Under Orders
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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 horses and jockeys must obey the orders of the starter.
Novel
A novel is a book of long narrative in literary prose. The genre has historical roots both in the fields of the medieval and early modern romance and in the tradition of the novella. The latter supplied the present generic term in the late 18th century....
by Dick Francis
Dick Francis
Richard Stanley "Dick" Francis CBE was an English jockey and crime writer, many of whose novels centre around horse racing.- Personal life :...
, published on 7 September 2006.
This is the fourth Francis novel to feature Sid Halley
Sid Halley
Sid Halley is a fictional character and private detective who is the central character in four Dick Francis novels, Odds Against, Whip Hand, Come to Grief and Under Orders...
, jockey turned private detective.
The title is a reference to the time shortly before the start of the race, when the horses and jockeys must obey the orders of the starter.