Book Review: Risk by Dick Francis

This 1977 published novel sees Dick Francis in his prime. In this one Roland Britten, a championship steeplechase jockey wakes up after winning the Gold Cup to find that he is being held captive on yacht in the Mediterranean.

He racks his brains to try and work out who would do this to him and he manages to escape his captors onto the island of Minorca where a woman helps him evade his captors. He returns to England and begins to investigate some imbezzlers his testimony has sent to prison. He is only an amateur jockey so he also returns to work on some puzzling discrepancies in the accounts of some of his clients.

He is captured again and released, the place of his release giving him a few clues about who his captors are. The mystery continues to unfold, there is a love interest and you continue to turn the pages.

Another fine ride with Dick Francis.

9/10 for me.