Dick Francis: The Sid Halley Omnibus (UK 2002) From the Publisher: Whip Hand: There are two worlds in racing: winning and losing. Sid Halley is on the trail of thugs who aim to win at any price. There's a syndicate of owners with a sideline in violent kidnapping and a bookmaker whose hatred of favourites goes one deathly step too far. Halley must return to winning ways. To lose is to die... Come To Grief: Sid Halley has uncovered an obnoxious crime committed by a friend. On the first day of the friend's trial, at which Sid is to be as a witness, something happens which leads to days of hard detection and heart-searching torment. Troubled, but courageous, Sid Halley is unwilling to admit defeat... Dick Francis: The Sid Halley Omnibus. Odds Against, Whip Hand, Come to Grief. Pan, ISBN: 033049242X (September, 2002), 1008 p., £8.99.
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