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For Kicks

By: Dick Francis
Narrated by: Tony Britton
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When the horse that wins a race gallops in with frothing mouth and popping eyes, what is more natural than to suspect that someone slipped a booster into his oats? With 11 steeplechasers hurtling over the finish line in this pepped up states and all the dope tests conclusively negative, the Earl of October had something of a problem if he wanted to preserve the health of his favorite sport. What he needed was an insider's view of the stables, a planted stable lad with an outer appearance shifty enough to attract the seedier element in the racing world and a nose sharp enough to smell out foul play. What he needed was Daniel Roke.

©1965 Dick Francis (P)2014 Audible, Inc. Crime Fiction Mystery Suspense Thriller & Suspense Fiction Crime
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As much as I normally really enjoy Tony's renditions - this time his Australian accent was awful

Accent

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If you could sum up For Kicks in three words, what would they be?

good storytelling classic

Who was your favorite character and why?

dan willing to have a go at anything

Which character – as performed by Tony Britton – was your favorite?

again it would be dan tony did a good job on this character his aussie was passable made the book enjoyable

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

yes it was you wanted to find out the plot and conclusion

kick,n it

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I do enjoy listening to Tony Britton's narrations, but it took a while to stop grimacing at his Australian accent, which at times started to swerve southeast to New Zealand. And please check on pronunciations of Australian place names: "G'long", not "Geeelong". We Australuans don't waste unnecessary vowels!

Work on your Australian Accent Tony!

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What about Tony Britton’s performance did you like?

Britton's accent - somewhere between Australian and Cockney - was very well done and added verisimilitude to an important premise of the story.

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

I found the denoument unexpected but very much in character with the development of the story.

Any additional comments?

This is one of the earliest Dick Francis stories, and it makes it clear why Francis' books achieved their overnight success. Well worth reading.

Excellent

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