Nerve is a classic novel from Dick Francis one of the greatest thriller writers of all time Rob Finn's winning streak made him one of the most sought-after steeplechase jockeys But his subsequent collapse in form surprised no one more than himself As word spreads that Finn has lost his nerve he discovers a well-managed campaign to discredit certain jockeys; in his own case a plan assisted by horse doping But to find the culprits behind it Finn will have to use all his cunning & racing know-how Packed with intrigue & hair-raising suspense Nerve is just one of the many blockbuster thrillers from legendary crime writer Dick Francis Other novels include the huge bestsellers Dead Heat Under Orders & Silks The Dick Francis legacy continues through his son Felix Francis Refusal is his latest novel following Bloodline & Gamble Praise for the Dick Francis novels' The narrative is brisk & gripping & the background researched with care the entire story is a pleasure to relish' Scotsman' Dick Francis's fiction has a secret ingredient
- his inimitable knack of grabbing the reader's attention on page one & holding it tight until the very end' Sunday Telegraph' Still the master' Racing Post' The master of suspense & intrigue' Country Life Dick Francis was one of the most successful post-war National Hunt jockeys The winner of over 350 races he was champion jockey in 19531954 & rode for HM Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother most famously on Devon Loch in the 1956 Grand National On his retirement from the saddle he published his autobiography The Sport of Queens before going on to write forty-three bestselling novels a volume of short stories (Field of 13) & the biography of Lester Piggott Dick Francis died in February 2010 at the age of 89 but he remains one of the greatest thriller writers of all time
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Read the book before you see 2016's hottest YA film starring Emma Roberts Dave Franco & Juliette Lewis Are you playing the game or is the game playing you? A high-stakes online game of dares turns deadly Vee doesn't know if she has the guts to play NERVE an online game of high-stakes dares With Ian on her team it's easy to agree to another dare & another & another At first it's thrilling as the manipulative audience or ' Watchers' cheer them on to riskier challenges But things quickly get out of hand Just how far will Vee go before she loses NERVE? Ryan's story is thought-provoking & unsettlingthe ending goes off with a bang & a twist
- Publishers Weekly Ryan questions the nature of entertainment & explores the concept of privacy in a world of increasingly sophisticated social media Teens will find themselves drawn in by the story's possibilities & un NERVEd by its outcome Give this to Suzanne Collins's Hunger Games fans
- School Library Journal The commentary on today's life-as-public-spectacle society is sound The pacing is relentless & readers will find themselves flipping madly to the very last page
- Kirkus Reviews Debut author Jeanne Ryan delivers on a Black Mirror meets Pretty Little Liars novel full of action suspense & hot romance


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Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play Emma Roberts & Dave Franco star in this crime thriller that centres on an online video game The film follows Venus ' Vee' Delmonico (Roberts) as she takes part in an online game of truth or dare where she is assigned goals to complete for money But as a player Vee soon finds her every move being controlled by her growing number of watchers who follow her online as she completes her dares After teaming up with Ian (Franco) the pair get given a series of dares to complete together with the money & danger involved increasing each time As the experience quickly evolves into a life-or-death struggle Vee realises that the only way to escape the game without losing everything is to win it all Actors Emma Roberts Dave Franco Juliette Lewis Emily Meade Miles Heizer Directors Henry Joost Ariel Schulman Writers Jessica Sharzer Producers Anthony Katagas Allison Shearmur Format DVD Single PALSubtitles For The Hearing Impaired English Region Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe Read more about DVD formats) Number of discs 1 ...

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