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By: Dick Francis
Narrated by: Tony Britton
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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 discreet 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 deeper into the darker side of the race game, in a life-or-death power play that will push him to his very limits – both professionally and personally.

©2006 Dick Francis (P)2014 2014 Bolinda Publishing Pty Ltd. Genre Fiction Literary Fiction Mystery Suspense Thriller & Suspense Fiction Game Sports Animal Sports

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Critic reviews

"Beloved series character Sid Halley, a champion jockey, makes a welcome return in the latest fast-paced crime novel from bestseller Francis....The writing and action are as crisp as ever." ( Publishers Weekly)
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Brilliant story as usual love listening to anything which is Sid Halley, looking forward to listening to the next one.

Sid Halley

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Tony Britton's narration in this production is not his best - I don't think he chose the right voices especially for the female characters and his accents made me cringe. It felt poor in terms of depicting the emotions of the characters.
Although the storyline is reasonable I felt the Internet gambling detail was too much and too complex - it felt like Dick Francis was showing off about his research.
Overall it was disappointing to listen to and I wouldn't recommend it as a first introduction to the (mostly) fast and exciting Dick Francis books
Definitely not his best and really disappointing as a Sid Halley story

Disappointing

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Great story-line, which kept me guessing until the end, excellently read (as ever). One of the best Dick Francis books I have read.

Gripping plot!

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Tony is the perfect reader for Dick Frances novels. Keeping the listener enthralled frim beginning to end

Briliant as always

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This was my very first time of using Audible. Enjoyed is so much I downloaded next in series.

Excellent.

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