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England, ca 1985
Tony Beach sælger vin og champagne. Hans kone Emma er død for et halvt år siden, hun var gravid men fostret overlevede heller ikke og han lader egentlig bare som om der stadig er liv i ham. En af hans kunders sekretær Jimmy fortæller om en mistanke om at nogen forfalsker
Det ser ud til at være whisky og rødvin, der er fup, mens hvidvinen er god nok. En mand fra hovedkontoret, Paul Young, dukker op. Samme nat bliver hele lageret af vin og spiritus stjålet. Helt ned til vinkortet. Vintjeneren, Feydor Zaracievesa, kaldet Zarac, bliver fundet dræbt på en bizar måde, idet hans hoved er helt dækket til med gips, så det bare ser ud som en anonym hvid bold. Gipsen har kvalt Zarac og er altså ikke bare lagt på efter døden. Stutteriejeren Jack blev kvæstet i teltet og hans kone Flora forsøger at holde næsen oven vande, selv om også Jimmy ligger på hospitalet. Flora fortæller Tony lidt om Larry Trent, som måske havde en skjult side. Ulykken med transportvognen ser ud til at skyldes at ejeren havde ladet den stå ulåst og at en knægt på fem år havde pillet ved den og løsnet håndbremsen og sat den i frigear..
Tonys forretning går fint, selv om han egentlig i sit stille sind mest ser det som hårdt slid med at slæbe vinkasser. Han har en dame ansat til at passe telefonen og en ung mand, der er lidt tilbage, hjælper med slæberiet og trives faktisk med det.
En kriminalkommisær Wilson efterforsker mordet på Zarac og interesserer sig også for Paul Young, for hverken det navn, den adresse eller det telefonnummer han opgav til kriminalassistent Ridger var gyldige. Tony er god til at huske detaljer om folk og hjælper Wilson. Han hjælper også Gerard, der viser sig at være privatdetektiv og allerede inden ulykken havde et godt øje til Zarac og Trents restaurant Silver Moondance.
Gerard arbejder for en whisky-transportør Kenneth Charter, der er ved at blive ruineret fordi tre af hans tankbiler har fået stjålet lasten. Det er hans egen søn, der har hjulpet med svindelen, så han vil helst ikke have politiet blandet ind i det. Gerard får et råd fra Tony om at kigge nærmere på tapperier og de finder ud af at et af tapperierne ejes af faderen til en af Kenneth Charter Juniors venner. Imens forsøger svindlernes bagmand at stoppe efterforskningen ved at stjæle forfalsket vin og whisky tilbage. Det mislykkes, men undervejs bliver både Gerard og Tony ramt af fasanhagl fra tyvenes haglgevær.
Tony opdager bagmanden, "Paul Young", i cateringfirmaets lager på travbanen, hvor han snakker med firmaets næstkommanderende Vernon der åbenbart er med i svindelen. Tony slipper væk, men bliver set af Vernon. Gerard og Tony mødes med cateringfirmaets øverste direktør, Miles Quigley, der er meget overrasket over deres beskyldninger mod Vernon, men denne dukker op og må gå til fuld bekendelse, hvis han ikke vil politianmeldes. Tony og Gerard bryder ind på det mistænkte tapperi for at lede efter beviser. De finder dem, men "Paul Young" og en af banditterne, Denny, finder desværre også Gerard. De er ved at gipse ham ind på samme måde som Zarac, da Tony overrasker dem og får dem overmandet.
Han befrier Gerard og de efterlader Denny og "Paul Young" alias Stewart Naylor til politiet, som også kan samle den anden bandit, Lew, op.
Glimrende spændingsroman, der fortæller en hel del om vinbranchen og selvfølgelig om heste og stutterier og hestetrænere. Tony er en spændende person at lære at kende og Dick Francis skriver godt om smerten ved at miste en ægtefælle og om Tonys mindreværdsfølelser.
Tony Beach sælger vin og champagne. Hans kone Emma er død for et halvt år siden, hun var gravid men fostret overlevede heller ikke og han lader egentlig bare som om der stadig er liv i ham. En af hans kunders sekretær Jimmy fortæller om en mistanke om at nogen forfalsker
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whisky. Næste dag er Tony ude og levere champagne til et arrangement i et stort telt, da en hestetransportvogn triller ned fra parkeringspladsen på bakken ved siden af teltet og tromler folk i teltet ned. Tony og en af de andre gæster Gerard McGregor organiserer førstehjælpen og redder sikkert nogle af de hårdtkvæstede. I alt dør otte mennesker, heriblandt en arabisk sheik, oberst Fulham og frue, en nygift og meget køn serveringsdame og Larry Trent, som ejer den restaurant, hvis whisky Jimmy fortalte om. Jimmy, hvis fulde navn er James d'Alban, bliver hårdt kvæstet, men når at fortælle politiet om mistanken til whiskyen, så de forfølger straks sporet.Det ser ud til at være whisky og rødvin, der er fup, mens hvidvinen er god nok. En mand fra hovedkontoret, Paul Young, dukker op. Samme nat bliver hele lageret af vin og spiritus stjålet. Helt ned til vinkortet. Vintjeneren, Feydor Zaracievesa, kaldet Zarac, bliver fundet dræbt på en bizar måde, idet hans hoved er helt dækket til med gips, så det bare ser ud som en anonym hvid bold. Gipsen har kvalt Zarac og er altså ikke bare lagt på efter døden. Stutteriejeren Jack blev kvæstet i teltet og hans kone Flora forsøger at holde næsen oven vande, selv om også Jimmy ligger på hospitalet. Flora fortæller Tony lidt om Larry Trent, som måske havde en skjult side. Ulykken med transportvognen ser ud til at skyldes at ejeren havde ladet den stå ulåst og at en knægt på fem år havde pillet ved den og løsnet håndbremsen og sat den i frigear..
Tonys forretning går fint, selv om han egentlig i sit stille sind mest ser det som hårdt slid med at slæbe vinkasser. Han har en dame ansat til at passe telefonen og en ung mand, der er lidt tilbage, hjælper med slæberiet og trives faktisk med det.
En kriminalkommisær Wilson efterforsker mordet på Zarac og interesserer sig også for Paul Young, for hverken det navn, den adresse eller det telefonnummer han opgav til kriminalassistent Ridger var gyldige. Tony er god til at huske detaljer om folk og hjælper Wilson. Han hjælper også Gerard, der viser sig at være privatdetektiv og allerede inden ulykken havde et godt øje til Zarac og Trents restaurant Silver Moondance.
Gerard arbejder for en whisky-transportør Kenneth Charter, der er ved at blive ruineret fordi tre af hans tankbiler har fået stjålet lasten. Det er hans egen søn, der har hjulpet med svindelen, så han vil helst ikke have politiet blandet ind i det. Gerard får et råd fra Tony om at kigge nærmere på tapperier og de finder ud af at et af tapperierne ejes af faderen til en af Kenneth Charter Juniors venner. Imens forsøger svindlernes bagmand at stoppe efterforskningen ved at stjæle forfalsket vin og whisky tilbage. Det mislykkes, men undervejs bliver både Gerard og Tony ramt af fasanhagl fra tyvenes haglgevær.
Tony opdager bagmanden, "Paul Young", i cateringfirmaets lager på travbanen, hvor han snakker med firmaets næstkommanderende Vernon der åbenbart er med i svindelen. Tony slipper væk, men bliver set af Vernon. Gerard og Tony mødes med cateringfirmaets øverste direktør, Miles Quigley, der er meget overrasket over deres beskyldninger mod Vernon, men denne dukker op og må gå til fuld bekendelse, hvis han ikke vil politianmeldes. Tony og Gerard bryder ind på det mistænkte tapperi for at lede efter beviser. De finder dem, men "Paul Young" og en af banditterne, Denny, finder desværre også Gerard. De er ved at gipse ham ind på samme måde som Zarac, da Tony overrasker dem og får dem overmandet.
Han befrier Gerard og de efterlader Denny og "Paul Young" alias Stewart Naylor til politiet, som også kan samle den anden bandit, Lew, op.
Glimrende spændingsroman, der fortæller en hel del om vinbranchen og selvfølgelig om heste og stutterier og hestetrænere. Tony er en spændende person at lære at kende og Dick Francis skriver godt om smerten ved at miste en ægtefælle og om Tonys mindreværdsfølelser.
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London : Pan, 1985, c1984.
Description
Drama. Fiction. Mystery. Suspense. Thriller. At the annual party celebrating the success of the racing season, everything is running well to form until a runaway horsebox ploughs into the marquee, causing terrible death and destruction. A witness to the tragedy, wine merchant Tony Beach presumes it is just one of those awful accidents. But as he gets involved in the investigation and begins to make connections, events take a more sinister turn.
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LibraryThing member pmarshall
Tony Beach drifted into the work of a wine merchant because he didn’t have his family’s interest in the military or horse racing and he did have the ability to identify wines and spirits based on smell and taste. He never felt he lived up to his father’s expectations of him as a leader and
I am seeing different threads as I reread Dick Francis this time. Upfront there is the story, the entertainment, always a horse or two somewhere, a little violence, sometimes romance, right versus wrong. Behind that is a theme sometimes of family, often a conflict between father and son, or the strength of friendship and what it means when the bond is broken. Interesting.
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his fear of acting in a pressure situation. In Proof his experience with wine and spirits helps him track down stolen tankers of whiskey and in doing so he proves to himself that he can overcome the fear of acting just as his father did.I am seeing different threads as I reread Dick Francis this time. Upfront there is the story, the entertainment, always a horse or two somewhere, a little violence, sometimes romance, right versus wrong. Behind that is a theme sometimes of family, often a conflict between father and son, or the strength of friendship and what it means when the bond is broken. Interesting.
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LibraryThing member jjmcgaffey
One of my favorite Francis books. I like Beach - I could almost imagine being him and easily imagine knowing him. Also, only a few nasties and not a lot of time spent with them - most of the book time was spent building relationships between the good guys. I don't like it when a book spends all its
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time either following the bad guys around and dwelling lovingly on their actions or having the good guys deal with the bad ones (ok, relates mostly to mysteries, where good guy/bad guy is a reasonably accurate distinction in most of them). One reason I like Francis is that he does spend time developing his good guys, even the ones (the vast majority) who only appear in one book. Show Less
LibraryThing member LA12Hernandez
This was my first Dick Francis story and it started my enchantment with his characters. Tony is just an ordinary business man so how did he get into this mess and how does he get out?
LibraryThing member miyurose
Another paperback I inherited from my dad. I'd never read Dick Francis before ... this was pretty good. I'd read more. It's part of the "Horseracing Mystery Series", but it really didn't have much to do with horseracing.
LibraryThing member SunnySD
Wine merchant Tony Beech had life all figured out when his world caved in. Now he's marking time, selling wine and grieving the death of his young wife and unborn child. But when a routine wine delivery ends in disaster, Beech finds himself playing a deadly game of cat and mouse.
Good, solid Francis
Good, solid Francis
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- break out the wine and cheese and curl up with it today. Show Less
LibraryThing member themulhern
This is a review of the audio edition with Nigel Havers playing the part of the protagonist, Tony Beach.
The adapters did a good job here. The book moves right along and the discussion of whiskey and wine manufacturing and distribution is quite interesting. The sound effects are well done; scenes at
The adapters did a good job here. The book moves right along and the discussion of whiskey and wine manufacturing and distribution is quite interesting. The sound effects are well done; scenes at
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the racecourses have a very open-air kind of feeling, the bottling factory is nice and echoey, etc. The voice talents are good. The book is marred by Francis's usual trite moralizing; but when the protagonist turns a hose full of cheap wine on the villain the events have a surreal quality that is surprising and not so formulaic as some of Francis's other efforts. Show Less
LibraryThing member SalemAthenaeum
Wine merchant Tony Beach is no stranger to personal tragedy - or to the world of fine vintage of wines. But when hidden hit men literally - and brutally - crash a society party he has, as usual, expertly catered, Tony finds himself caught in the terrifying midst of a mystery that begins with sham
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scotch and counterfeit claret and escalates to hijacking and murder. Strong drink indeed for a man of otherwise peaceful pleasures who must draw on every reserve of hidden courage to crack a sophisticated scam and to save many lives - especially his own. Show Less
LibraryThing member mahallett
i liked the character, i liked the info about scotch(i must buy some) and wine, i liked the plot about switching but the actual chase i found boring and hard to follow.
LibraryThing member Jen_Bartels
At times it was slow, but overall it was a good mystery that certainly had me stumped for most of it. I learned a lot about liquor forgeries, which was interesting. I recommend, especially down those that lean more towards cozy mysteries.
LibraryThing member Carol420
I can't say anything bad about this book. It had all the qualities for a good mystery... deception, intrigue, and murder. I guess the thing I had the most problem with was the combination of the liquor, horse racing, and the murder at the beginning of the book. When you go back and take it all in I
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have to admit that it was a very complex plot. The author did a commendable job of almost tying all the loose ends up and offering some excitement at the end that the book had mostly lacked throughout. If you like mysteries a little on the cozy side...you should really like this book. Show Less
LibraryThing member JustAGirl
Another of Francis's masterful mysteries. This one starts with a terrible accident as a horse-box crashes into a marquee full of people, and continues in a tale of finding courage and tasting wine, full of twists and edge of the seat moments of tension. An enjoyable and satisfying page-turner.
LibraryThing member rosalita
Over the years, I've read every one of Dick Francis' mysteries set in the world of English horse-racing. I remember how much fun I had scouring used bookstores looking for the ones that were missing from my collection, and how exciting it was to find a new one I hadn't read yet. But in my ongoing
I found Proof available in an ebook sale and didn't think twice about grabbing it, as it had always been one of my favorites. The story is narrated by Tony Beach, wine merchant in a small English town (village? I'm not sure how such designations work in the UK) smack dab in the middle of horse-racing country. Many of his customers are in the racing biz, so when he sets off one Sunday afternoon to cater an end-of-season party at a local trainer's stables, he expects just another routine business event. A terrible accident sweeps away all that's familiar in an instant and begins the slow unraveling of a tale of business fraud and murder that finds Beach having to call on reserves of courage that he isn't sure he has.
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efforts to downsize my possessions, I've donated all those print copies to my library's fund-raising book sales, so I haven't actually picked up and read one of these old favorites for a long time.I found Proof available in an ebook sale and didn't think twice about grabbing it, as it had always been one of my favorites. The story is narrated by Tony Beach, wine merchant in a small English town (village? I'm not sure how such designations work in the UK) smack dab in the middle of horse-racing country. Many of his customers are in the racing biz, so when he sets off one Sunday afternoon to cater an end-of-season party at a local trainer's stables, he expects just another routine business event. A terrible accident sweeps away all that's familiar in an instant and begins the slow unraveling of a tale of business fraud and murder that finds Beach having to call on reserves of courage that he isn't sure he has.
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LibraryThing member Andrew-theQM
Finished Proof which was quite a complex story as you tried to work out how the horse disappearing, the alcohol and the attack killing a group of people all fitted together. It was an enjoyable enough story but didn’t think it was quite as good as other Dick Francis books I read. Plenty of
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mystery bit this one did tend to a bit of a cosy. Show Less
LibraryThing member Jean_Sexton
There are times when I want to read a stand-alone mystery. There's no mental commitment to reading a whole series of books and no trying to remember what came before. For that sort of book, Dick Francis comes to mind. Usually there's at least a tangential link to horses and I feel like I will learn
This time the industry is the wine/spirit industry. Wine merchant Tony Beach is the focus and "proof" has more to do than with spirits. Is there a decent life after the sudden death of a dearly loved spouse? Will Tony find courage? Can the hero prove who the villain is? Early in the book we find out there is indeed a bad guy, but who is he? How does everything tie together? The reader and the hero take this path together.
This is an excellent traditional mystery.
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something new.This time the industry is the wine/spirit industry. Wine merchant Tony Beach is the focus and "proof" has more to do than with spirits. Is there a decent life after the sudden death of a dearly loved spouse? Will Tony find courage? Can the hero prove who the villain is? Early in the book we find out there is indeed a bad guy, but who is he? How does everything tie together? The reader and the hero take this path together.
This is an excellent traditional mystery.
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LibraryThing member sara_k
Proof, Flying Finish, Banker, and For Kicks by Dick Francis cover the horse industry and (in order of title) wine and whiskey, air transport, investment banking, and doping investigation. Doping in its many forms and findings is actually center to both Banker and For Kicks. Dick Francis often uses
I know that these books show their age, though not as much as some of his books, being copyrighted in 1965, 1966, and 1985 but I think the stories are strong enough to hold up. I just don't try to picture the characters *exactly* as they are described.
I recommend these books to mystery lovers and horse enthusiasts.
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sadistic villains but his heroes are engaging and end their fights quite battered unlike some heroes who seem untouchable. I know that these books show their age, though not as much as some of his books, being copyrighted in 1965, 1966, and 1985 but I think the stories are strong enough to hold up. I just don't try to picture the characters *exactly* as they are described.
I recommend these books to mystery lovers and horse enthusiasts.
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LibraryThing member Olivermagnus
Wine merchant, Tony Beach, is delivering wine to a party of racing enthusiasts when a horse trailer breaks loose and kills several people in the party tent. The police question him about who he saw around the trailer and they are impressed with his ability to remember things. Eventually the police
I've never been much of a Dick Francis fan because I just don't have any interest in horses and that's normally what he writes about. I'm still nursing a grudge from a nasty horse I met about forty years ago. I do love wine and this book is filled with interesting tidbits about wine, as well as Scotch whiskey. I also loved the characters in this story. Tony Beach is a widower who is devastated by grief for his recently deceased wife. He's also the son of a military hero and knows he doesn't live up to the expectations his family had for him.
There were plenty of twists and turns and the ending was incredibly tense. It definitely wasn't predictable and even though the villain was already known to the reader, it was a very compelling novel. I really enjoyed this book, especially the character of Tony Beach and his slow realization of what sort of man he really is. I may have to reconsider Dick Francis books, even the ones that deal with horses.
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ask for his expert help in following up on complaints about false labeling on some of the Scotches and wines provided to local bars and restaurants. That then leads to him being asked to assist private detective Gerard McGregor in finding out who is responsible for a series of whiskey bottling trucks being hijacked.I've never been much of a Dick Francis fan because I just don't have any interest in horses and that's normally what he writes about. I'm still nursing a grudge from a nasty horse I met about forty years ago. I do love wine and this book is filled with interesting tidbits about wine, as well as Scotch whiskey. I also loved the characters in this story. Tony Beach is a widower who is devastated by grief for his recently deceased wife. He's also the son of a military hero and knows he doesn't live up to the expectations his family had for him.
There were plenty of twists and turns and the ending was incredibly tense. It definitely wasn't predictable and even though the villain was already known to the reader, it was a very compelling novel. I really enjoyed this book, especially the character of Tony Beach and his slow realization of what sort of man he really is. I may have to reconsider Dick Francis books, even the ones that deal with horses.
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LibraryThing member AliceAnna
Plot not as good as some of his others, but still a solid read. I always enjoy Francis's heroes. And this one was particularly enjoyable. Tony Beach is witty, smart, capable and brave when push comes to shove. Other than the villain who was a little too broadly drawn, the other characters were
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nicely written. The cameo by one memorable female bar owner was a nice addition to the cast. Show Less
LibraryThing member kmartin802
Tony Beach is a 32-uear-old widower who is a wine merchant with an in with the horsey crowd because his father was a famous amateur jockey and his mother rides in the local hunt. Because of his connections, he's hired to supply the liquor for a party hosted by one of the local trainers. He sees a
The trainer breaks a leg, and his secretary is also severely injured, but not before he has a conversation with Tony about some whiskey he had at the Trent's supper club. He is convinced that the whiskey wasn't what the bottle's label says it was. This conversation makes its way through the trainer's wife to Gerrard McGregor who helped Tony free people during the accident and who works for an investigative agency.
Gerrard recruits Tony to be his expert for his current case which concerns the theft of trucks filled with whiskey, Gerrard's company has been hired to find out how the thefts are happening because the company won't be able to stay in business if the thefts continue.
Meanwhile, the local police also need Tony's expertise because they have numerous complaints about alcohol being sold in local pubs that isn't what it is supposed to be. Trent's supper club is on the list and Tony quickly identifies that the whiskey and some of the wines are being misrepresented. While they are there, a man from the home office appears and seems surprised about the liquor. Shortly thereafter the wine manager at Trent's is found murdered by having his head wrapped in plaster of Paris.
As Tony and Gerrard investigate, they begin to find connections between the two investigations and the tension mounts as they get closer to a solution and also closer to a killer.
This is one of my favorite stories by Dick Francis. I really enjoy that the hero has self-doubts about his courage and fear that he won't be able to live up to the heroics of his father and grandfather. I also like that he isn't afraid to be grieving for the death of his young wife. I also like that he is happy in his career.
The narration was expertly done by Simon Prebble who managed a variety of accents to distinguish the various characters without making the accents incomprehensible to my American ears. He also did a great job conveying the various emotions of the characters and the rising tensions in the story.
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horrible accident when a loaded horse trailer rumbles down a hill and crashes into the outdoor tent where the party is being held. He and some of the other guests do their best to rescue many trapped in the collapsed tent. Even so, the guest of honor, a sheik, some of his entourage, one of the trainer's best customers Larry Trent, and a few other people die in the accident.The trainer breaks a leg, and his secretary is also severely injured, but not before he has a conversation with Tony about some whiskey he had at the Trent's supper club. He is convinced that the whiskey wasn't what the bottle's label says it was. This conversation makes its way through the trainer's wife to Gerrard McGregor who helped Tony free people during the accident and who works for an investigative agency.
Gerrard recruits Tony to be his expert for his current case which concerns the theft of trucks filled with whiskey, Gerrard's company has been hired to find out how the thefts are happening because the company won't be able to stay in business if the thefts continue.
Meanwhile, the local police also need Tony's expertise because they have numerous complaints about alcohol being sold in local pubs that isn't what it is supposed to be. Trent's supper club is on the list and Tony quickly identifies that the whiskey and some of the wines are being misrepresented. While they are there, a man from the home office appears and seems surprised about the liquor. Shortly thereafter the wine manager at Trent's is found murdered by having his head wrapped in plaster of Paris.
As Tony and Gerrard investigate, they begin to find connections between the two investigations and the tension mounts as they get closer to a solution and also closer to a killer.
This is one of my favorite stories by Dick Francis. I really enjoy that the hero has self-doubts about his courage and fear that he won't be able to live up to the heroics of his father and grandfather. I also like that he isn't afraid to be grieving for the death of his young wife. I also like that he is happy in his career.
The narration was expertly done by Simon Prebble who managed a variety of accents to distinguish the various characters without making the accents incomprehensible to my American ears. He also did a great job conveying the various emotions of the characters and the rising tensions in the story.
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LibraryThing member rosalita
Over the years, I've read every one of Dick Francis' mysteries set in the world of English horse-racing. I remember how much fun I had scouring used bookstores looking for the ones that were missing from my collection, and how exciting it was to find a new one I hadn't read yet. But in my ongoing
I found Proof available in an ebook sale and didn't think twice about grabbing it, as it had always been one of my favorites. The story is narrated by Tony Beach, wine merchant in a small English town (village? I'm not sure how such designations work in the UK) smack dab in the middle of horse-racing country. Many of his customers are in the racing biz, so when he sets off one Sunday afternoon to cater an end-of-season party at a local trainer's stables, he expects just another routine business event. A terrible accident sweeps away all that's familiar in an instant and begins the slow unraveling of a tale of business fraud and murder that finds Beach having to call on reserves of courage that he isn't sure he has.
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efforts to downsize my possessions, I've donated all those print copies to my library's fund-raising book sales, so I haven't actually picked up and read one these old favorites for a long time.I found Proof available in an ebook sale and didn't think twice about grabbing it, as it had always been one of my favorites. The story is narrated by Tony Beach, wine merchant in a small English town (village? I'm not sure how such designations work in the UK) smack dab in the middle of horse-racing country. Many of his customers are in the racing biz, so when he sets off one Sunday afternoon to cater an end-of-season party at a local trainer's stables, he expects just another routine business event. A terrible accident sweeps away all that's familiar in an instant and begins the slow unraveling of a tale of business fraud and murder that finds Beach having to call on reserves of courage that he isn't sure he has.
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LibraryThing member Gifford_MacShane
Francis at his best, turning the Everyman into a hero in a plot that twists and turns and speeds along to a most satisfactory ending.
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Language
Original language
English
Original publication date
1985
Physical description
268 p.; 17.7 cm
ISBN
033029069X / 9780330290692
Local notes
Omslag: Colin Thomas
Omslaget viser et glas med en klar væske i og tilsat en dråbe blod
Indskannet omslag - N650U - 150 dpi
Side 68: He was dead. He had to be dead. For a head, above the bare stretched neck, he had a large white featureless globe like a giant puffball, and it was only when one fought down nausea and looked closely that one could see that from the throat up he had been entirely, smoothly and thickly encased in plaster of Paris.
Side 79: There was a bleakness, I saw, behind his undemanding face. He had been out there for a long time in the undergrowth and found it easy to believe in all manner of horrors.
Side 79: He gave me the small smile and the unemphatic handshake and went on his way; and I thought of people bandaging all over a live man's head and then soaking the bandage with water to turn it to rock.
Side 84: Someone who knows a grain from the great grey green greasy Limpopo River?
Side 84: The Limpopo River, don't forget, was full of crocodiles.
Side 86: I don't consider, that Zarac is a matter of no crocodiles.
Omslaget viser et glas med en klar væske i og tilsat en dråbe blod
Indskannet omslag - N650U - 150 dpi
Side 68: He was dead. He had to be dead. For a head, above the bare stretched neck, he had a large white featureless globe like a giant puffball, and it was only when one fought down nausea and looked closely that one could see that from the throat up he had been entirely, smoothly and thickly encased in plaster of Paris.
Side 79: There was a bleakness, I saw, behind his undemanding face. He had been out there for a long time in the undergrowth and found it easy to believe in all manner of horrors.
Side 79: He gave me the small smile and the unemphatic handshake and went on his way; and I thought of people bandaging all over a live man's head and then soaking the bandage with water to turn it to rock.
Side 84: Someone who knows a grain from the great grey green greasy Limpopo River?
Side 84: The Limpopo River, don't forget, was full of crocodiles.
Side 86: I don't consider, that Zarac is a matter of no crocodiles.
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Beviset by Dick Francis (Paper Book)
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