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Driving Force

By: Dick Francis
Narrated by: Simon Prebble
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A dead hitchhiker, empty canisters found at the bottom of several trucks, and the murder of a harmless mechanic are the bizarre events that lead ex-jockey Freddie Croft to suspect that his transport company, Driving Force, is involved in drug smuggling, or something far worse.

©1992 Dick Francis (P)1993 Recorded Books Amateur Sleuths Genre Fiction Mystery Sports Suspense Thriller & Suspense Traditional Detectives Detective Fiction
Compelling Storyline • Well-developed Characters • Stellar Performance • Masterful Language • Intriguing Mystery
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I love Dick Francis he was an awesome author and this book is an example of it. He brings his characters to life, Freddie, Nina, and all the others are bursting with energy,

Simon Prebble is one of the best narrators and really adds to the story, making each character unique.

Wonderful

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This narrator is amazing. The story line is rivoting. Very suspenseful with well developed characters.

Loved it!

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Very enjoyable story, enjoy all of his stories, hope that the library continues to grow, as there are other titles I would like to acquire also.

Favorite Author

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Wonderful stories, excellent narrator! So happy to know that there will be many more Francis audible books to choose from!

Love Dick Francis!

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Totally kept my attention. The protagonist was a good person. I truly enjoy reading books that feature people I’d like to emulate.

I love it - great mystery and outstanding reader

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There is a lot of very close observations and analysis involved for the hero to ultimately unravel a rather insidious and diabolical plot in the horse racing world, a plot to disable by sickness Perative horses. Frances keeps finding ingenious corners of the horse racing culture in England as his setting, and this story is layered with the language of computer attack as well. It's filled with intrigue and it's filled with the usual acute observation of human behavior and motives that is so great in Francis. Preble is one of the best, the very best, readers of books in the world, I think And his performance here is up to his usual stellar standard.

Unraveling a weird plot

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I enjoyed Sick Francis' Break In and Bolt stories much more than this one. But Driving Force was good enough for me to give Francis another try.

good, but not great

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Sir Dick Francis writes mysteries with insight into the human heart. His main characters are resilient, well developed, likeable, and reflective. I also enjoy the British variations of common words. Simon Preble brings the story to life with his shifts in voices for the characters, excellent pronunciation, and feeling for the story! Well done all!

Mystery with humanity

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I’ve always enjoyed Dick Francis novels, knowing there’s going to be intrigue, fabulous twists in the storyline and always a satisfying resolution. His characters are well drawn, some thoroughly likable and some thoroughly horrible as you need in every great story.

Another GREAT ONE from Dick Francis!!

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Although his computer descriptions make the book anachronistic, his plot and character development are excellent. A very talented narrator makes this well worth listening.

Dick Francis at his best

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