Enquiry
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| Rating | : | 4.42 (628 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0786199334 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 5 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-02-23 |
| Language | : | English |
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"One of the greatest living suspense writers". -- CBS Radio
A Perfect Novel Read 44 years late Amazon Customer I should have read this book when it first came out in 1971. The cover price on a new paperback then was only 95 cents. It was only later that I discovered Dick Francis, whom I now consider to be one of the best mystery/thriller authors ever. To my mind Enquiry captures all the qualities that have since made hi. Excellent Mystery Joseph Boone The story of Enquiry begins after a jockey, Kelly Hughes, and a trainer, Dexter Cranfield, have been stripped of their licenses and banned from any association with racing. Thanks to a flashback, we learn the hearing was pretty much a kangaroo court and the pair was framed for intentionally throwing a race. Hug. Who framed Kelly Hughes and Dexter Cranfield? S. Warfield In this Dick Francis mystery, jockey Kelly Hughes and trainer Dexter Cranfield are undergoing a closed-door enquiry by the Stewards of racing. The outcome is that both men lose their licenses and are barred from horseracing and also are barred from being around the tracks and the entire racing scene for throwin
Still, Hughes refuses to take the phony verdict lying down--even though his personal enquiry might have him lying down permanently.. It is a vicious frame-up, and worse, they have nowhere to turn to clear their names. The charge at the secret enquiry? Throwing a race for personal profit. Jockey Kelly Hughes and trainer Dexter Cranfield have been barred from racing--a devastating event for them both