Under Orders - Dick Francis

It's the third death at Cheltenham Gold cup day that troubles Sid Halley most. A one-time champion himself, he's weIt's the third death at Cheltenham Gold cup day that troubles Sid Halley most. A one-time champion himself, he's well aware of the perils of racing - but in his day, three bullets to the chest wasn't one of them. So when friend and jockey Huw Walker is murdered after winning the Triumph Hurdle, Halley is thrown into an investigation which delves into the darker side of hunt-racing. Are races being fixed, are bookies taking a cut, are the trainers and jockeys playing a dangerous game? Halley, jockey turned sleuth, once again finds him self in the middle of a life-or-death powerplay, in which his own priorities are tested to their limits...