Under orders

Francis, Dick

| 2006

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?Sadly, death at the races is not uncommon. However, three in a single afternoon was sufficiently unusual to raise more than an eyebrow.? It?s the third death on Cheltenham Gold Cup Day that really troubles super-sleuth Sid Halley. Former champion jockey Halley 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. But this is precisely how he finds jockey Huw Walker ? who, only a few hours earlier, had won the coveted Triumph Hurdle. Just moments before the gruesome discovery, Halley had been called upon by Lord Enstone to make discrete enquiries into why his horses appeared to be on a permanent losing streak. Are races being fixed? 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...

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Sofia Åkerberg

2009-05-29

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Bättre än några av de andra böckerna Francis har producerat på senaste tiden, men för att vara en Sid Halley-bok var den inte mycket att hurra för. Det känns helt enkelt lite trött... Även den här tog det mig ca 50 sidor innan jag fattade att jag redan läst den -- inte bra...