BANKER

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by Dick Francis (1982)

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The banker lends five million pounds for the purchase of an established racehorse. Investing in racehorses is not just about winning races but also about siring foals, that may one day become the next generation of racehorses. However, when the stallion begins to sire foals that are born with deformities, it seems the five million pounds has been all but lost. And then, a lowball offer to purchase the racehorse is proffered. The prospective purchaser wants to send the racehorse to a mysterious “horse healer.” The horse healer has form in returning horses to their former states of glory. But is it all a scam? Of course it is. Fiction. 254 pages.

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DETAILS:

Title: Banker

Year: 1982

Author: Dick Francis

Pages: 254

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Book review by Keith Salter