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Odds Against
by Francis, Dick
- Used
- good
- Paperback
- Condition
- Good/No Jacket
- ISBN 10
- 1559941383
- ISBN 13
- 9781559941389
- Seller
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Newton, Massachusetts, United States
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About This Item
New York: Harper Audio, 1995. Performed by Ian McShane Two (2) cassettes in traditional hard plastic cases with artwork, houses inside an illustrated cardstock holder. From back: "Sid Haley, a former world-class steeplechase jockey forced to retire form racing because of a severe riding injury that rendered his left hand useless and disfigured, now leads a very uneventful life as an employee of Hunt Radnor Associates, a private detective agency. Assigned with only minor takes in the racing division, Sid is far different from the drive and ambitious jockey he once was. While sitting in for another detective on a "routine" set-up operation, Sid is shot. During recovery, he learns of a complex and dangerous scheme involving the notorious businessman Howard Kraye..." Moderate wear to cardstock holder, with tear across lower right "spine" and scratch across barcode on back. . Audio Cassette. Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
Synopsis
Former hotshot jockey Sid Halley landed a position with a detective agency, only to catch a bullet from some penny-ante thug. Now, he has to go up against a field of thoroughbred criminals--and the odds are against him that he'll even survive.
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- Bookseller
- Charity Bookstall
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 005910
- Title
- Odds Against
- Author
- Francis, Dick
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- ISBN 10
- 1559941383
- ISBN 13
- 9781559941389
- Publisher
- Harper Audio
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1995
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾" - 7&
- Keywords
- audiobook; Audio book; cassette; mystery; horses;
- Bookseller catalogs
- Mystery, Detective; Audiobooks;
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