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Iced

A Dick Francis Novel

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Iced

By: Felix Francis
Narrated by: Martin Jarvis
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In the tradition of Clive Cussler and James Lee Burke, Iced, the latest in Francis's fictional world, is a heart-pounding thriller that will keep you racing forward.

Seven years ago, Miles Pussett was a steeplechase jockey, loving the rush of the race. But after an unfortunate event, he left horseracing behind and swore he would never return. Now he gets his adrenaline rush from riding headfirst down the Cresta Run, a three-quarter-mile Swiss ice chute, reaching speeds of up to eighty miles per hour.

Finding himself in St Moritz during the same weekend as White Turf, when high-class horseracing takes place on the frozen lake, he gets talked into helping out with the horses. Against his better judgement, he decides to assist, but things aren't as innocent as they seemed.

When he discovers something suspicious is going on in the races, something that may have a profound impact on his future, Miles begins a search for answers. But someone is adamant about stopping him—and they'll go to any length to do it.

©2022 Felix Francis (P)2022 Recorded Books Amateur Sleuths Crime Thrillers Mystery Suspense Thriller Thriller & Suspense Fiction Crime Exciting Detective Heartfelt Racing
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Miles is a very likeable character, much more flawed than most of Dick/Felix Francis' characters.

Storyline was hard to follow

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Not enough mystery or action, and too much flipping back and forth of time lines.

It's not that it's a particularly bad book in it's own way, but not really in the mould of the other books.

Not one of his best

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This book is true “Francis” thru and thru. The main character is just a regular guy struggling thru life’s difficulties that sadly are heavier on some folks than others. The main character suffers thru no fault of his own and is open and raw about his own struggles. The kindness of just one person in his life helps him immensely. Love gives him the courage to keeps moving forward. Lots of twists and very revealing about how one character puts his own self above any regard for others.

The true frailties people suffer through

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I never felt invested in the character. a compelling story, a solid venture into mental health.

just okay

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It had been a while since I first listened to this book and while much of it was at least somewhat familiar the ending was not.

Second Reading

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There is a lot of jumping around but it works very well for this book. Loved it.

Really enjoyed

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The narrator has an engaging voice but too much jumping around from past to present within the same chapter. If it hadn’t been for a few details helping to place the time line (arm in sling), I would have been completely confused.

Performance was good. Story lacking…

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I thoroughly enjoyed iced. it is definitely a page turner if you can use that phrase about an audiobook. well Felix still writes with shades of his father, he is definitely come into his own as an author and I am enjoying his work.

Felix Francis is finding his stride!

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Not too much mystery. Very good exposition on mental health & alcoholism. Didn’t like the end.

Mystery?

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Felix Francis appears to pick a disorder or disease state to overshadow the thriller, mystery portrayed in the last 3-4 novels. The protagonist, affiliated with British horse racing, has turns in their life spinning them into a variety of nefarious events. ICED Is the next in this line. Unfortunately, this novel winds along with the protagonist’s success, trials and failures at leaving his past behind. The familiar Francis progression is finding a fascinating opposite sex character, and repeated attempts at the protagonist’s life. The villain(s) pop out of a familiar corner only to self destruct before a thoughtful protagonist has the do away with them!
Pretty much the case here, but we jump tie periods to two critical parts of life. Set in current times, audiobook has a limitation in portraying the time changes.
Martin Jarvis is a standard with Francis novels.

Watered down Francis genre novel.

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