Odds Against by Dick Francis

Wonderful. I don't know if it's a good thing, but I didn't remember any of this book and it was like reading it for the first time. Typical Francis writing - totally enjoyable - his third mystery from 1965. PW: 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.