Cyndi J. (cyndij) reviewed on 9/5/2017 + 1032 more book reviews

First of the Sid Halley novels. This is classic Dick Francis: the ex-jockey who forges ahead despite almost certain loss, stoically endures horrific pain, and eventually comes out on top. And in this one, no horses die! Good characters, great action, very suspenseful chase scene towards the end with Sid scrambling around the deserted racecourse barely ahead of the bad guys. BTW I recently watched a documentary about AP McCoy ("Being AP"), who was Britain's champion jockey for years until he reluctantly retired in 2014. If you ever harbored doubts about the authenticity of Dick Francis's jockey characters, watch this. An amazingly tough and driven man.

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