Forfeit [IMPORT] (Hardcover)

by Dick Francis (Author) "The letter from Tally came on the day Bert Checkov died..." (more)
Key Phrases: racecourse stables, horse box, race train, Tiddely Porn, Tiddely Pom, Charlie Boston (more...)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 320 pages
• Publisher: Chivers Large print (Chivers, Windsor, Paragon & C; Large Print Ed edition (February 1, 1996)
• ISBN-10: 0745139051
• ISBN-13: 978-0745139050
• Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (10 customer reviews)

Customer Reviews

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16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Journalists! Caution!, April 7, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Forfeit (Mass Market Paperback)

Journalists should be aware that they might stop writing after heaving read this incredible thriller by Dick Francis.

In this thriller, Dick Francis presents the story of an English journalist (Ty) who finds out about some corruption connected with a series of nonstarters in horse racing. Ty decides to uncover the cause for this series of nonstarters. Now the story becomes really interesting. Therefore, I do not want to spoil it. You have to read it yourself.

Dick Francis is able to convince me with this thriller because the plot seems pretty realistic. It is not a book where one would think: "It could not happen anyway". Mr Francis does not present the story idealized.

In conclusion I have to say that you ought to read this book even if you do not like horses or horse racing!

14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Murder on the sports page, April 20, 2006

By	Jeanne Tassotto (Trapped in the Midwest) - See all my reviews (TOP 1000 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Forfeit (Paperback)

Sportswriter James (Ty) Tyrone covers the racing scene for a British tabloid. A colleague drunkenly offers to give him 'a piece of advice' but before he can remember what it is falls out of a 7th floor window to his death. A tragic accident...or is it. As Ty begins to investigate he uncovers a far reaching conspiracy throughout the racing world. Before he can bring the criminals to justice Ty has to fight for his and his invalid wife's lives.

As always with a Francis novel the reader is taken into another aspect of the racing world (this time it is sports writing). The hero is stoic, bravely bearing up to his deep personal tragedy, (this time a beloved wife crippled by polio) who must endure many trials before he emerges triumphant in the end.

While Francis' work is formulistic it is also quite good. The mystery is cleverly done, the action exciting. The hero is flawed but sympathetic, his situation touching and when he defeats the bad guys the reader is left with a good feeling.

If you are already a fan of the series this one is another winner. If you are new to the series this is a good place to start.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Another Francis masterpeice!!!, July 24, 2002

By	J. Kane "AbleKane" (Balad, Iraq) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Forfeit (Mass Market Paperback)

It's difficult to find a character in contemporary fiction who succeeds so well at living up to his principles with hardly a blink of his figurative eye. In "Forfeit" there is such a character. Confronted with a choice between selling out his integrity and facing hardship, journalist, James Tyrone invariably chooses the hardship and immediately applies his mental resources to overcome the threat. Francis has created a masterpiece of characterization, plot and style in yet another of his fabulous novels. You won't need coffee to stay awake with this one!