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Gene Hawkins woke on the first day of his holiday with his hand on the Luger under his pillow, and a ringing in his ears. His boss was on the phone, inviting him on a family boat trip up the Thames.
Keeble didn`t fraternise with his employees unless he wanted something. What he wanted now was for Gene to spend three weeks looking for kidnapped stallions in Kentucky. He wouldn`t take no for an answer.
But before the afternoon was out Gene`s survival skills were called on cloer to home - catapulting him into a maelstrom of blackmail and murder that would turn the blue grass of Kentucky to red...
`Rivals his excellent Flying Finish` Times Literary Supplement
`Thundering skullduggery... impressive turn of speed... champion form` Sunday Telegraph
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Suicide presented in a very realistic way,
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Too Odd,
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Excellent-but not the usual Francis fare.,
By Blood Sport is a significant departure for Francis. The formula is gone, the action aspects of his work take back seat to a much more cerebral style and the main character is far from the iconoclastic, self reliant individualist we normally expect from Francis. Gene Hawkins is a "screener" for the British Government-essentially a "mole" hunter. He is also suicidal-his previous relationship has shattered and left the man a psychological mess. He has sublimated his troubles into his work-until now. Faced with a mandatory three week leave his boss, fearful for his employee's life-sets him onto the trail of the thieves of one of his pals thoroughbred race horses in America. What follows is one of the more bizarre, compelling chase stories I have ever read. It is also the most unusual novel Francis has written to date. Not all Francis fans will like this book-as the previous reviews will attest. However, I found the story very compelling and felt more of a real connection to the characters than is the norm with a Francis novel. I also found it to be more of a true suspense novel than is usually the case with Francis. I urge Francis fans to give it a try.
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