This was an engaging read, full of suspense, fast paced, gripping, looking at the underbelly of the racing world, but how are these masterminds controlling things without being caught? Spelling and vernacular are UK English, but shouldn't pose any problems in context for readers from North America.

This had a decent plot and a number of interesting characters but unfortunately they failed to gel into a good read, somehow I was completely disengaged and quite honestly it was boring. Released 8th Nov 2022 by Crooked Lane Books, it's 304 pages and is available in hardcover, audio, and ebook formats.Thanks to the publisher, via NetGalley, for allowing me to read and review a pre-release copy - and keep me in mind when the next one drops.

There were several disparate plot threads and they crossed and intertwined and were sometimes difficult to keep track of.

It was good to revisit Sid Halley again, and I enjoyed the story, and the good memories of many books over more than 25 years. It was all going smoothly than all of a sudden child SA comes out of now where completely out of the blue and it ruined the mood throughout. Felix does a good job in these last two Sid novels, and they make for lots of deductive meanderings, nerve-wracking thrills and fishing for clues while steering clear of the red herrings—but I do miss his Dad. I've not read another novel, where the intrepid investigator has had a hand transplant so I'll note I learned a few things about that along the path to a solution to what happened to Sid's friend Gary. This one gallops apace, the excellent Chico Barnes makes an appearance too and I simply raced through it and couldn’t put it down.