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willbefunorelse's review against another edition
3.0
For the full (if brief) review, visit That's What She Read.
pelicaaan's review against another edition
4.0
I've been reading and re-reading Dick Francis novels since I was about 14. This is one of the best - an old favorite.
piperkitty81's review against another edition
5.0
Another great Dick Francis mystery finished on Audible. This one was about a man who is part of a quiet company that negotiates with kidnappers to help get the victims back safely and then trying to catch them. Very interesting quite a chase!
govmarley's review
3.0
Dick Francis stays true to form in The Danger.
Andrew Douglas is a kidnap and ransom expert. He's called to Italy to assist with a missing young jockey and quickly finds himself embroiled in a web of interconnected cases which take him back to the UK and ending in the US.
This one is what you expect from a Francis novel: crime, romance, and horse racing. A solid read.
Andrew Douglas is a kidnap and ransom expert. He's called to Italy to assist with a missing young jockey and quickly finds himself embroiled in a web of interconnected cases which take him back to the UK and ending in the US.
This one is what you expect from a Francis novel: crime, romance, and horse racing. A solid read.
char_722's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
ncrabb's review against another edition
5.0
Alessia Cenci worked as a jockey and rode in races throughout Europe. A group of seven shadowy men kidnapped her and held her for ransom. Andrew Douglas is the kind of guy you don’t want if you’re a kidnapper. He has a significant success rate in getting back kidnap victims alive. And he’s good at finding the guys who perpetrated the crime. He’s on the case when Alessia goes missing, and despite the consummate failures of the Italian police, Douglas manages to rescue her. Now he’s on the track to recover the ransom money. Alessia depends on him to help her deal with the psychological damage inflicted by her abductors. She makes slow but steady progress at the home of a trainer friend in England, and then the master kidnapper with new help since all the men involved in Alessia’s kidnapping are behind bars strikes again; this time, it’s a three-year-old child on a beach. Douglas is reluctant to take Alessia along, but he ultimately agrees, thinking she can help the distraught mother.
The kidnapper, known to his associates as Joseppi, demands five million pounds. The only asset the outraged father has is a Derby-winning horse. He’s prepared to sell it, but he’s less eager to use the money to pay the kid’s ransom. He insists he needs it to pay personal debts. It’s up to Douglas to find a way to reunite the child with his mother.
Before this book ends someone kidnaps Andrew Douglas, and the suspense will tie you in knots as you move toward a magnificent end.
This is classic Dick Francis at his thoughtful suspenseful best. You’d have to be dead inside to start this and decide you didn’t like it. I can’t even comprehend what that would be like. I feel certain if you start it, you’ll finish it and look back with fondness on the time you spent with it.
The kidnapper, known to his associates as Joseppi, demands five million pounds. The only asset the outraged father has is a Derby-winning horse. He’s prepared to sell it, but he’s less eager to use the money to pay the kid’s ransom. He insists he needs it to pay personal debts. It’s up to Douglas to find a way to reunite the child with his mother.
Before this book ends someone kidnaps Andrew Douglas, and the suspense will tie you in knots as you move toward a magnificent end.
This is classic Dick Francis at his thoughtful suspenseful best. You’d have to be dead inside to start this and decide you didn’t like it. I can’t even comprehend what that would be like. I feel certain if you start it, you’ll finish it and look back with fondness on the time you spent with it.
cdbellomy's review against another edition
lighthearted
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.25
tome15's review against another edition
3.0
This is more of a conversational police procedural than most of Francis’s novels.
mynameisnemo's review against another edition
3.0
Once again, not one of my favourite Dick Francis novels. The story is a bit weak, and spreading the action over such a long time and so many countries seems to water down the intensity of the action.
It is interesting to see the interaction in the different countries from an English view point. Especially on the police side of things.
The climax is a little boring, I kept waiting for the action to start and it never really felt like it did.
Nonetheless, I did enjoy the identification of the villain and the flippancy with which the protagonist dealt with every situation, no matter how dire.
It is interesting to see the interaction in the different countries from an English view point. Especially on the police side of things.
The climax is a little boring, I kept waiting for the action to start and it never really felt like it did.
Nonetheless, I did enjoy the identification of the villain and the flippancy with which the protagonist dealt with every situation, no matter how dire.
julieputty's review
5.0
One of my favorite Francis novels. This one is less a mystery than a thriller, but doesn't suffer for that.
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