Book Review: Forfeit by Dick Francis

The story begins with Bert Checkov a Fleet Street racing correspondent who gives some advice to James Tyrone minutes before he falls to his death. James investigates what he is told and soon his life, and that of his wife is in grave danger.

This novel published in 1968, has the unusual twist that the hero, James, is married to a woman paralyzed by polio. The plot centres on blackmail and this novel won the Edgar for Best Novel.

James is also a journalist and he notices in his investigations of Bert that he notices that there is something odd about the horses Bert has written about. As the mystery unravels it is a race between the good guy and the bad guy to try and prevent the bad guy from achieving his plans. Many thrills and spills on the way and a nice cosy read for me.

8/10 for this Dick Francis novel.