Shattered

 

by Dick Francis (read by Fiacre Douglas) c. 2000

an annual re-read

 

 

Glass blower and racing fan

I don't understand what people don't like about this one. Is it because the only race horses in the story are made of glass? Regardless of other people's opinions, I like this one.  It is not just because I am fascinated by the glass-blowing but because it really gets into the psychological motivation of the bad guys -- and they really are a pack of nasty dudes, proving that greed and jealousy are powerful motivators. Also, I am a bit nostalgic about this one because it was the last book that Francis's wife Mary was involved in before her death in 2001. 

Not quite four stars for this one.