Under Orders [Hardcover] by Francis, Dick
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Unread, like new, Signed by author on title page without inscription. First edition with full number line. Sadly, death at the races is not uncommon. However, three in a single afternoon was suffi...
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Unread, like new, Signed by author on title page without inscription. First edition with full number line. Sadly, death at the races is not uncommon. However, three in a single afternoon was sufficiently unusual to raise more than one eyebrow.It's the third death on Cheltenham Gold Cup Day that really troubles super-sleuth Sid Halley. Last seen in 1995's Come to Grief, 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 discreet inquiries 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 are realistic
Product Info
ISBN: 0399154000
ISBN-13: 9780399154003
Publisher: Putnam
Year: 2006-01-01
Type: New
Binding: Hardcover
First Edition
Signed
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