Brilliant

As enjoyable as ever even if you have no interest in either horses or the wine trade! The writing draws you in from the start. Really well read.

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Good yarn

Another great story by the master. Shame about the quality of the recording, often it sounded rather muffled.

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one of the best

this is another brilliant book from the legendary Dick Francis, one of my favourites given new depth by this format
I have become used to Tony Brittons narration although his voice is a bit plummy for my taste
my only criticism is the variable sound levels and poor recording quality as there is intermittent white noise in the background and occasional level changes

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Great story

Great story, old recording which is a shame because it is a good performance. Maybe AI could clean it up

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Raise a glass to this story - fantastic!

Dick Francis writes some brilliant thrillers, but this is my favourite. Last listened to it probably 30 years ago and so pleased I returned for another listen.

Horses, yes, but only as a backdrop to a story more about the wine and whiskey trade. Don’t worry, plenty of criminal suspense in good measures too. Makes you want to settle down and listen with a good bottle of red or a thought provoking Malt (if you like a tipple).

Recording quality is really quite poor in places, but the story more than offsets it and Tony Britton such a good narrator.

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One of the best

This is one of the best among the several I have listened to by this writer who continues to move up my list of favorites. I look forward to his other novels.

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Great story, poor recording

Great and well read story but the recording quality is appalling. The background hissing succeeds in ruining the listening experience.

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As ever genius

Love dick Francis and Tony Britton makes the best ever narrator . Superb stories as is this and Tony sadly missed is perfect

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Great Stuff

Gripping story, elegantly read by Tony Britton. The sheer decency, generosity and touching humanity of the main characters makes you long for a past age. And thrown in, as you would expect, a host of fascinating detail regarding the racing world - and a little of the wine-producing world too. But overall, a gripping, satisfying listen.

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If the sound level of recording was fixed….

If the sound level of recording was fixed…. This is obviously an old recording. The quality of the production is far below what I expect from an Audible book.

Despite that, I enjoyed the story and the narration was excellent. It was the editing and post production that let it down.

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