Sid Halley novels
Author
1) Odds against
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Series
Language
English
Description
Sid Halley, a former world-class steeplechase jockey forced to retire owing to a hand injury discovers a scheme to turn a local racetrack into a housing development, and is determined to stop it.
2) Whip hand
Author
Series
Sid Halley novels volume 2
Pub. Date
[1979]
Physical Desc
293 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Sid Halley, now a private investigator with a bionic hand, finds himself uncovering corruption in the racing world.
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Series
Sid Halley novels volume 3
Language
English
Description
When ex-jockey Sid Halley becomes convinced that one of his closest friends—and one of the racing world's most beloved figures—is behind a series of shockingly violent acts, he faces the most troubling case of his career.
4) Under orders
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Series
Sid Halley novels volume 4
Language
English
Description
It's the third death on Cheltenham Gold Cup day that really troubles supersleuth Sid Halley. Last seen in 1995's former champion jockey Halley knows all too well the perils of racing--but in his day, jockeys didn't usually reach the finish line with three .38 rounds in the chest. Yet this is precisely how he finds jockey Huw Walker, who only a few hours earlier, won the coveted Triumph Hurdle.
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Series
Language
English
Description
Sir Richard Stewart, chairman of the racing authority, begs retired private investigator Sid Halley to investigate a series of dodgy races. Sid adamantly refuses, but the following day, Sir Richard is found dead under suspicious circumstances.
"Dick Francis's beloved investigator Sid Halley returns in the riveting new mystery by New York Times-bestselling author Felix Francis. Six years ago, investigator Sid Halley retired for good. He'd been harassed,...
