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“Another of Dick Francis’s superb racing thrillers. Fast plot, breathtaking finale, authentic background.”—Daily Telegraph
Sid Halley, champion jockey, had to give up racing when his hand was smashed. But his next job brings him a bullet—right in the middle of his chest. As he would soon discover, life as a private eye could get a lot worse...
Especially when a ruthless property dealer has plans for Seabury racetrack. Plans that have nothing to do with racing and everything to do with conspiracy and violence. The kind of plans that set high odds against a novice detective staying alive...
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After a fall leaves him permanently injured, jockey Sid Halley finds a new career with a detective agency, where he meets Zanna Martin, a woman who promises to make his life fresh again, provided she can keep him alive. Reissue.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
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Francis Rides Again,
By Elsie Wilson (Aberystwyth, Cymru) - See all my reviews
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McShane's voice is perfect for this narration,
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This review is from: Odds Against (Audio Cassette)
I give ***** to the verson read by Ian McShane (avoid the other readers). I enjoyed McShane's read voice. Some actor/readers, try to act took much when they read - I mean males doing higher voices for females are such a pain. McShane give the right tone, a narrator and is it an enjoyed voice that carries you vividly into the world of ex-jockey Sid Halley. Injured in a riding accident, he now is a Enquiry agent/security expert that is looking into the strange accidents happening and Seabury Race Course. Dick Francis' writing, quite naturally, is excellent, though it is McShane excellent narration that has me listening to this tape again and again. I have given it several times and gifts and recommended it to friends. All have thanked me for the enjoy listen.
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4.6 out of 5 stars (16 customer reviews) 21 of 23 people found the following review helpful:
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Francis Rides Again,
By Elsie Wilson - Published on Amazon.com
Francis' third book, written back in the mid-Sixties, though still a great read (curious reference to The Beatles is the only jarring reminder of its time), and a wonderful example of how quickly Francis picked up his new craft. If he was as fluent, smooth, and skillful jockey as he is writer he must, indeed, have been great. This book first introduces Sid Halley, one of Francis' two recurring heroes, the jockey-turned-detective with a damaged left hand. Halley has been drifting through life since his career-ending injury; a further injury (caused by a bullet) and the not so subtle intervention of his father-in-law bring a change to his attitude, a radically different outlook, and a desire to work effectively and properly at his new job. He is badly frightened, and physically damaged ~ two things Francis excells at writing, his fear, especially, is thoroughly convincing ~ but succeeds in both defeating the baddies and renewing his life.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
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McShane's voice is perfect for this narration,
By Deborah MacGillivray "Author," - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Odds Against (Audio Cassette)
I give ***** to the verson read by Ian McShane (avoid the other readers). I enjoyed McShane's read voice. Some actor/readers, try to act took much when they read - I mean males doing higher voices for females are such a pain. McShane give the right tone, a narrator and is it an enjoyed voice that carries you vividly into the world of ex-jockey Sid Halley. Injured in a riding accident, he now is a Enquiry agent/security expert that is looking into the strange accidents happening and Seabury Race Course. Dick Francis' writing, quite naturally, is excellent, though it is McShane excellent narration that has me listening to this tape again and again. I have given it several times and gifts and recommended it to friends. All have thanked me for the enjoy listen. 1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
New Career,
By Nash Black "Troubadour" - Published on Amazon.com
A 38 slug enters Sid Haley's side and he is jerked out of a deep depression as he has watched his arm, his career and marriage ground under flashing hooves. Thus Dick Frances introduces one of his most popular characters in ODDS AGAINST.
Sid is working in a detective agency at the instigation of his ex-father-in-law, while trying to put his life of steeplechasing behind him. A small set up goes haywire and Sid is pitched into the world of racing from the outside of the rail. A job he thinks he hates until it is almost destroyed. Fast action, great prose, tense drama, and the reader enters Sid's world. Mystery fiction at its best, told by a master of the genre. Nash Black, author of TRAVELERS and SINS OF THE FATHERS. |
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