Let me just put it out there that I LOVE DICK FRANCIS. I do. I LOVE most of his books. I got completely addicted to them the summer I lived in the UK with my cousins and I’ve never stopped reading (and re-reading) them since. I know they’re all horse centered and I know some of the main characters are really similar and sometimes you really get the sensation of this just being one long ongoing story and I know they can be cheesy….

But I love his writing and I particularly LOVELOVELOVE “Bolt” and “Break In” and they are two of my very, very favorite all-time books….

But this book? “Even Money”? SUCKED. Worst Dick Francis I’ve ever read. I was sorely disappointed.

Read “Bolt” or “Break In” and know the love. Avoid this book like the plague.