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Title	:	Whip Hand (Sid Halley #2)
Author	:	Dick Francis
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	First Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 304 pages
Published	:	June 7th 2005 by G.P. Putnam's Sons (first published January 1st 1969)
Categories	:	Mystery. Fiction. Thriller. Crime. Mystery Thriller. Animals. Horses. Suspense

Whip Hand (Sid Halley #2)

Dick Francis

Paperback | Pages: 304 pages

Rating: 4.1 | 5683 Users | 189 Reviews

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"Challenging....First class."
THE BALTIMORE SUN
Sid Halley, once a jockey, was now a private invesigator with only one good hand left after a horse fell on the other. His new life, though, could never erase the haunting memories of his past glories. But it was only when the wife of one of England's top trainers came to beg his help in preventing foul play at the race track that Sid Halley began to know what being haunted really was....

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ISBN:	0425203549 (ISBN13: 9780425203545)
Edition Language:	English
Series:	Sid Halley #2
Characters:	Sid Halley
Literary Awards:	Edgar Award for Best Novel (1981), CWA Gold Dagger Award for Fiction (1979)

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What is there to say about Dick Francis? As I think about all of his books (yes, this review covers all of his books, and yes I've read them all) I think about a moral ethical hero, steeped in intelligence and goodness embroiled in evil machinations within British horse racing society - either directly or indirectly. The heroes aren't always horse jockies, they can be film producers, or involve heroes engaged in peripheral professions that somehow always touch the horse racing world.But more

Whip Hand was the second book by Dick Francis to win the prestigious Edgar award -- he is still the only author to ever win three Edgars for mystery novels -- and I think it's a pretty terrific entry in his series. It is also the second book about Sid Halley, the one-handed ex-jockey who has become a successful private detective.This book has a lot of emotional content compared to many Francis novels. Sid is forced up against the boundaries of his own endurance and courage by very Evil Men who

I am being kind giving it 2 stars. Really wanted to like it. If you are into horse racing (I am) its not the worst book ever, if you are not then avoid it.

Was it all true? That Dick Francis never wrote a word of his novels and they they were written by his wife? (Her claim to fame being as a publisher's reader she turned down the manuscript for Frederick Forsyth's 'Day of the Jackal'.) Who knows?

Well, hello. I'd always avoided Francis, thinking his books would be too "niche." How interesting could a mystery set at a racetrack be? I was incredibly wrong. Great characters, good dialogue, excellent sense of place - this book worked on just about every level. One good thing about avoiding Francis for this long - I can look forward to many enjoyable hours of reading ahead.

I can't believe it's taken me so long to get around to reading a Dick Francis novel. I mean, he's been writing them since the early 60s and they are based in the world of horseracing even though this one is only peripherally about horses. Verdict? Excellent. I picked up this book at random in a charity shop, so with no prior knowledge find it's the second in a short series featuring Sid Halley, one time champion jockey who lost his hand and now investigates cases associated with the world of

3.5 stars and I rounded it down mostly because the violence done to the protagonist (something I really noticed listening to a bunch of Francis in a row) is rather extreme and unceasing in this one. Three interlocking plots and a lot going on. Sid is such a great character.