a slightly weird and unbelievably start, which sets up the rest of the story to not really be surprising since it's obvious who the killer is, but it's very enjoyable nonetheless and he writes so well!

Another classic Dick Francis whodunnit, this one set in Sweden. Horse-racing is, thankfully, fairly peripheral to this case, and the writing is strong and fast-paced enough for it to be a page turner. I'm enjoying what I've read of this author.

I have to dock a star, though, because at least one strand of the mystery was worked out (by me, at least) very early in the novel.

A fun whodunit set mostly in Norway. When a British jockey disappears along with bags of money, who better to investigate than a British Jockey Club sleuth?

When an investigator for the British Jockey Club, in Norway to track down the stolen profits from a race meeting, has his motorboat run over in a fjord, he realizes there are plotters anxious to stop his investigation into the theft--and willing to kill to protect their cover-up. CWA Silver Dagger Nominee (1973).

3 1/2 stars

Enjoyed this, as expected! Set mainly in Norway. Jockey Club investigator goes to Oslo to investigate stolen money. Great friends with Arne who works at the racecourse. Group of rich racehorse owners and business men are part of the group who hire him to investigate. Murder is discovered and Arne is eventually found to be involved.

All you need to know is Dick Francis!

I read ever Francis book I can find. Finding this one is like finding a buried treasure. I’ve never read a bad book by this author although there is very little racing in it.

Not my favorite Dick Francis but it picked up towards the end.

Competent journeyman Dick Francis...Clever set-up that combines horse racing with industrial espionage...masterful action scenes...but characters have little inner life and the attitudes expressed toward women have not aged well.

Always a good read, slightly unusual to begin with but I found my suspicion were correct, yeah. Well written as always.

David investigates the disappearance of a British jockey in Norway, accused of stealing the take. When I look at the DF ones I'm really not into, setting outside the UK comes up. I also just really was sad about the end (and the beginning and the middle especially).

Rereading all of Dick Francis' books in publication order. This has never been one of my favorites of his, but it is nevertheless well-plotted and features his usual "do right, regardless of consequences to self" kind of hero.