Preview

Access a growing selection of included Audible Originals, audiobooks, and podcasts.
You will get an email reminder before your trial ends.
Audible Plus auto-renews for $7.95/mo after 30 days. Upgrade or cancel anytime.

Proof

By: Dick Francis
Narrated by: Simon Prebble
Try for $0.00

$7.95 a month after 30 days. Cancel anytime.

Buy for $21.49

Buy for $21.49

Pay using card ending in
By confirming your purchase, you agree to Audible's Conditions of Use and Amazon's Privacy Notice. Taxes where applicable.

Publisher's summary

Incomparable New York Times bestselling author Dick Francis offers a compelling tale of fine living, fast horses, and shattering suspense....

Wine merchant Tony Beach has expertly catered his latest society soiree, but the fun’s over when a team of hit men crash the party…literally. The event leaves Tony with a bitter aftertaste of suspicion—and sets off a mystery that’s an intoxicating blend of deception, intrigue, and murder.

“[A] stunning climax … It’s a corker.”—Publishers Weekly

©1985 Dick Francis (P)1999 Recorded Books
activate_Holiday_promo_in_buybox_DT_T2

What listeners say about Proof

Average customer ratings
Overall
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    934
  • 4 Stars
    353
  • 3 Stars
    91
  • 2 Stars
    18
  • 1 Stars
    9
Performance
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    1,013
  • 4 Stars
    195
  • 3 Stars
    47
  • 2 Stars
    11
  • 1 Stars
    5
Story
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    824
  • 4 Stars
    310
  • 3 Stars
    98
  • 2 Stars
    20
  • 1 Stars
    11

Reviews - Please select the tabs below to change the source of reviews.

Sort by:
Filter by:
  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

classic francis!

a great and scotch soaked story in francis' oft repeated formula. it's narrated brilliantly by the amazing Simon prebble

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

2 people found this helpful

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Most enjoyable and enthralling

Were it a book, I would have to say that I could not put it down. Very much by accident I found an entrancing story written with literary quality, and narrated as if lived in real life. I have no higher compliment to offer this unexpectedly delighting gem.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

1 person found this helpful

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

The very best. Dick Francis never disappoints.

Dick Francis always found a way to make you love the protagonist, who was always humble while finding himself in the middle of the mystery. This one is one of his best.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    4 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    4 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    4 out of 5 stars

Absorbing

The story was great and so absorbing that it was finish before I knew it. I loved the ending.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

one of dick francis's best books.

I love Tony beach. I'd actually like to learn more about wine after reading this.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Flawless

Proof is the best book I have read or listened to in years. Thank you.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Excellent Mystery

This is the best of the many Dick Francis novels that I've listened to.
Complex, flawed main character. Unusual crime. Challenging mystery. Ruthless villain. All this forms an excellent story that is superbly interpreted by Simon Prebble. Just the right voice intonations, emotional expression, balanced emphasis, dramatic development.
He brings the characters and the conflict to life.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

11 people found this helpful

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

mystery. great story

I loved this book. great detail, Dick Francis style. I drove many miles. Stayed awake.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    4 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Not your typical protagonist

I tire of the hero who defeats all criminals, no matter how many and how well trained compared to the untrained hero. I would recommend this book.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Selling wine and whiskey can be adventurous.

Tony Beach had no idea how dangerous or adventurous opening a wine shop in a small town in England would be. The characters are a wide variety and interesting. Narrators are spot on with the English accent. Loved the book and think it would make a great movie.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!