Bolt
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Bolt

by Dick Francis

1986•Thriller•300 pages

Taste attributes: thrillersportscrimeactionfastfresh & originalunsavouryintricatelinearrescue/escape/jeopardyhuman spirit/resilience/survivalsolving the riddle/not as it seems

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Boxlist takeA thriller that sits near the middle on every taste dimension: nothing pushed to extremes.

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About This Book

From Publisher's Weekly: Champion jockey Kit Fielding again proves his mettle when Henri Nanterre, the ruthless business partner of his fiancee's uncle, tries to convert their road construction company into an armaments enterprise. Nanterre threatens the life of Princess Casilia, his partner's wife, who also owns many of Kit's mounts.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

ThrillerSportsCrimeActionRescue/escape/jeopardyHuman spirit/resilience/survivalSolving the riddle/not as it seems

Subjects

Horse racingSteeplechasingJockeysEnglandMysteryHorses - Crimes against - FictionDetective and mystery storiesHorse racing - Fiction

Details

Author
Dick Francis
Published
1986
Pages
300
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