Silks
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Geoffrey Mason wasn’t terribly disappointed when his client Julian Trent was found guilty. Despite being paid handsomely as Trent’s defense counsel, he believes Trent needs to be locked up for a good long time. He only wishes it had happened more quickly—if the trial had ended just a bit earlier, Mason could have made it to the Foxhunter Steeplechase and fulfilled his longtime dream as an amateur jockey.
But not long afterward, Trent is set free when witnesses and jurors start recanting—under intimidation, Mason suspects. Remembering Trent’s threats at the time of his conviction, Mason is none too happy. And things only get worse when one of Mason’s fellow jockeys is found dead...
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Dick Francis. (2008). Silks. Penguin Publishing Group.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Dick Francis. 2008. Silks. Penguin Publishing Group.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Dick Francis, Silks. Penguin Publishing Group, 2008.
MLA Citation (style guide)Dick Francis. Silks. Penguin Publishing Group, 2008.
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This new father-and-son collaboration (after "Dead Heat") is another page-turner. When barrister and amateur jockey Geoffrey Mason finds fellow jockey Scott Barlow badly beaten in the jockey changing room and is told to "sod off," he dismisses the incident, not realizing it will come back to haunt him. In the meantime, one of Mason's clients, a spoiled young man named Julian Trent who had been convicted of assault and attempted murder, is mysteriously released on appeal. When Barlow is found murdered with a pitchfork belonging to a rival jockey driven through his chest, Trent makes threatening phone calls to Mason, ordering him to defend the accused jockey and lose the case. Mason works to discover the connection between Trent and the murder, even though doing so will endanger himself and his loved ones. Recommended for all public libraries.Patsy Gray, Huntsville, ALCopyright 2008 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.
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The title to Francis second entry on the racetrack suspense circuit since his return from a long absence is shorthand for his new heros status as a British barrister and an amateur steeplechase rider (Francis fans will remember that the author was a champion professional steeplechase rider before too many collarbone breaks). The title also gives some insight into the heros frustrations: as a junior arguing for the defense (think Rumpole), he may never wear the silk of a leader. Also, his true passion, riding, is getting away from him as he gets older and heavier. The novel offers a stunning mix of thundering racetrack action, back-of-the-stables betrayal, criminal investigation, and Old Bailey courtroom drama, all brought together by hero Geoffrey Mason. Suspense breathes on just about every page. Mason is brought into a case involving the murder of a top jump jockey whom he knew, killed with a pitchfork, and a thug whom he put away for numerous assaults and attempted murder is back outand out to get Mason and those he loves. Despite being coauthored by Francis son, Felix, Silks reads like early Francis (Nerve or Dead Cert, for example) in its tautness and concentration on racing. Even background onequine ailments and the British judicial system somehow adds to the novels momentum. Francis is, again, far in the lead.(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2008, American Library Association.)
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