Under Orders
Another fast paced thriller from Dick Francis based on his favorite topic, horse racing in “Under Orders”
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Sid Halley is an ex-race jockey turned sleuth. He became detective because of an accident in the race tracks. When three deaths take place on the same day as the Cheltenham Gold cup, he gets worried.
Two of the persons who died Huw Walker and Bill Barton were his close friends and he knew of their honesty. So when he starts poking his nose into the murky dealings pertaining to the deaths and the race fixing, his Dutch girl friend Marina gets a hit.
She is badly hurt not once, but twice and though Halley is anxious, he does not stop the investigation. More untruths tumble out as he goes deeper into the mess that is horse racing what with online betting and fixing races in such a way that nobody suspects.
Peter Enstone is one suspect though a suspense of sorts is there towards the end. Juliet Burns was an assistant trainer to Bill Barton’s horse stable. George Lochs owns a betting website and he has a past history. Nice narrative as usual by Dick Francis, he revels is this kind of story. Goodreads 5/5
