Odds Against
by:
Dick Francis (author)
Former hotshot jockey Sid Halley landed a position with a detective agency, only to catch a bullet from some penny-ante thug. Now, he has to go up against a field of thoroughbred criminals--and the odds are against him that he'll even survive.
Former hotshot jockey Sid Halley landed a position with a detective agency, only to catch a bullet from some penny-ante thug. Now, he has to go up against a field of thoroughbred criminals--and the odds are against him that he'll even survive.
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Format: mass market paperback
ISBN:
9780425198001 (0425198006)
Publish date: February 1st 2005
Publisher: Berkley
Pages no: 288
Edition language: English
Category:
European Literature,
British Literature,
Mystery,
Detective,
Thriller,
Mystery Thriller,
Crime,
Animals,
Sports,
Suspense,
Murder Mystery,
Horses,
Racing
Series: Sid Halley Mystery (#1)
bookshelves: sport, fraudio, series, autumn-2012, tbr-busting-2012, britain-england, mystery-thriller Read from September 26 to 27, 2012 3* Proof4* Bolt3* Whip Hand4* Dead Cert3* Shattered4* Blood Sport3* Nerve4* Decider3* Straight3* For Kicks4* Bonecrack3* Enquiry3* Field of ThirteenCR Odds Aga...
3* Proof4* Bolt3* Whip Hand4* Dead Cert3* Shattered4* Blood Sport3* Nerve4* Decider3* Straight3* For Kicks4* Bonecrack3* Enquiry3* Field of ThirteenCR Odds Against
Odds Against is the first of Dick Francis' books featuring former champion steeplechase jockey Sid Halley. Although you'll sometimes see them referred to as the Sid Halley "series", the fact is that all four of them stand alone perfectly well. (One way or another, you'll want to read them all, so ...