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Sid Halley Series

This series follows the journey of a former racing champion whose life takes a turn towards criminal investigation after an injury and a broken marriage. The characters delve into a dark world of fraud and intrigue, where every step could be their last. The protagonist's pursuit of justice leads him to dangerous places where he confronts ruthless adversaries. Readers can expect thrilling stories filled with twists and unexpected revelations.

Sid Halley omnibus : Odds against ; Whip hand ; Come to grief
Refusal
Under orders
Come To Grief
Whip Hand
Odds against

Recommended Reading Order

  1. Odds against

    • 352 pages
    • 13 hours of reading

    Ex-champion steeplechase jockey Sid Haley is now a sleuth. As the story opens he has just been shot in the stomach during the course of his duties as a private investigator, working - or rather, idling - in a firm which keeps him employed, thanks tothe old boy network. Convalescing with indecent and painful haste, Sid finds the pace growing steadily hotter as he investigates the cunningly contrived decline of a racecourse, and comes to close and spine-chilling grips with the crooks responsible.

    Odds against1
    4.1

  2. Whip Hand

    • 378 pages
    • 14 hours of reading

    There are two worlds in racing: winning and losing. Private detective Sid Halley has gone from one to the other - fast. First his career as a jockey ended when he lost his hand in a fall. Then his wife said a cold goodbye. Now he's on the trail of thugs who crush losers with vicious pleasure. These are people who aim to win at any price.

    Whip Hand2
    4.1

  3. Come To Grief

    • 292 pages
    • 11 hours of reading

    Everyone "comes to grief", mourns many lost lives, friendships, loyalties in this troubling sad novel where we know the perpetrator from the start. Laughing, lovable ex-jockey Ellis Quint has everything he could want: fame, youth, money, good looks, talent, parents and public that believe his innocence. Jockey turned detective Sid Halley has to figure out is why his longtime friend Ellis also has a streak of sadism that leads him to cut the foot off prospective champion racers in the dead of night, then televise owners, such as Rachel, dying from child leukemia, now troubled by nightmares of her beloved pet. Sid has nighmares too, fearing for his surviving hand, after first crushed and torn in accident riding and by criminal torture when detecting; the terror starts coming true. Winner of the Edgar Award for best mystery novel.

    Come To Grief3
    4.0

  4. Under orders

    • 240 pages
    • 9 hours of reading

    Halley is looking into a nobleman's permanent losing streak when he discovers a murdered jockey.

    Under orders4
    3.9

  5. Refusal

    When Sir Richard Stewart, chair of the horseracing authority, demands ex-investigator Sid Halley examine some suspicious races, he is goven a firm 'no'. Sid retired six years ago - and nothing will make him go back. But he's wrong.

    Refusal5
    3.9

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  • Sid Halley omnibus : Odds against ; Whip hand ; Come to grief

    All three Sid Halley novels in one edition, for fans and new readers alike; Odds Against: Champion jockey Sid Halley gave up racing when his hand was smashed. As he soon discovers, life as a private eye could be a lot worse, especially when a ruthless property dealer has plans for Seabury racetrack - plans that set high odds against a novice detective staying alive... 'A plot that goes with the pace of a champion hurdler' Evening Standard Whip Hand: There are two worlds in racing: winning and losing. Sid Halley is on the trail of thugs who aim to win at any price. There's a syndicate of owners with a sideline in violent kidnapping and a bookmaker whose hatred of favourites goes one deathly step too far. Halley must return to winning ways. To lose is to die.. 'Superb...this is Mr Francis's best book. And that's high praise' Sunday Mirror Come To Grief: Sid Halley has uncovered an obnoxious crime committed by a friend. On the first day of the friend's trial, at which Sid is to be as a witness, something happens which leads to days of hard detection and heart-searching torment. Troubled, but courageous, Sid Halley is unwilling to admit defeat... 'Francis is firmly in the saddle, leavi

    Sid Halley omnibus : Odds against ; Whip hand ; Come to grief
    4.7