Nerve

This, the second novel by Dick Francis, was first published in 1964, and like most of his books, this one is set in the world of British horse racing. The protagonist, Rob Finn, shares all the usual characteristics and the same sort of frustrated love life as the typical Francis protagonist. He's qu......more

Rob Finn has a love for racing horses but he is odd man out in his family of musicians. He is a jockey on the National Hunt circuit which is one of England’s series of races where horses race while jumping barriers of various types. Early on he (and many others) are witnesses to a jockey committing......more

Spoilers ahead. The first sentence in the story is superb. It catches the reader’s attention with the jockey Art Matthews shooting himself in the head in a race meeting in full public view. Rob Finn the hero of the story is a jockey who gets all the bad horses but sticks at it. He is a steeplechase......more

A big thank you to openlibrary.org for making this available as an eBook. Sadly... due to the nature of copyright law, this and many of Mr. Francis' earlier books are unavailable for the Kindle at this time. Once again Dick Francis brings to vivid life the risky business of an amateur steeplechase jo......more

This is the second Dick Francis book that I’ve read and I really enjoy them. They aren’t overly complicated mysteries but they are fast paced and something is always happening. Not to mention his books all have something to do with the horse world….mainly the steeplechase world. With this being Franc......more