Nerve

Published: 1998
Language: English

Robert Finn watches a fellow jockey blow his brains out in the parade ring at Dunstable, and soon the same fate seems to be stalking others across the English racing circuit. As the investigation deepens, Finn becomes convinced someone is methodically eliminating jockeys one by one, and he sets out to uncover the killer's identity and exact his own revenge.

Prose complexity: 4/10

Tense Dark Mysterious

Mystery Box Revenge

Crime Suspense Mystery

Dick Francis

Dick Francis (1920–2010) was a British steeplechase jockey turned crime novelist. Born in Coedcanlas, Pembrokeshire, Wales, he served as an RAF pilot in the Second World War before becoming one of Britain's leading National Hunt jockeys, riding over 350 winners and serving as jockey to Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother — most famously aboard Devon Loch, which collapsed within sight of victory in the 1956 Grand National. After retiring from racing in 1957 he became a journalist and then a novelist...