Книга: Francis Dick «Under Orders»

Under Orders

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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.

Издательство: "Penguin Group" (2007)

ISBN: 978-0-425-21756-6

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Francis, Dick

▪ British author
born Oct. 31, 1920, Tenby, Wales

      British mystery writer known for his realistic plots centred on the sport of horse racing.

      Francis was the son of a jockey, and in 1946 he took up steeplechase riding, turning professional in 1948. In 1957 he had an accident that cut short his riding career. That same year he published The Sport of Queens: The Autobiography of Dick Francis, and until 1973 he was a racing correspondent for London's Sunday Express.

      In 1962 Francis turned to fiction with a successful first novel, Dead Cert (filmed 1974). Thereafter he averaged a book a year, all set in the world of horse racing. His books usually feature an amateur sleuth who uses classic deductive reasoning to solve the central mystery and who becomes emotionally involved with the case. The typical Francis villain is a pretentious snob whose smooth exterior masks his vices. Among the novels are Nerve (1964) and Forfeit (1968), which won an Edgar (mystery writers) award for its tale of a disaffected racing correspondent who discovers a South African syndicate. Although Francis' readers had come to expect a certain amount of brutality in his work, by the 1980s he had begun to write more introspective novels. Beginning with Reflex (1980), the story of a mediocre jockey facing the end of his career, Francis began to examine his protagonists' inner torments. Critics welcomed this new subtlety. Later novels include Comeback (1991), Decider (1993), Come to Grief (1995), To the Hilt (1996), and 10 lb. Penalty (1997). Hot Money (1987) is considered one of his best works.

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Источник: Francis, Dick

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  • Under Orders — is the title of a novel by Dick Francis, published on 7 September 2006.This is the fourth Francis novel to feature Sid Halley, jockey turned private detective.The title is a reference to the time shortly before the start of the race when the… …   Wikipedia

  • under orders — {adv. phr.} Not out of one s own desire or one s own free will; obligatorily; not freely. * / So you were a Nazi prison guard? the judge asked. Yes, your Honor, the man answered, but I was acting under orders and not because I wished to harm… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • under orders — {adv. phr.} Not out of one s own desire or one s own free will; obligatorily; not freely. * / So you were a Nazi prison guard? the judge asked. Yes, your Honor, the man answered, but I was acting under orders and not because I wished to harm… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • under\ orders — adv. phr. Not out of one s own desire or one s own free will; obligatorily; not freely. So you were a Nazi prison guard? the judge asked. Yes, your Honor, the man answered, but I was acting under orders and not because I wished to harm anyone …   Словарь американских идиом

  • under orders to do sth — ► a person or organization that is under orders to do something has been told officially to do something: »Commercial banks are under orders not to begin selling the new coins to customers until Thursday. → See also ADMINISTRATION ORDER(Cf.… …   Financial and business terms

  • under orders — under command, by a command, by an order …   English contemporary dictionary

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