5/19/2023 0 Comments Nerve by Dick Francis![]() ![]() In the publisher's original hardback binding, with unclipped dustwrapper. An exciting and suspenseful work, Francis' 'Nerve' explores trouble amongst a fascinating world the author knew so well. Author's signature from the 1999 edition of 'Whip Hand' tipped in to the title page. First US edition, in unclipped dustwrapper. Dick Francis was a RAF pilot during WW2, a successful steeplechase jockey, and crime writer, whose works deal with crimes in the horse-racing world, producing more than 40 best-sellers. ![]() The novel follows Rob Finn, a jockey who witnesses a fellow jockey commit suicide in the parade ring before a race, with Finn eventually forced to undertake some sleuthing to uncover a mystery that begins to unfold as more jockeys find themselves targeted by all sorts of troubles. This first US edition of celebrated author Dick Francis' second novel 'Nerve' is signed by the author, his signature from the 1999 edition of 'Whip Hand' tipped in to the title page. A signed first US edition of celebrated jockey and author Dick Francis' novel. ![]()
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