Under Orders -- Dick Francis

Sid knows the perils of racing all too well, but in his day jockeys didn't usually cross the finish line with three .38 rounds in the chest-which is how he found Huw Walker, the winner of a coveted race only a few hours earlier. Now Halley's quest for answers will push him to his very limits-both on and off the track.<br><br><b>Author:</b> Dick Francis<br><b>Publisher:</b> G.P. Putnam's Sons<br><b>Published:</b> 08/01/2007<br><b>Pages:</b> 384<br><b>Binding Type:</b> Paperback<br><b>Weight:</b> 0.46lbs<br><b>Size:</b> 7.44h x 4.32w x 0.93d<br><b>ISBN:</b> 9780425217566<br><p><b>About the Author</b><br>Dick Francis (pictured with his son Felix Francis) was born in South Wales in 1920. He was a young rider of distinction winning awards and trophies at horse shows throughout the United Kingdom. At the outbreak of World War II he joined the Royal Air Force as a pilot, flying fighter and bomber aircraft including the Spitfire and Lancaster.<p>He became one of the most successful postwar steeplechase jockeys, winning more than 350 races and riding for Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother. After his retirement from the saddle in 1957, he published an autobiography, <i>The Sport of Queens</i>, before going on to write more than forty acclaimed books, including the <i>New York Times</i> bestsellers <i>Even Money</i> and <i>Silks</i>. </p><p>A three-time Edgar Award winner, he also received the prestigious Crime Writers' Association's Cartier Diamond Dagger, was named Grand M