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Banker by Dick Francis (1983-04-01) Hardcover – Jan. 1 1781

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B01K2D9J88
Publisher ‏ : ‎ G. P. Putnam's Sons
Publication date ‏ : ‎ Jan. 1 1781
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Dick Francis was the author of more than forty acclaimed books. Among his numerous awards were three Edgar Awards, the Crime Writers' Association Cartier Diamond Dagger, and the Mystery Writers of America's Grand Master Award. He died in February 2010.

Felix Francis has assisted with the research of many of the Dick Francis novels and is the coauthor of Dead Heat, Silks, and Even Money. He lives in England.

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Wayne Daley
A Dick Francis Special
Reviewed in Canada on October 24, 2013
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I've enjoyed several of the books written by Dick Francis. For the most part he has followed a formula which worked for him and enjoyed by his readers. Once in awhile he has gone out of the formula (to some extent) and broken some new ground. The Banker is one such work. He still has a mystery to solve and it still involves horses, but he includes the role of the Banker in the mix. It was a great book and highly readable.

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marlene thompson
Five Stars
Reviewed in Canada on January 12, 2017
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happy it arrived

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BunRab
One of the best
Reviewed in Canada on March 15, 2001
Dick Francis has a winning formula: take a youngish man of about 30, who holds a job that most people would think is boring; have him solve a mystery and prove that he is far more observant, more intelligent, and cleverer than anybody expected. Along the way, have his family, who doesn't appreciate him and takes him for granted, find out that he is more important to them than they to him. And an intelligent, middle-aged woman who recognizes his value and will help him in his future career. Stated in a formula like this, it doesn't sound like that much, but the details Francis gives in each book make it fascinating.
Some people might hesitate to read a Francis book, as I did for years- I thought they were just about horse racing and jockeys, and as that wasn't a particular interest of mine, I didn't bother. However, in most of his books written in the last 25 years, although horse-racing is always a part of the plot, the main characters are in all walks and fields of life, and one does not have to love horses and jockeys to read these books.
In this case, our hero's career is investment banking. Some people would start to doze off at the thought of banking, but Francis provides us with details of the job that show the exciting parts of it, the skills required, and the variety that can enter into it.
When the banking firm finds itself asked to invest in a race horse, Tim Ekaterin, the poor relation of the family, turns out to have the knowledge needed for this risk. He also knows enough to recognize that when something goes wrong, it may not be due to natural causes. We meet veterinarians, chemists, and other researchers, all of whose work is described accurately enough to make one suspect that Francis has a friend or relative in every field mentioned and has pried every detail of their daily lives out of them.
The ending is good; the bad guys get their come-uppance, and greed is punished, while our hero is finally rewarded with some recognition in both his personal and work lives.

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Mona Albano
It's not the horses, it's the people
Reviewed in Canada on June 9, 2007
All of Dick Francis' mysteries are built around some aspect of the world of horse-racing. In this one, a young partner in a merchant bank lends money to a breeder to buy a champion stallion for his stud farm. Everything goes along splendidly for a while, then things mysteriously start to go wrong.

Francis is always interested in how people think, feel, and react to one another; so his books are always interesting. His characters are not cardboard pawns. As well, the background of the story is always educational.

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David J. Gannon
A good investment for mystery & suspense fans!
Reviewed in Canada on February 14, 2002
Dick Francis is a formulaic writer, which is to say that one has a pretty good idea of the shape of the novel before one even cracks open the cover. While this would be a death knell for longevity for many, it hasn't been for Francis. This arises from the fact that his characters are so memorable and the milieu in which he casts his tales so rich and well defined that we totally forget that some of the plot mechanisms feel familiar.
Banker is a tale of a young British investment banker involved in a syndicate financing the stud career of a well know champion race horse. After the deal is sealed there arises a problem--it appears the horse is genetically defective. Our Banker suspects this is not entirely a natural phenomenon and starts investigating. As always with Francis, this leads to intrigue, violence and murder.
Francis' ability to skillfully enter into a wide array of worlds in his novels is another strength--the world of investment banking is brought into sharp focus in a way that makes it interesting--not terminally boring, as one would imagine.
Banker is one of Francis' very best works--the characters are vivid and compelling, the mystery here is more refined than usual, the suspense builds very nicely.
If you haven't yet tried Francis, this would be a great book to start with. It will set you on the path to a lot of great reading!

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Patto
Solid entertainment
Reviewed in the United States on January 31, 2010
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The plot of this novel spans two worlds: merchant banking and racehorse breeding. The narrator is Tim Ekaterin, great grandson of the founder of the family bank. Though only in his early thirties, Tim clearly has the family gene for money making. He's both a risk-taker and a careful assessor of risk.

Tim's adventurous streak causes him to look kindly on an offbeat investment. Breeder Oliver Knowles has asked the Ekaterin bank for a loan of five million pounds to buy a racehorse for stud. Not just any horse, but Sandcastle, a famous champion who will take Knowles from middling to top breeder.

As always Dick Francis gives the reader an education, this time on the earthy subject of getting horses to copulate successfully and breed future winners. Knowles acquires his stud horse, but with it comes a world of woe. Tim ends up being the main investigator of a conspiracy that's bigger and nastier than anyone dreams.

There are lots of fun characters in the book: The fifty-year-old woman bloodstock agent who's always in a hurry, the high-betting tycoon who's alternately going broke or getting rich, the young jokester-banker who will do anything for a laugh, the lady pharmacist with an encyclopedic knowledge of drugs, the herbalist who heals sick horses by the laying on of hands.

Banker has it all: murder, heroics, illicit love, low tricks and high finance. I highly recommend it.

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Richard W. Armstrong
Five Stars
Reviewed in Australia on January 28, 2015
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Fascinating shines a whole new light on this pastime

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R. B. Wilson
A real banker!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 7, 2025
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What else is there to say except a great read! I like that Francis takes a theme and researches everything there is to know. He then weaves a tale around a racing environment.

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Ms. G.K.Cleary
Dick Francis - always a great read
Reviewed in the United States on January 21, 2013
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I am an avid Dick Francis fan and love reading his books. The stories are well put togther and intreging. Will always read his novels.

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Thanks for z great read
Fabulous true Francis style an enjoyable read
Reviewed in Australia on August 31, 2016
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Great story line, once again keeps you guessing which way the story is going to go. Absolutely enjoy Francis' books.

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