Enquiry
Dick Francis
Published in 1969 by Fawcett Crest
A jockey and his trainer are accused of fraud, of throwing a race deliberately. He is barred from racing, but investigates, and after some violence, clears his name. Some mystery about who set him up, but not edge-of-the-seat stuff. Maybe I'm just growing too old and cynical for this sort of book. For example, I kept thinking throughout 'Do you mean to say that horse racing has ethics and honesty? Since the whole point and excitement about most of horse racing is the betting anyway, isn't that like saying smuggling or counterfeiting (or T20 cricket!) is ethical and honest?'. I think I should stop reading Dick Francis.
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