Three kidnappings take place one in Italy, one in England and one in the US. Halley’s quest for answers draws him even deeper into the darker side of the race game, in a life or death power play that will push him to his very limits both professionally and personally. Are races being fixed? Are bookies taking a cut? And if so, are trainers and jockeys playing a dangerous game with stakes far higher than they are realistic?

Just moments before the gruesome discovery, Halley had been called upon by Lord Enstone to make discreet inquiries into why his horses appeared to be on a permanent losing streak. But this is precisely how he finds jockey Huw Walker who, only a few hours earlier, had won the coveted Triumph Hurdle. Last seen in 1995’s Come to Grief, former champion jockey Halley knows the perils of racing all too well but in his day, jockeys didn’t usually reach the finishing line with three. It’s the third death on Cheltenham Gold Cup Day that really troubles super sleuth Sid Halley. However, three in a single afternoon was sufficiently unusual to raise more than one eyebrow.’ ‘Sadly, death at the races is not uncommon. ‘Few writers have maintained such a high standard of excellence for as long as ‘Dick Francis.’ San Diego Union Tribune’ from cassettes and case cover The plot twists through paths of obsession and retribution, keeping the reader guessing until the last clue crosses finish line. Dick Francis gives Sid an assortment of unlikely chums to aid him and keeps up a brisk pace as the investigation spreads far beyond the paddocks.

But when he charges an old friend a pillar of the horse breeding community with the horrible crimes, the repercussions are swift and terrible.

Sid, whose hand was ruined in a race, is drawn to the plight of the magnificent horses, each found with one foot lopped off. Someone is maiming two year old colts, the cream of the future racing crop. Filled with the crisp humor and quick stepping plots listeners have come to expect, this is Dick Francis at his best. ‘In Come to Grief, Dick Francis, the best selling author of over thirty books, brings back one of his most popular characters: Sid Halley, the wiry jockey turned detective who captured the attention of so many fans in Whip Hand. Produced in the studios of Recorded Books Productions, Inc., New York. Recorded by arrangement with Simon & Schuster Audio, Inc.

Slay Ride by Dick Francis