"10 Lb Penalty"
(Dick Francis)
"10 lb Penalty" is a magnificent thriller by Dick Francis, one of the most popular authors of crime stories. The protagonist, Benedict Juliard, at the beginning of the plot is seventeen years old. A student of mathematics, he has momentarily dropped out of school to try and fulfill his greatest dream - try and become an amateur jokey. However his charismatic father intercepts his plans, practically kidnapping him and asking him for support - as Juliard senior has ambitions of becoming a politician and needs his son, standing beside him in front of the electors. Ben, a obedient and loving son, used to renouncements, agrees without protesting. During the campaign a series of events take place, that balance dangerously between being accidents and crimes. A shot from a sport gun, which is after all difficult to kill a human from. A case of a car, whith which noone is sure what actually was wrong. And a fire in which Juliard senior and his son almost died... A crowd of suspicious figures appears. A journalist-scandalist Usher, obessesively on track of politicians' secrets. Former rivals of Juliard, their disappointed wives, still spitting venom...Anonymous lover Vyvern...Noone congratulates Juliard more honestly than his own son, once he wins the election. Years pass, the father climbs successive steps of his career, and in the life of his son - studies, horse, first job... It seemed as if everything worked out perfectly, however some associates from the past reappear. Against a certain arrangement made between the father and the son, the headlines in the newspapers call out about a scandal. And then there is one shot... This book of Dick Francis surprises with sudden rises of suspence. The easy, undisturbed flow of the action - and rapid, impetuous scenes. The characters are drawn in a plastic way, real and fully-dimensional, and the omnipresent in Francis's production world of horse racing shines at its fullest. Enjoy!
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