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Originally Posted by HarryT
Finished "Odds Against", by Dick Francis. A new author for me, and a book I thoroughly enjoyed. Francis was a former jockey, and all his 50+ books are crime novels set in the world of English horse racing. Not a sport I have the slightest interest in, but I really enjoyed this book. Its protagonist, Sid Halley, is a former champion jockey who is at a loose end after being forced to retire through injury. He's hired by a private detective agency as an advisor in their horse-racing cases, and gets involved in a case where a small racetrack is suffering a series of mysterious mishaps which put it at risk of takeover by a greedy property developer who wants to use the land for housing.
Excellent book. I look forward to reading more from this author.
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I've read them all, and those by his son Felix. Like you, I have no interest in the horse-racing world, but really like his books. Those by Felix aren't as good, but still evoke that world and I still look forward to a new one being released.
You might want to try those by John Francombe as well. Another award-winning jockey, his novels are pretty good as well, if a bit "racier" (pun intended). Also set in the murky world of corrupt jockeys, owners and associated criminals.