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This, the second novel by dick francis, was first published in 1964, and like most of his books, this one is set in. Nerve is the story of a struggling young jockey named rob, a misfit in a family of accomplished musicians, who discovers that his troubling losing streak is caused not by a lack of skill or confidence, but by something far more sinister. As a jockey, dick francis was unbeatable when he got into his. I like reading the early works of an author, when the writing is fresh.
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