Hot Money

By: Dick Francis

Narrated by: Tony Britton

Malcolm Pembroke never expected to make a million pounds without making enemies. Nor did he expect his latest wife to be brutally murdered. All the clues suggest the killer comes from close to home, but after five marriages and nine children, that still leaves the field wide open.

When he find his own life in danger, Pembroke entrusts his safety to his estranged son, Ian, an amateur jockey; and through him discovers a compulsive new outlet for his financial expertise. Soon he's playing the international blood stock market for incredible stakes. Not the safest bet for a man on the run from avaricious relatives. Particularly when one of them's got a bomb.

©1987 Dick Francis

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I have listened to this book many times over the years, it’s just that good!

This is my favorite Dick Francis book.

I could listen to Tony Britton all day. He brings these characters to life. Always worth listening.

Dick Francis does it again

If you could sum up Hot Money in three words, what would they be?

Typical Dick Francis! Keeps you guessing right up until the end.

What did you like best about this story?

The pace of the book, it moves right along.

What does Tony Britton bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

Accent!

If you were to make a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?

Not sure what the tag line would be, but it would be one heck of a movie!

Very pleasant

The story is about Malcolm, five wives, money-hungry relatives, an estranged son, and a murder. And, of course, horses. The story begins with the murder of Malcolm's newest wife, and an attempted murder of Malcolm himself. He turns to his son Ian for protection. Ian protects Malcolm and plays amateur detective at the same time. This story isn't the Ludlum genre: super criminals, roller coaster thrills, incomprehensible plots, and high drama in italics. Hot Money is easy to understand. It moves along gently, a canter, not a gallop (perhaps I mean that it's slow), But I'll probably listen to it again some time, because I enjoyed the pace. It's the sort of book that fills you with the leisurely glow of a holiday. The characters are alive. I could understand every bit of the plot, and I must confess that this is a sort of achievement for me. My earphones weren't unputdownable, but the prospect of picking them up was always pleasant. AND, the narration is excellent (how does he do it?)

illustrative

Very captivating speaking! I've been a Dick Francis fan since day one, but I've not been an 'audiobook person'. So the writing is great of course, but it's the speaking really brings the characters to life.