Odds Against

Pages: 352
Published: 1975
Language: English

Injured jockey Sid Halley has traded his racing silks for a private investigator's trench coat. When his father-in-law suspects foul play at Seabury racecourse, Sid is drawn into a dangerous investigation. Someone is trying to ruin the track, and Sid must uncover their motives before the land is lost forever.

Prose complexity: 7/10

Tense Mysterious Gritty Atmospheric

Crime Mystery Spy

Dick Francis

Dick Francis (1920–2010) was a British steeplechase jockey turned crime novelist. Born in Coedcanlas, Pembrokeshire, Wales, he served as an RAF pilot in the Second World War before becoming one of Britain's leading National Hunt jockeys, riding over 350 winners and serving as jockey to Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother — most famously aboard Devon Loch, which collapsed within sight of victory in the 1956 Grand National. After retiring from racing in 1957 he became a journalist and then a novelist...