Nerve

By: Dick Francis

Narrated by: Tony Britton

Despair, suicide, and obsessive hatred, mixed well with humor, love, and horses, brew up into the story of a battle between one man's nerve and another man's cunning. Robert Finn, steeplechase jockey, finds himself the focus of a malicious campaign which is also afflicting his friends. He sets out to discover its source, and remove it.

©1964 Dick Francis

Another great one, but the ending is weak.

Even tho it seems that his formula (horses, jockey, British racing world) would get tired, Dick Francis churns out at least one a year and they don't dissapoint. Altho I think the ending is somewhat weaker than other of his, the story itself is well-written and well-narated.

Bottom line -- get it!

one of my favs

I think this is one of Dick Francis' best books. His descriptions of horse races are masterful and this books has one of the best descriptions of the revenge the protagonist takes against his for.

Another great Dick Francis

I always enjoy Dick Francis. I also like having a different "hero" and characters each time.

An old read now on audio

I am just so tired of the same old gratuitous sex and violence, 4 letter vocabulary and formulaic plot of the stuff being written today that I'm going back and listening to old favorites now on audio. Not to say that there is no sex, violence or cussing in Dick Francis novels, they are crime stories after all and Francis can be gruesome along with the best of them.

I've been a Francis fan for a long time. I find him a wonderful storyteller who balances description and action such that his stories don't lag. Once I start one, I don't want to put it down. Yes, he has a formula: all of his stories are somehow connected to the world of British steeplechase racing. But every book is different -- different heroes, different crimes. Nerve was written in 1964 and was his second novel. Yes, it reflects Britain in the early 60s--tut tut and cheerio--but the story of jealousy and murder is timeless and you will enjoy riding along with Rob Finn as he tries to figure it out.

As for the reader, Tony Britton is delightful, pleasant to listen to, clear crisp and well paced.

Another great story from Dick Francis

Great story and narration! I wish Audible USA had all the books by Dick Francis and also narrated by this narrator. Great fun!