Under Orders Unabridged Compact Disc
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.53 (964 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0141807407 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 3 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-01-13 |
| Language | : | English |
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However, three in one afternoon was sufficiently unusual to raise more than an eyebrow." It's the third death that really troubles former champion jump-jockey Sid Halley. He knows the perils of racing all too well - but in his day, jockeys didn't usually reach the finishing line with three .38 rounds in the chest. Walker was riding one of Lord Enstone's horses in the Hurdle and it was the inimitable owner who invited Halley in the first place. Now former friend. His brief: to make discrete enquiries into alleged race fixing.Are results being rigged? Are bookies taking a cut? And if so, are trainers and jockeys playing a dangerous game with stakes far higher than they realise Halley's quest for answers draws him ever deeper into the darker side of the race game, in a life-or-death power-play that will push him to his very limits - both professionally and personally.. "Sadly, death at the races is not uncommon. But this is precisely how he finds Huw Walker - the new winner of the Triumph Hurdle and Halley's friend
When a crippling injury forces Halley into retirement, he begins a second career as a PI. The writing and action are as crisp as ever, though longtime Francis fans may find the plot a little familiar. BOMC and Mystery Guild main selection.(Sept.)Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. This time, the sinister forces arrayed against him have an unexpected weapon—threats of violence against Halley's new significant other. Thanks to his doggedness and integrity, he attracts many clients, including a mysterious government figure who asks
Spend an evening with an old friend I discovered Dick Francis 26 years ago, and the first book I read was the first Sid Halley--Odds Against. Francis does a fine job of updating Sid, Charles, and the rest as men of the 21rst century. This is Francis's best book since Straight--and that's a mighty long time ago. It should be clear to all now just who was writing these books even if his wife, Mary, was his partner.This is vintage Francis--characters are introduced in a paragraph early on in such a way that you really know them when their time comes to act, die, or be of use to Sid. The dry humor is there--the compassion, the wit, the wisdom. W. "Contrived, forced, and unconvincing" according to Hayford Peirce. I've been reading Dick Francis books since about 1975 and own all of them written through the mid-90s, when I thought he had lost a little of his hop on the high hard one and, in general, I stopped reading thrillers. I bought this one recently out of curiosity and the fact that it seemed to have generally good reviews. It's taken me about three weeks to slog my way through and I am, overall, both surprised and disappointed.The plot, the characters, the narrative pace, the dialogue, the flow of the book in general -- none of these suggest to me that the author is the same person who wrote the earlier books.. slowly collected Dick Francis's stories Because they make me happy. Best antidepressant I've found I've slowly collected Dick Francis's stories Because they make me happy. Best antidepressant I've found. Thank you, Mr. Francis!
Dick Francis has written thirty-eight international bestsellers novels and is widely acclaimed as one of the world's finest thriller writers, having first been a champion National Hunt jockey. His awards include the Crime Writers Association's Gold Dagger for the best novel, and he has been given three Edgar Allen Poe awards for the best novel of the year. . In 2000, he was awarded the C