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Flying Finish

By: Dick Francis
Narrated by: Tony Britton
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Henry Grey doesn't particularly care for having been born the heir to an earldom. He is a reserved young man whose greatest problem is his mother's matchmaking plots and whose greatest joy is to ride as an amateur steeplechase jockey. But on a sudden impulse, he throws in his respectable desk job to join a firm that transports racehorses all over the world. Yardman Transport proves to be Henry's passport to many things, not the least the girl he loves, and a tidy little racket that brings him face to face with death.

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Would you consider the audio edition of Flying Finish to be better than the print version?

Since I did not read the print verison, I can't answer. But the audio sure was a nail biter!

What about Tony Britton’s performance did you like?

Mr Britton was a perfect fit!

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Would have been great to hear it all at once. But the book did not suffer!

Francis does it again!

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Tony Britton does a superb job narrating this story. I have transported horses by air and what Francis describes is quite real. This was a bit of a different story for Francis but still had racing and involvement with the horse industry. Horse transport is a big part of the business so was nice to hear a bit about it. The ending was abrupt and left the reader to fill it in.

Flying finish

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Loved this book. I am a big fan of Dick Francis. So sorry that this author has passed. Hope his son will continue the great stories.

One of his best!

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I have been a Dick Francis fan for years. This book was not typical of his work. It started out very slowly and I almost quit listening. But it picked up and ended with a breathtaking finish.
It had little to do with horseracing; there was romance and adventure. I thought the ending was abrupt. It left me with questions unanswered.

Not a typical Dick Francis

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The book has a very good storyline. It really caught me off-guard when I finally caught on to all the twists and turns. I have read or listened to 5-6 of Francis' books and I thought this was one of the best.

Very intriguing book!

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I normally love Dick Francis, but the plot of this book stretches credulity beyond the breaking point! The reader is wonderful with a lovely British accent and a wide range of voices ( including a woman's voice like a bad Monty Python skit), but the good reading can't make up for bad writing. The plot is both boring and unbelievable at the same time. Villains are too bad to be believed. The main character is too steady, strong and lucky. I would not recommend this.

Not one of Francis' best

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