn’t take it lying down. Instead, he turns over every stubborn rock until he nearly falls off the edge of a vehicular cliff, when he probes too…
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