Click on a thumbnail to go to Google Books.
Loading... Whip Hand (1979)by Dick Francis
Loading...
Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. I like almost anything written by Dick Francis, but this is one of his best. If you are not familiar with his books, Dick Francis writes mysteries that involve English horse racing, generally from a jockey's perspective, and always bring in information about some other profession. They are always well-researched and well-written. The male characters are usually very complete. They are usually all separate books (not a continuing series) but Sid Halley, this book's main character, is a repeat and a great protagonist. no reviews | add a review
Is contained inIs abridged inReader's Digest Auswahlbücher 117 - Die Tarnung. Ich hörte die Eule – sie rief meinen Namen. Handicap. Fur'n Groschen Brause. by Reader's Digest Reader's Digest Condensed Books: Yanks • The Capricorn Stone • The Massacre at Fall Creek • Whip Hand by Reader's Digest AwardsDistinctionsNotable Lists
Fiction.
Mystery.
Suspense.
Thriller.
By the end of the week Sid Halley didn't have just one job, but three. When the latest of three prize-winning horses, all with promising futures, inexplicably putters out at the track, a trainer's wife suspects foul play and asks Sid to watch their latest great acquisitionâ??Tri-Nitroâ??to ensure he doesn't come to the same end. Then Sid's ex-wife Jenny, still full of bitterness, is accused of fraud after she is innocently duped by a con artist into parting with thousands in a charity scam. And even more, top brass of the Security Service solicits Sid to find out if one of his investigators is receiving hush money. Like all of Francis' characters, Sid's sleuthing brings him back to the track and the stable, and he feels the familiar regret and nostalgia for the racing life that must always elude him. At the height of his career, Sid's arm was shattered under the crushing weight of his falling horse. Now a mechanical arm reminds him of lost hopes and the terrible price the passion to win extracts from a racer's No library descriptions found.
|
Current DiscussionsNonePopular covers
Google Books — Loading... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)823.914Literature English English fiction Modern Period 1901-1999 1945-1999LC ClassificationRatingAverage:
Is this you?Become a LibraryThing Author. |
The plot is intricate and includes a couple of different mysteries, both of which involve unscrupulous business dealings and which involve Sid’s two loves: his ex-wife Jenny and thoroughbred racing. One of these will seriously threaten Sid’s life and his psyche. Both are complicated and require all his skill to ferret out the truth and bring the perpetrators to justice. Sid is forced to face his greatest fears and answer for himself: Is there anything you’re afraid of?
I love Sid. He’s determined, inquisitive, courageous, and principled. He’s got a great sidekick in Chico, as well; and his father-in-law has his back, too ( )