Now, Finn wants his revenge, and he takes his time setting it up. From a New York Timesbestselling master of crime fiction and equine thrills, a jockey investigates the source of the rumors threatening his career (Newsday). A losing streak that lasts weeks threatens his job until he takes it upon himself to do a little sleuthing and uncovers the identity of the culprit. Pip Pankhurst found his shin bone sticing out of his leg, and his rides over for the. And he has been a remarkably successful jockey for a man with only 2 years' experience. A man doesnt publicly shoot himself in the head.

He has inherited other skills that will help him as he unravels a sad and warped trail. As for the reader, Tony Britton is delightful, pleasant to listen to, clear crisp and well paced. 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. The only child of famous virtuoso musicians, and the single family member to not be gifted musically, he has followed a different path than that of his family's vocation. Nerve was written in 1964 and was his second novel. As Finn and the other jockeys cope, some better than others, with the stress of their jobs, other incidents lead him to conclude that someone is trying to destroy the lives of jockeys all over England.įinn is not the average jockey.

GenresMysteryFictionThrillerCrimeMystery ThrillerSuspenseHorses. Robert Finn watches a fellow steeplechase jockey blow his brains out in the parade ring at Dunstable races, just before a race. Nerve Dick Francis 4.09 5,194 ratings218 reviews Want to read Kindle 11.99 Rate this book From 'the best writer in the mystery genre' (Larry King) comes the story of a jockey who discovers that his losing streak is caused by something sinister. Nerve is the second novel by British mystery novelist Dick Francis, published in 1964.

Nerve by Dick Francis