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2006356 pages
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16 editions · 2 languages
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'Sadly, death at the races is not uncommon. However, three in a single afternoon was sufficiently unusual to raise more than an eyebrow.'It's the third death on Cheltenham Gold Cup Day that really troubles super-sleuth Sid Halley. Former champion jockey Halley knows the perils of racing all too well – but in his day, jockeys didn't usually reach the finishing line with three .38 rounds in the chest. But this is precisely how he finds jockey Huw Walker – who, only a few hours earlier, had won the coveted Triumph Hurdle.Just moments before the gruesome discovery, Halley had been called upon by…

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16 editions · 2 languages
  • Ebook · English · 2008
    Penguin Group USA, Inc. · 9781429508339
  • Ebook · English · 2008
    Penguin Group UK · 9780141905600
  • Paperback · English · 2007
    Under Orders (Large Print Press)
    Large Print Press · 476 pages · 9781594132018
  • Paperback · English · 2007
    China Press · 9780425216231
  • Paperback · English · 2007
    Michael Joseph Ltd · 240 pages · 9780330448338
  • Hardcover · English · 2006
    Thorndike Press · 477 pages · 9780786289981
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