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Twice Shy

By: Dick Francis
Narrated by: Tony Britton
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Summary

Computer whiz-kid Peter Keithly, asked to transfer a betting formula onto computer tape, dies shortly afterwards. An old friend of his, Jonathan Perry, finds himself in possession of the tapes, and also discovers that there are greedy, desperate men who will do anything to get their hands on the lucrative software. The evil, bull-faced Angelo goes too far and ends up in jail. Fourteen years later he's free, and very keen not only to get hold of the tapes, but also Jonathan Derry.

©1981 Dick Francis (P)2014 Bolinda Publishing Pty Ltd. Action & Adventure Genre Fiction Literary Fiction Mystery Mystery, Thriller & Suspense Thriller & Suspense
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multiple changes in the reader. seems it was pieced together. suggest to obtain actual audio book read by 1 person

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The audio quality wasn't great, it changes pitch a lot particularly in the early chapters - must have been transferred from audio tape, which is apt considering the story.

The story itself was interesting, well put together, and classic Dick Francis. Amazing how computers have moved on though, it all sounds rather dated today!

I normally enjoy Tony Britton's narration but I found the American accent of the father a bit odd - adults moving overseas don't really pick up that much of an accent, but I guess he had to differentiate between the father and the son in the second half.

Dated but gripping, shame about the audio quality

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One of the best of DF. Poor quality recording unfortunately. Still enjoyed it a lot though.

Great story

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