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    Decider
    Decider
    Decider
    Audiobook (abridged)2 hours

    Decider

    Written by Dick Francis

    Narrated by Simon Jones

    4.5/5

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    About this audiobook

    A GRIPPING RACETRACK THRILLER FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF DRIVING FORCE AND COMEBACK

    THE STAKES ARE DEADLY AT STRATTON PARK

    Architect and family man Lee Morris never gave much thought to the shares he inherited of the Stratton Park racecourse, the multi-million dollar property owned by the powerful Stratton family. His mother had first received the shares to keep her quiet about the abuse she had suffered at the hands of her first husband, Keith Stratton. Now, much to Lee's chagrin, he is being drawn into the thick of the Stratton family squabbles as they wage a furious debate over the future of the race track.

    So when Lee packs his six sons into his renovated old bus to visit the racetrack, he finds himself embroiled in a supremely dangerous game that extends much deeper than horse racing. And perhaps too late, Lee realizes his involvement in the racetrack may cost him more than he bargained for...It may cost him his life...
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherSimon & Schuster Audio
    Release dateNov 1, 1993
    ISBN9780743546164
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    • 4/5
      Another winner from Francis; a bit long but kept me up far too late because I didn't want to wait till morning to see what happened.
    • 5/5
      One of my comfort reads. This is one of my favorite of Francis' heroes - the usual iconoclast with high pain tolerance, but also willing to compromise (within limits) for building a good relationship. And his dealings with his sons are very interesting. I was going to say this didn't have the usual Francis father/son thing, but it does sort of - with the hero as the father rather than the son for a change.
    • 5/5
      Consistent, with all of his books, the story is captivating, intriguing & hard to put down. You get to know his characters in an almost personal way. I never tire of reading his books. A must read for anyone who loves a good adventure story, with a mystery to solve. Normally, these are a very quick read, but I have 17mth twin grandsons living with me, who take up a lot of my time.
    • 4/5
      Pretty much run of the mill Dick Francis, there is better out there, but there is also much worse. This another that is only has horse racing on the periphery.Lee Morris is an architect and builder, renovating derelict buildings and selling them on. His wife and six children become enchanted by his latest development - meaning he can't sell it and so has less income than normal. When his solicitor informs him that the Stratton family is having a shareholders meeting, and his legacy shares entitle him to attened curiousity bites. Even though his mother's treatment at their (estranged) hands has left him unlikely to be well recieved. It turns out that the Stratton fortune owning Stratton Park racecoruse has, following the death of the third baron, been left between his widow and the four children and grandchildren. The condition of the racecourse isn't good and the options to sell up for quick profit (ending a generational legacy) compete against those demanding investment for a brighter future. When lee morris narrowly escapes as the old stands are wrecked by a bomb he decides to investigate the family a little closer.Fast paced as always from Francis, and enjoyable so. The architect ploy is unusual - they don't feature in many thrillers, and Francis seldom inclues children - these seem somewhat old for their given ages, but are otherwise not too badly cast. Fans of Francis don't read him for complex moral dilemmas or intricate characterisation which is lucky because there is very little of either. But enough around the edges to make this more than a have-a-go heor getting lucky again. Lacking in tension generated by a do or die horse race the drama is all interactions between the competeing interest and carboard personalities of the various family branches. Each of course with their own skeleton in the closet. Much like all the rest, enjoyable but trite thriller.
    • 4/5
      Lee Morris architect is dragged into family squabble over the fate of racecourse. His involvement with family marginal. Usual Dick Francis quiet, competent hero who manages to solve mystery of who is trying to destroy racecourse.
    • 5/5
      Architect Lee Morris is hired to rebuild a failing race course, and finds himself at the centre of a dangerous power struggle, which threatens the safety of his children. Interesting background, great suspense, one of my favourites.
    • 5/5
      England, ca 1990Lee Morris har lidt aktier, 8 %, i en v?ddel?bsbane, som hans papbedstefar ejede indtil sin d?d fornylig. En familiestrid er brudt ud og banens direkt?r Roger Gardner og banechefen Oliver Wells ops?ger Lee. Lee er arkitekt og lever af at k?be ruiner og s?tte dem i stand.Lee m?der for en gangs skyld op til et aktion?rm?de, hvilket chokerer resten af Stratton familien. Han snakker fint med en af familien og langfredag tropper han op p? v?ddel?bsbanen sammen med de fem ?ldste af sine seks s?nner for at kigge lidt p? hvordan man evt kan bygge noget om for at f? banen til at g? bedre. Imidlertid er der nogen, der har mineret bygningen og b?de Lee og b?rnene er ganske t?t p? at miste livet.De bliver reddet af at den mindste p? syv har set t?ndsnor f?r og advarer faderen, som stoler p? oplysningen og handler uden t?venStratton familiens overhovede men uden autoritet er Conrad Stratton. Fasteren Marjorie Bingham har mere magt og s?tter Lee til at finde ud af hvad der foreg?r. Rebecca Stratton er Conrads datter, Keith Stratton er Conrads tvillingebror, Darlington Stratton - kaldet Dart - er Conrads s?n. Hannah er Lee's halvs?ster. Keith var gift med Lee's mor, Madeline, men han var voldelig og hun stak af med den mand, som blev far til Lee. Conrad's tredje bror Ivan har en s?n Forsyth. Hannah har ogs? en s?n Jack. Strattons er fjendtlige over for Lee, selv om han hj?lper med at finde et megastort telt til erstatning for tribunen.Han afsl?rer ogs? at en dyrevelf?rdsdemonstrant faktisk er hyret af Keith til at s?tte lus i skindpelsen. Conrad har forbindelse til en arkitekt Wilson Yarrow, som Lee kender en anelse til fra sin studietid. Yarrow er ikke helt fin i kanten.Ligesom Lee har en anden udenforst?ende, Perdita Faulds, arvet lidt aktier. 7%.Lee blev gift med Amanda som 19-?rig og det er hende, der gerne vil have b?rn. Deres ?gteskab er ikke ret godt l?ngere, men de lader det fungere pgra b?rnene.Strattons har en d?rlig vane med at afpresse hinanden. Keith finder ud af at Lee har fundet ud af at den gamle Lord Stratton havde fundet ud af at Jack er barn af Hannah og Keith. Keith fors?ger at sl? Lee's b?rn ihjel, men i stedet er det Keith, der d?r.Lee indvilger lidt t?vende i at blive bestyrelsesformand for banen og efter en snak med Amanda undfanger de s?n nummer syv. Amanda bliver dog ved med at se sin elsker, hvilket Lee accepterer.Bogen har smukke eksempler p? at stole p? sine b?rn og rose dem, n?r de g?r noget godt.En glimrende historie med nogle utraditionelle tilgange til at l?se problemer.
    • 4/5
      Old but excellent book from Dick Francis. Very interesting main character with a curious family background, current and ancestral. Francis delves in to another profession, home building and architecture, while using his usual racing theme as the base harmony. Per his usual script, the book's protagonist gets kicked around mentally and physically before emerging in triumph. Fortunately, except for the usual British soccer thuggery, the ordinary Brit does not often face the violence that the Francis heroes do. As I often feel with a Francis character, Lee Morris should be around for a few more books.