Sid Halley, champion jockey, had to give up racing when his hand was smashed. But his next job brings him a bullet - right in the middle of his chest. As he would soon discover, life as a private eye could get a lot worse . . . Especially when a ruthless property dealer has plans for Seabury racetrack. Plans that have nothing to do with racing and everything to do with conspiracy and violence. The kind of plans that set high odds against a novice detective staying alive . . . 'A plot that goes with the pace of a champion ...
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Sid Halley, champion jockey, had to give up racing when his hand was smashed. But his next job brings him a bullet - right in the middle of his chest. As he would soon discover, life as a private eye could get a lot worse . . . Especially when a ruthless property dealer has plans for Seabury racetrack. Plans that have nothing to do with racing and everything to do with conspiracy and violence. The kind of plans that set high odds against a novice detective staying alive . . . 'A plot that goes with the pace of a champion hurdler' Evening Standard
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Very Good. 1st Printing. First edition/First printing Published by Michael Joseph, London 1965. VG+ clean and tight condition. Previous owner's name and details to front pastedown. Mauve cloth covers haver minimal wear. No dj.
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New. Champion jockey Sid Halley retired from racing when his hand was smashed in a fall. Now he works as a private detective-which is proving to be no less dangerous to life and limb. Series: Francis Thriller. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 143 x 21. Weight in Grams: 244. 2014. Paperback.....We ship daily from our Bookshop.
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Used-Good. Good hardback (no dust jacket) Owner's name on front free end paper; binding tight; stain on front board-suggests a Boots Library label, but no internal library indicators; spine a little bumped at head & foot.
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Used-Very Good. VG hardback in Good dust jacket. 1st edition, 2nd impression, Jan. 1966. No inscriptions or annotations; small label on front free end paper binding tight; dust jacket a little worn & browned, with short tears; dust jacket not price-clipped. Same dust jacket as 1st impression.
