tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8273911883856580200.post6957160211475464847..comments2024-03-11T00:52:06.529+10:30Comments on MYSTERIES in PARADISE: Review: SILKS, Dick Francis & Felix FrancisKerriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13581470363339796352noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8273911883856580200.post-58716083814559099422008-11-06T22:53:00.000+10:302008-11-06T22:53:00.000+10:30I think I have read them all over the years David,...I think I have read them all over the years David, but there are similarities between plots, but I've got to the stage that I just tolerate themKerriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13581470363339796352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8273911883856580200.post-82441511357362031052008-11-06T20:42:00.000+10:302008-11-06T20:42:00.000+10:30I WAS DISAPPOINTED WHEN NOT FAR INTO THE BOOK I RE...I WAS DISAPPOINTED WHEN NOT FAR INTO THE BOOK I REALISED THE PLOT WAS VERY SIMILAR TO A BBC/ITV TELEVISION DRAMA I HAD SEEN OVER 20 YEARS AGO. I HAVE READ EVERY DICK FRANCIS NOVEL BUT I CAN'T HELP THINKING THAT THIS PLOT HAS JUST BEEN GIVEN A DIFFERENT SLANTAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8273911883856580200.post-20419514213178452192008-10-07T19:07:00.000+10:302008-10-07T19:07:00.000+10:30Thanks Bernadette - that's good. I think his books...Thanks Bernadette - that's good. I think his books are formulaic too and SILKS is quite close to the old Sid Halley ones.Kerriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13581470363339796352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8273911883856580200.post-63596539590168258872008-10-07T09:55:00.000+10:302008-10-07T09:55:00.000+10:30Interesting Kerrie. Dick Francis was my first ever...Interesting Kerrie. Dick Francis was my first ever 'adult' mystery read (although I was only 10 or 11 at the time) and I have read every single book he's written since then. I even managed to buy Enlgish language versions of a couple of his books when I was travelling through Turkey where it was near-impossible to find English language books. Although his books are very formulaic I rather enjoy the characters he comes up with and the research he does on the various careers he gives his protagonists. However, I was very disappointed with the last one he did with his son, Dead Heat, and had thought I might not even bother with this one...but now maybe I will give it a go sometime.<BR/><BR/>If you're still on the scrounge for a copy of Dead Heat I can loan you my copy at the next book group meeting...I'll need to get it to my mother eventually but she's away for a couple of months so she won't mind :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com