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Smokescreen
Dick Francis
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Description for Smokescreen
Paperback. Edward Lincoln has scaled the Himalayas, survived deadly car chases and defeated scores of assassins. As a movie action man he's even suffered stoically at the hands of sadistic directors. After finishing his latest film, he's asked to visit South Africa to discover why a dying friend's horses are suddenly failing on the race track. Series: Francis Thriller. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FF; FH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 138 x 200 x 22. Weight in Grams: 270.
A classic mystery from Dick Francis, the champion of English storytellers. Edward Lincoln has scaled the Himalayas, survived deadly car chases and defeated scores of assassins. As a movie action man he's even suffered stoically at the hands of sadistic directors. After finishing his latest film, he's asked to visit South Africa to discover why a dying friend's horses are suddenly failing on the race track. Unfortunately, Lincoln's attempt to help a friend soon puts him in harm's way. From a nearly fatal interview to a dangerous accident in a ... Read more
A classic mystery from Dick Francis, the champion of English storytellers. Edward Lincoln has scaled the Himalayas, survived deadly car chases and defeated scores of assassins. As a movie action man he's even suffered stoically at the hands of sadistic directors. After finishing his latest film, he's asked to visit South Africa to discover why a dying friend's horses are suddenly failing on the race track. Unfortunately, Lincoln's attempt to help a friend soon puts him in harm's way. From a nearly fatal interview to a dangerous accident in a ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Series
Francis Thriller
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780718179090
SKU
V9780718179090
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Ref
99-30
About Dick Francis
Dick Francis was one of the most successful post-war National Hunt jockeys. The winner of over 350 races, he was champion jockey in 1953/1954 and rode for HM Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, most famously on Devon Loch in the 1956 Grand National. On his retirement from the saddle, he published his autobiography, The Sport of Queens, before going on ... Read more
Reviews for Smokescreen
Francis writing at his best
Evening Standard
Dick Francis's fiction has a secret ingredient - his inimitable knack of grabbing the reader's attention on page one and holding it tight until the very end
Sunday Telegraph
The narrative is brisk and gripping and the background researched with care . . . the entire story is a ... Read more
Evening Standard
Dick Francis's fiction has a secret ingredient - his inimitable knack of grabbing the reader's attention on page one and holding it tight until the very end
Sunday Telegraph
The narrative is brisk and gripping and the background researched with care . . . the entire story is a ... Read more