High Stakes

 After reading Dead Cert earlier this month I decided to pick another Dick Francis book to meet the prompt written when you were 5.  I remembered how much I enjoyed his storytelling and figured it was easy enough to select a stand alone that was published in 1975.   I had never actually read this one so that was a nice added bonus.  

As always he crafted a well written book set around horse lifestyles.  In this case the steeplechase is the focus of the horse racing.  There is quite a large amount of deception and plotting that occurs in this story.  I also enjoyed the side information about Mr. Scott's toy inventions.  Be sure to read the author notes on how he formed this character and who he based it upon.

This book is a great pick for those who like well crafted mysteries and horse lovers.

High Stakes by Dick Francis
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

A gritty book about revenge and the depth people will go when they feel wronged. As with all Dick Francis books the story centers around the horse racing community. Each of the mysteries sheds a little bit of background information about horses and the racing world. I am enjoying going back and reading books written in the 1970s. It is enjoyable to read modern books without modern technology and the detective work is much more about footwork and observations

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Challenge Prompts

The Challenge Prompts I will use this for are:  

1. Library Love  #LibraryLoveChallenge  Book #60
2. What an Animal Book #40
3. Virtual Mount TBR #VirtualMountTBR2022   Book #71
4. Back List Reader  #Backlistreader  Book #56
5. Cruisin thru Cozies  Free choice #48
6. Cloak & Dagger  #CloakDaggerChal  Book #70
7. Craving for Cozies  Book #65
8. Medical Examiner Challenge  1 Toe Tags
9. Beachcomber Challenge  
• Crime Scene- toy workshop
• Weapon- machine
• Detectives- Steven Scott
• Victims- Ganser Mays
10. Six Shooter Challenge  Target #86  Shot #2
11. Bookworm #17 A book that was published when you were 5 years old
12. Pick your Poison #84 a book by an author you consider amazing
13. Century challenge  1970s