A review by claireak95
The Edge, by Dick Francis

adventurous mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

I thought this was generally a fun time but a bit slow to get going. It was ruined a little bit for me later in the book due to mention of
Spoileranimal cruelty
. Could have gone for anything else to explain the horribleness of that person and that's what he went with. There were a lot of characters floating around but I was able to keep up mostly with the main ones. I never totally understood why they sent this guy on the train, like what they expected to happen, but I guess things did happen so it worked out. (Some people sent this main character guy on the train to keep an eye on this not-nice fellow involved in horse racing.) Some cool things were the housebound old lady who he reported to and the murder mystery storyline with actors on the train. I don't feel great about horse racing so that wasn't a draw for me. 
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