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Damage

By: Felix Francis
Narrated by: Michael Nielson
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Summary

Jeff Hinkley, undercover investigator for the British Horseracing Authority, is looking into the shady activities of a racehorse trainer. But as he's tailing his quarry through the Cheltenham Racing Festival, the last thing he expects to witness is a gruesome murder. Could it have something to do with the reason the trainer was banned in the first place - the administration of illegal drugs to his horses?

Days later, many more horses test positive for prohibited stimulants, a scandal that could throw horse-racing into disrepute. It's no surprise when the BHA receives a demand - pay up or face the consequences. In order to limit the damage to the sport, it's critical that Jeff finds the perpetrator... but he'll soon learn he's up against someone who will stop at nothing to prevail.

©2014 Felix Francis (P)2014 Bolinda Publishing Pty Ltd

Critic reviews

"From winning post to top of the bestseller list, time after time." ( The Sunday Times)
"The Francis flair is clear for all to see." ( The Daily Mail)
"The master of suspense and intrigue." ( Country Life)

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Felix delivers in the classic style if his father.

A very enjoyable listen, bringing back memories of Dick Francis at his prime. Looking forward to the next book.

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Disappointed

What about Michael Nielson’s performance did you like?

Found his accent and pronunciation of some words a bit odd to begin with. At least he didn't have stupid squeaky voices for the female characters, nor was he given to hysterics. All in all a pleasant enough voice to listen to. Would certainly be more than willing to listen to him again.

If this book were a film would you go see it?

No.

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I can't say I have been as keen on Felix Francis as a writer as I was on his father. Some have been a bit hit and miss, and until the last couple of hours I thought this one could have been a hit(ish).

I always get a bit tired of our hero having hang-ups, be they only one hand, missing foot, dead wife (twice), even more money than they know what to do with. So of course this book was no exception; sister with cancer, can't decide if he wants to get married or not. Usual par for the course stuff.

This time it is the BHB who are under fire, seems quite appropriate under present circumstances methinks. I won't give the plot away, but with over two hours to go our hero discovers something that is not only relevant, but vital. From then on he knows, but isn't telling. Sorry, but it was rare that Francis Sr kept evidence to himself, so for Francis Jr to keep evidence to himself is unforgivable, especially for the entire two hours of the book. Even then, the perpetrator was somebody who received barely a mention. In fact it could have been any of half a dozen. I even listened a second time thinking I might have missed something.

I hope this is not something Mr Francis is going to do in the future. Once more, and I will not be purchasing any more of his writings.

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Was this someone's diary!

I really wanted to like this book and when I learned it was centred around horses I was more than excited... But oh dear I had to try very hard to like the narration which was similar to someone reading a script.... No personalities came across and I was bombarded with facts about racing which was something I knew anyway... So so boring, dull and disappointing.

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Good gentle story line. no violence

interesting PI investigation. very little violence makes for easy listening. not too complex to follow story line, just enough to keep you intrigued.

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Damage

Good exciting read and well researched in the style of Dick Francis, a worthy successor.

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suspense

very good within this fairly lightweight genre and much more plausible than many of the early Francis books. a pleasant way to pass time.

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Disappointing

The story has potential but is padded out which makes it tedious not helped by the language. Michael Nielsen has a dull voice which lacks the versatility that the story demands. Overall this is disappointing

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Sheer Briliance

Superb story,brilliantly narrated. Not quite the end I expected, but was breath-taking and just right.

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Frustrating delivery.

The reading style is almost as bad as Ric Jerrom, and we could only bear to listen to part of the story.

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Deeply dull

I have listened to a few Francis books back to back and this one was awful although I cannot really put my finger on why. The narration is flat and none of the characters came alive, I never really liked or rooted for the “hero”. There was no sense of intrigue, suspense or mystery although all the ingredients were there. I found the whole book boring.

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