September Book Club: Whip Hand
For September, we’ll be reading Dick Francis’ classic, Whip Hand, which was published in 1979 (and won the Best Novel Edgar in 1980). It’s a follow up to his first Sid Halley book, Odds Against (1965). Sid is a steeplechase jockey (like Francis was himself) who has lost his hand and can no longer race. In Whip Hand Sid now has a prosthetic. Francis’ blend of suspense, a character that readers can pull for, and the details of the racing world really cannot be beat. To me he remains one of the greatest of all suspense writers.