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by Dick Francis (Author)
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Beloved series character Sid Halley, a champion jockey, makes a welcome return in the latest fast-paced crime novel from bestseller Francis (Come to Grief). When a crippling injury forces Halley into retirement, he begins a second career as a PI. Thanks to his doggedness and integrity, he attracts many clients, including a mysterious government figure who asks him to assess the unintended consequences of Britain's legalization of Internet gambling, and others who wish him to unravel the nest of puzzles surrounding the murder of a jockey, Huw Walker, suspected of throwing races. This time, the sinister forces arrayed against him have an unexpected weapon—threats of violence against Halley's new significant other. 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.)
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Dick Francis reacquaints listeners with champion-jockey-turned-sleuth Sid Halley, featured in earlier mysteries of the British racing circuit. The Cheltenham Gold Cup Race has more excitement than usual when a jockey is murdered. As Sid begins his sleuthing, one notices a change in tempo from the usual style of this author. Much of the change is due to the bravura reading of Martin Jarvis, who carves out the characters and gives each of them a special voice and an expansively operatic mood to surround the moment. His performance and timing are specifically aimed at the listener's entertainment as he reads the words of an older, gentler Dick Francis, whose Sid Halley is still just 38. J.P. © AudioFile 2006, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine --This text refers to the Audio CD edition.
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4.0 out of 5 stars A Return to Form with One of Dick Francis's Great Heroes, Sid Halley, Nov 22 2006
This review is from: Under Orders (Hardcover)

Under Orders is vintage Dick Francis. Steeple chasing, horses, riders, trainers, owners, stable hands, bettors, and bookies abound. What's more, we get to see another side of Sid Halley as he continues his successful detective business and falls in love again.

I was impressed at how well Dick Francis handled the technical details of the story. This is a writer firmly in touch with the 21st century, handling his material like a much younger person.

In one day at the races, there are three deaths. One is almost unnoticed. Another is mourned nationwide, while the final one stirs up a controversy. Naturally, it's the last death that attracts Sid's attention. In the beginning of the story, everyone seems to want to hire Sid to find out what's going on . . . believing that things are not as they seem. Sid is inclined to agree as subsequent events don't fit his sense of the characters of the people involved. Helped by his suspicions, Sid gradually unravels the various mysteries . . . and brings great danger. The crisis scene near the end is one of the most convincing and relevant to a Dick Francis story that I can remember.

If I liked the story so much, why didn't I grade it at five stars? The mystery is pretty transparent. Had the mystery been more opaque, this would have been one of the all-time great Dick Francis stories. As it is, you'll ride happily over the obstacles to arrive at the end in record time!
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5.0 out of 5 stars RACING IS THE SPORT OF KINGS - CRIME FICTION IS THE SPORT OF DICK FRANCIS, Sep 27 2006
By Gail Cooke (TX, USA) - See all my reviews
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To the best of my knowledge it has been six years since the last Dick Francis mystery. I had reluctantly resigned myself to the fact that there probably wouldn't be another one, but here it is! Another entertaining read from the master of track thrillers featuring one of my favorite protagonists, Sid Halley, former jockey who lost a hand thus ending his career in racing. He then turned to sleuthing with an eagle eye and a nose for the nefarious.

In this, his 42nd book, Francis wastes no time in hooking readers: "Sadly, death at the races is not uncommon. However, three in a single afternoon was sufficiently unusual to raise more than an eyebrow. That only one of the deaths was of a horse was more than enough to bring the local constabulary hotfoot to the track."

One of the recently departed is jockey Huy Walker - dispatched with three bullets to the heart. He had been having an affair with trainer Bill Burton's wife. That was more than enough to put Burton at the top of the suspect list......until Burton himself turned up dead.

Halley had been approached by Lord Enstone to look into why Enstone's horses weren't getting anywhere near the Winner's Circle. Enstone wants to know what's going on at the track - bribes, race fixing?
Well, that kind of skullduggery is bad enough but murder is quite another thing. Halley feels compelled to look into the killings, but in doing so puts his own life at risk.

As always, readers will relish the author's thorough knowledge of racing and his deft way with a plot. Racing, as we know, is the sport of kings. Exemplary crime fiction is the sport of Dick Francis.

Highly recommended.

- Gail Cooke
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