Audio Book Description:
It`s the third death on Cheltenham Gold Cup day that really troubles super-sleuth Sid Halley. Last seen in 1995`s Come toGrief, former champion jockeyHalley knows all too well the perils of racing- but in his day,jockeys didn`t usually reach the finish line with three.38 rounds in the chest. Yet this isprecisely how he finds jockey Huw Walker- who, only a fewhours earlier, won the covetedTriumph Hurdle. Just moments before the gruesomediscovery, Halley had been called on by Lord Enstone to make discreet inquiries into why his horses appeared to be on a permanent losing streak. Are races beingfixed? Are bookies taking a cut? And if so, are trainers and jockeys playing a dangerous game,with stakes far higher than they realize? Halley`s quest for answers draws him even deeper into the darker side of the racing game, ina life-or-death power play that will push him to his verylimits- both professionally and personally.
