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Rosemary

Sydney, Australia | Member Since 2009

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22 reviews
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120 titles in library
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Wild Horses

UNABRIDGED
- by Dick Francis
- Narrated by Tony Britton
Wild Horses

UNABRIDGED (10 hrs and 41 mins)

By Dick Francis

Narrated By Tony Britton

Overall
(19)
Performance
(9)
Story
(10)

Valentine, a blind, confused old man on his deathbed, seeking his peace with God, makes his last confession to a visiting friend, Thomas Lyon, mistaking him for a priest. This puts Thomas in a moral dilemma. Wild horses wouldn't drag from a priest the secrets of the confessional. Engaged in directing a film set in the world of racing, Thomas finds that the solution to this quandary could mean the difference between life and death.
Rosemary says: "Another Dick Francis Classic"
"Another Dick Francis Classic"

Overall
Performance
Story

Another Dick Francis Classic. Great with a fast moving engaging plot, a page turner,a great companion for anyone.

0 of 0 people found this review helpful
Bad Luck and Trouble: A Jack Reacher Novel

UNABRIDGED
- by Lee Child
- Narrated by Jeff` Harding
Bad Luck and Trouble: A Jack Reacher Novel

UNABRIDGED (12 hrs and 40 mins)

By Lee Child

Narrated By Jeff` Harding

Overall
(53)
Performance
(35)
Story
(39)

You DO NOT MESS with the Special Investigators!The events of 9/11 changed Jack Reacher’s drifter life in a practical way. In addition to his folding toothbrush, he now needs to carry photo ID to get around. Yet he is still as close to untraceable as a human being in America can get. So when a member of his old Army unit manages to get a message to him, he knows it has to be deadly serious. The Special Investigators always watched each other’s backs. Now Reacher must put the old unit back together
Rosemary says: "Don't mess with the Investigators"
"Don't mess with the Investigators"

Overall
Performance
Story

Jack with some of his old team. Not the usual loner this time, but still good, revenge, naive baddies, a little laboured with the constant drives through LA, but overall enjoyable.

0 of 0 people found this review helpful
Against a Dark Background

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- by Iain M. Banks
- Narrated by Peter Kenny
Against a Dark Background

UNABRIDGED (18 hrs and 18 mins)

By Iain M. Banks

Narrated By Peter Kenny

Overall
(7)
Performance
(6)
Story
(7)

Sharrow was once the leader of a personality-attuned combat team in one of the sporadic little commercial wars in the civilisation based around the planet Golter. Now she is hunted by the Huhsz, a religious cult which believes that she is the last obstacle before the faith's apotheosis, and her only hope of escape is to find the last of the apocalyptically powerful Lazy Guns before the Huhsz find her.
Jacobus says: "The 'A-Team' set between planets and stars"
"Slow and boring"

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Performance
Story

I usually like Ian Banks, his stories take a bit of getting into, but in the end they usually turn out ok. this book had the usual slow start and didn't get slightly interesting till the third part. However this soon fizzled out to a complete anti-climax.
Not recommended,

0 of 0 people found this review helpful
Worth Dying For: A Jack Reacher Novel

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- by Lee Child
- Narrated by Jeff Harding
Worth Dying For: A Jack Reacher Novel

UNABRIDGED (13 hrs and 5 mins)

By Lee Child

Narrated By Jeff Harding

Overall
(63)
Performance
(39)
Story
(40)

There’s deadly trouble in the wilds of Nebraska… and Reacher walks right into it. First he falls foul of the Duncans, a local clan that has terrified an entire county into submission. But it’s the unsolved case of a missing eight-year-old girl, already decades-old, that Reacher can’t let go.
Vampire Refusnik says: "excellent!"
"Page turning stuff !"

Overall
Performance
Story

Great character, brutal but sometimes touching.
Good old fashioned good guy versus lots of bad guys.

0 of 0 people found this review helpful
Banker

UNABRIDGED
- by Dick Francis
- Narrated by Tony Britton
Banker

UNABRIDGED (10 hrs and 41 mins)

By Dick Francis

Narrated By Tony Britton

Overall
(239)
Performance
(89)
Story
(90)

Tim Ekaterin's merchant bank, like all banks, only invests in sure things. Now he's about to involve it in ₤5 million of prime horseflesh, a stallion called Sandcastle. Top breeders reckon it's the safest bet in racing. But racing doesn¿t just attract the money men of the city. It's riddled with all kinds of dubious dealmakers. People who don't think twice about breaking bones. People to whom no bet is safe until it's paid in blood, Ekaterin's blood.
Nina says: "Sue me -- I love D. Francis"
"Another Dick Francis Classic"

Overall
Performance
Story

Another Dick Francis Classic. Great with a fast moving engaging plot, a page turner,a great companion for anyone.

0 of 0 people found this review helpful
Crossfire

UNABRIDGED
- by Dick Francis , Felix Francis
- Narrated by Martin Jarvis
Crossfire

UNABRIDGED (10 hrs and 3 mins)

By Dick Francis, Felix Francis

Narrated By Martin Jarvis

Overall
(36)
Performance
(16)
Story
(17)

From international bestselling author Dick Francis and his son Felix comes a gripping new racing thriller. Captain Thomas Forsyth’s tour of Afghanistan is cut brutally short when he’s badly wounded by a roadside bomb. Tom’s world is torn apart by the injury - the Army is his life. Six months of recuperation leave is a daunting prospect - but not as bleak as the probability of never rejoining his regiment. Tom returns to Lambourn, to his childhood home, where his mother is a racehorse trainer and the ‘First Lady’ of racing.
Nicole says: "perfect read, real 'Francis'"
"Another Dick Franics Classic"

Overall
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Story

Another Dick Francis Classic. Great with a fast moving engaging plot, a page turner,a great companion for anyone.

0 of 0 people found this review helpful
Proof

UNABRIDGED
- by Dick Francis
- Narrated by Tony Britton
Proof

UNABRIDGED (9 hrs and 53 mins)

By Dick Francis

Narrated By Tony Britton

Overall
(118)
Performance
(41)
Story
(42)

At an annual party to celebrate the success of the racing season, everything seemed to be running well to form, including the need for more champagne. Then a runaway horsebox ploughed into the marquee. A witness to the terrible death and destruction, wine merchant Tony Beach knows it is just one of those tragic accidents. But when his expert advice is called into play over sub-standard alcohol in a local night club, connections start to click, and another person dies, horribly.
Nina says: "Another winner for this ex-jockey"
"Another Dick Francis Classic"

Overall
Performance
Story

Another Dick Francis Classic. Great with a fast moving engaging plot, a page turner,a great companion for anyone.

0 of 0 people found this review helpful
Driving Force

UNABRIDGED
- by Dick Francis
- Narrated by Tony Britton
Driving Force

UNABRIDGED (10 hrs and 53 mins)

By Dick Francis

Narrated By Tony Britton

Overall
(2)
Performance
(1)
Story
(1)

Jockey Freddie Croft thought he’d left the perils behind him when he retired from the jump game. These days he was happy to transport horses from their stables to the races. Until one of his drivers picked up an unlicensed passenger. And brought him back dead. The corpse on the doorstep was Freddie’s unwelcome introduction to the shadowy, big money conspiracy which muscled into his business and started to threaten his life. But Freddie was a fighter, and winning was in his blood....
Rosemary says: "Another Dick Francis Classic"
"Another Dick Francis Classic"

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Performance
Story

Another Dick Francis Classic. Great with a fast moving engaging plot, a page turner,a great companion for anyone.

0 of 0 people found this review helpful
Come to Grief

UNABRIDGED
- by Dick Francis
- Narrated by Tony Britton
Come to Grief

UNABRIDGED (10 hrs and 52 mins)

By Dick Francis

Narrated By Tony Britton

Overall
(123)
Performance
(39)
Story
(40)

Sid Halley, the ex-champion jockey turned investigator who appears in Odds Against and Whip Hand, is back and facing new dilemmas and dangers. The opening finds him having uncovered an obnoxious crime committed by a friend whom he, and everyone else, has held in affection bordering on love.
C. Johnson says: "Excellent narrator! Classic Dick Francis"
"Another Dick Francis Classic"

Overall
Performance
Story

Another Dick Francis Classic. Great with a fast moving engaging plot, a page turner,a great companion for anyone.

0 of 0 people found this review helpful
Whip Hand

UNABRIDGED
- by Dick Francis
- Narrated by Tony Britton
Whip Hand

UNABRIDGED (8 hrs and 43 mins)

By Dick Francis

Narrated By Tony Britton

Overall
(159)
Performance
(41)
Story
(45)

There are two worlds in racing: winning and losing. Private detective Sid Halley has gone from one to the other - fast. First his career as a jockey ended when he lost his hand in a fall. Then his wife said a cold goodbye. Now he’s on the trail of thugs who crush losers with vicious pleasure.These are people who aim to win at any price.
Dennis says: "Well written, very British"
"Another Dick Francis Classic"

Overall
Performance
Story

Another Dick Francis Classic. Great with a fast moving engaging plot, a page turner,a great companion for anyone.

0 of 0 people found this review helpful