Under orders
By: Dick Francis
Edition: Large print ed.
Publisher: Windsor
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Bath
Language: eng
Number of pages: 356
ISBN-13: 9781405617840; 9781405617857
Subjects: Horse racing; Corrupt practices; Jockeys; Crimes against; Fiction
Description: 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 his 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?
Notes: Originally published: London: Michael Joseph, 2006.

Read by Martin Jarvis.