Dick Francis wrote only three books about Sid Halley, a former jockey turned investigator, and in each book, Sid and his views about his crippling injury change just a little. In COME TO GRIEF, Francis tells us right up front who the villain is, a "least likely" suspect indeed. Ellis Quint is a former champion amateur jockey, a friend and rival to Sid in his halcyon days, and a man who has gone on to outstanding success...
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Sid Halley is one of Dick Francis' most intriguing characters. A former jockey, he is left less than whole due to an accident. He becomes an investigator for the Jockey Club, and begins to discover the wide assortment of people who make up the world of racing. He discovers that a friend has a frightening compulsion to mutilate horses, but he can do nothing to prove his belief or to stop the problem. Follow him through...
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I felt exhausted after reading this book, in which nothing is as it should be: the hero is a vulnerable disabled jockey, his friend, a well-known TV-star, is a horse mutilating psycho, the press ruins the reputation of the really good guy, a sweet little girl has to struggle against leukemia and has nearly lost. Dick Francis does not spare his detective and the readers some of the worst feelings a human being can go through,...
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Sid Halley is back to play the hero. A caring mother hires Sid to find out who cut off the off-fore leg of her daughter's horse. The daughter is suffering from cancer and hope is bleak. Sid of course takes the case. He tracks done owners of horses who have recently had the same fate as the girl's pony. Sid tracks down the villian... Who? You'll have to read the book. Trust me you'll like it, I read it in four days!
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Francis addicts will cheer on "friend" Sid Halley as he faces old ghosts (first wife), old demons (as in WHIP HAND), and new demons (his friend & that of a little girl's fatal disease). The best part of any Dick Francis book are his characters. You always LIKE them. The action keeps you turning the pages, but the characters have you on their side cheering for them. COME TO GRIEF is no different. There are mixed feelings...
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