<DIV>Six years ago, private investigator Sid Halley retired. He’d been harassed, beaten, shot, even lost a hand?enough was enough. For the sake of his wife and new daughter, he gave up that life, and he thought nothing would ever lure him back into the game.<br><br> He thought wrong.<br><br> Sir Richard Stewart, chairman of the racing authority, begs Sid to investigate a series of dodgy races. Sid refuses. Then Sir Richard is found dead under suspicious circumstances. And then a man with an Irish accent contacts Sid, telling him to deliver a whitewashed report about the suspected race-fixing?or else.<br><br> At first Sid ignores these warnings. But as the intimidation tactics escalate?and his own family comes under threat?Sid realizes he must meet his enemy head-on?or he might pay the ultimate price for his refusal.</div>