content: It had been a while since I had read anything from Dick Francis and I was in the mood for a mystery and saw Slay Ride at a used bookstore for $2.00. Let's just say it's a good thing that I didn't pay any more.The bulk of the murder-mystery story takes place in Norway. After main character, David Cleveland is sent to investigate a death is Oslo; he is nearly killed in a boating mishap.The book takes some predicable turns until the killer is flushed out.By the end of the novel, I was quite bored and the end left me unfulfilled.I am used to a better quality novel from Dick!