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by Dick Francis
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Author: Dick FrancisEdition: Mass Market Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2007-08-07
ISBN: 0425217566
Number of pages: 384
Publisher: Berkley
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- ISBN13: 9780425217566
- Condition: New
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Book Review: Sid Halley is back
Summary: 5 Stars
The latest novel about ex-jockey turned PI Sid Halley. Many years have passed. Sid's investigations have moved away from the racing scene and he mainly does special investigations for a government agency and background checks on prospective employees for various clients. He is drawn back to the racetrack scene when the agency wants him to investigate gambling, psrticularly Internet gambling, because of pending legislation, and a horse owner wants him to investigate because the horses don't seem to be running as they should.
There are questions about fixing results for the benefit of bookies or gambling syndicates. If you are gambling on the Internet, on a site that is probably operated offshore, how do you know you can trust the people running the computer?? If you are gambling at a race track, someone may have found a way to fix the race results.
Sid Halley's investigations stir things up. People are killed. All is not as it seems, and there are some surprising discoveries about people who are involved. Sid is no friend of investigative reporters, but he is willing to use them when it suits his purpose, willing to give them a scoop if it exposes scum to the light of day.
There are some interesting sidelights in the story, including the attitudes of the House of Lords about its members. You may learn enough about gambling to become cautious. In Sid Halley's words, his best tip is "keep your money in your pocket."
The author draws on personal experience to write about horse racing, and the novel is well researched and well written. If you have an interest in the author, you might want to read his biography.
Summary of Under Orders
Sid knows the perils of racing all too well, but in his day jockeys didn't usually cross the finish line with three .38 rounds in the chest-which is how he found Huw Walker, the winner of a coveted race only a few hours earlier. Now Halley's quest for answers will push him to his very limits-both on and off the track.
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