Dead Heat
Michael Joseph
Hardback
: 06 Sep 2007
£18.99
Synopsis
The night before the 2,000 Guineas at
Max is something of a celebrity in
Within hours, Max’s restaurant is forcibly closed, his reputation teeters on the brink of ruin, and a court case looms. But the day is far from over, and soon Max Moreton finds himself desperately fighting for more than just his livelihood…
Dead Heat is the latest searing, intrigue-filled blockbuster from the Grand Master of thriller writing.
Interview
Felix Francis on life in the Dick Francis household and the new Dick Francis novel, Dead Heat
The production of a Dick Francis novel has always been a mixture of inspiration, perspiration and teamwork. The first one was published when I was nine, and I grew up in a house where breakfast talk would be about the damage a bullet might do to a man’s guts rather than the more mundane topics of everyday life. My parents did the books together with daily discussions, planning and debate. In September 2000 my mother died just a month before my father’s 80th birthday. The energy and determination had gone. The Dick Francis novel factory had, it seemed, closed for good.
Then, six years on, a new generation was ready to deliver again the necessary vigour. I convinced my father that I could take over the role once filled by my mother, and the family firm was suddenly back in business. Under Orders was published in September 2006 and was well received by both the critics and the public. So plans were hatched for yet another Dick Francis, novel number 40.
But this year has been difficult with some major health scares for my father. Consequently, I took on a greater role in the enterprise, acting as the main driver of the work. We regularly discussed the plot, the characters and the style. We worked together, and separately, and the publishers insisted that the new novel should have both our names on the cover.Father and son set about their task with dedication and passion. It wasn’t really a race, but was it Dick or was it Felix that finished first? Neither, it was a Dead Heat.
Product details
Format :
Hardback
ISBN: 9780718153656
Size : 241 x 165mm
Pages : 384
Published : 06 Sep 2007
Publisher : Michael Joseph
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Dead Heat
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