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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Gardners Books
Publication date
September 18, 1989
Pages
224
Binding
Hardcover
Edition
New
Book category
Adult Fiction
ISBN-13
9780718132323
ISBN-10
0718132327
Dimensions
0.75 by 5.50 by 8.75 in.
Weight
0.92 lbs.
Published in
Great Britain
Original list price
$29.35
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Summaries and Reviews
Summary
A novel in which Edward Lincoln investigates the failure of a string of racehorses in South Africa.
Amazon.com description: Product Description: 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 gold mine, it seems only luck is keeping him alive. And in life, unlike the big-screen, there's no coming back from dead . . . Praise for Dick Francis: 'As a jockey, Dick Francis was unbeatable when he got into his stride. The same is true of his crime writing' Daily Mirror '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 pleasure to relish' Scotsman 'Francis writing at his best' Evening Standard 'A regular winner . . . as smooth, swift and lean as ever' Sunday Express 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 to write forty-three bestselling novels, a volume of short stories (Field of 13), and the biography of Lester Piggott. During his lifetime Dick Francis received many awards, amongst them the prestigious Crime Writers' Association's Cartier Diamond Dagger for his outstanding contribution to the genre, and three 'best novel' Edgar Allan Poe awards from The Mystery Writers of America. In 1996 he was named by them as Grand Master for a lifetime's achievement. In 1998 he was elected a fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, and was awarded a CBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours List of 2000. Dick Francis died in February 2010, at the age of eighty-nine, but he remains one of the greatest thriller writers of all time.
Editions
Editions for the work Smokescreen
Hardcover
Large print edition from Chivers North Amer (August 1, 1993)
9780792716648 | details & prices | 294 pages | 5.50 × 8.75 × 1.00 in. | 0.95 lbs | List price $19.95
The price comparison is for this edition
With Dick Francis |
New edition from Gardners Books (September 18, 1989)
9780718132323 | details & prices | 224 pages | 5.50 × 8.75 × 0.75 in. | 0.92 lbs | List price $29.35
This edition also contains Smokescreen
About: A novel in which Edward Lincoln investigates the failure of a string of racehorses in South Africa.
This edition also contains Smokescreen
About: A novel in which Edward Lincoln investigates the failure of a string of racehorses in South Africa.
Large print edition from G K Hall & Co (June 1, 1982)
9780816161126 | details & prices | 362 pages | List price $8.95
About: Edward Lincoln had scaled the Himalayas, survived deadly car chases, defeated scores of assassins.
About: Edward Lincoln had scaled the Himalayas, survived deadly car chases, defeated scores of assassins.
from Ulverscroft Large Print Books (April 1, 1978)
9780708901267 | details & prices | List price $12.00
About: A classic mystery from Dick Francis, the champion of English storytellers.
About: A classic mystery from Dick Francis, the champion of English storytellers.
from Harpercollins (February 1, 1973)
9780060113346 | details & prices | 213 pages | List price $8.95
About: A classic mystery from Dick Francis, the champion of English storytellers.
About: A classic mystery from Dick Francis, the champion of English storytellers.
Paperback
Reprint edition from Putnam Pub Group (May 2, 2006)
9780425210253 | details & prices | 291 pages | 4.25 × 6.50 × 1.00 in. | 0.30 lbs | List price $7.99
About: An actor who plays a superstar detective in films is asked to go to South Africa to investigate the questionable training of race horses.
About: An actor who plays a superstar detective in films is asked to go to South Africa to investigate the questionable training of race horses.
Large print edition from Chivers North Amer (March 1, 1994)
9780792716631 | details & prices | 294 pages | 5.50 × 8.50 × 0.50 in. | 0.75 lbs | List price $17.95
About: Edward Lincoln had scaled the Himalayas, survived deadly car chases, defeated scores of assassins.
About: Edward Lincoln had scaled the Himalayas, survived deadly car chases, defeated scores of assassins.
Reprint edition from Fawcett Books (April 1, 1993)
9780449221112 | details & prices | 4.50 × 7.00 × 1.00 in. | 0.25 lbs | List price $6.99
About: An actor who plays a superstar detective in films is asked to go to South Africa to investigate the questionable training of race horses
About: An actor who plays a superstar detective in films is asked to go to South Africa to investigate the questionable training of race horses
CD/Spoken Word
With Geoffrey Howard (other contributor) |
Unabridged edition from Blackstone Audio Inc (February 28, 2006)
9780786192304 | details & prices | 6.75 × 6.50 × 1.50 in. | 0.55 lbs | List price $40.00
About: Edward Lincoln had scaled the Himalayas, survived deadly car chases, defeated scores of assassins.
About: Edward Lincoln had scaled the Himalayas, survived deadly car chases, defeated scores of assassins.
With Geoffrey Howard (other contributor) |
Mp3 edition from Blackstone Audio Inc (May 1, 2003)
9780786189663 | details & prices | 5.50 × 4.75 × 0.25 in. | 0.20 lbs | List price $24.95
Abridged edition from Media Books Llc (March 1, 2003)
9781578155668 | details & prices | 5.25 × 7.25 × 0.50 in. | 0.30 lbs | List price $11.99
About: Edward Lincoln had scaled the Himalayas, survived deadly car chases, defeated scores of assassins.
About: Edward Lincoln had scaled the Himalayas, survived deadly car chases, defeated scores of assassins.
Cassette/Spoken Word
With Geoffrey Howard (other contributor) |
from Blackstone Audio Inc (March 1, 1999)
9780786115143 | details & prices | 7.25 × 10.00 × 1.25 in. | 0.75 lbs | List price $32.95
About: A classic mystery from Dick Francis, the champion of English storytellers.
About: A classic mystery from Dick Francis, the champion of English storytellers.
With Tony Britton (other contributor) |
Unabridged edition from Chivers Audio Books (April 1, 1994)
9780745168326 | details & prices | 6.75 × 9.00 × 1.25 in. | 0.85 lbs | List price $54.95
About: A classic mystery from Dick Francis, the champion of English storytellers.
About: A classic mystery from Dick Francis, the champion of English storytellers.
Abridged edition from Harperaudio (May 1, 1990)
9781559941303 | details & prices | 4.75 × 7.25 × 1.00 in. | 0.35 lbs | List price $15.95
Prebinding
from Turtleback Books (October 1, 1999)
9780613130516 | details & prices | 4.50 × 7.00 × 1.00 in. | 0.45 lbs | List price $15.50
About: An actor who plays a superstar detective in films is asked to go to South Africa to investigate the questionable training of race horses
About: An actor who plays a superstar detective in films is asked to go to South Africa to investigate the questionable training of race horses
Editions for the work Smokescreen
Hardcover
The price comparison is for this edition
New edition from Gardners Books (September 18, 1989)
9780718132323 | details & prices | 224 pages | 5.50 × 8.75 × 0.75 in. | 0.92 lbs | List price $29.35
This edition also contains Smokescreen
About: A novel in which Edward Lincoln investigates the failure of a string of racehorses in South Africa.
This edition also contains Smokescreen
About: A novel in which Edward Lincoln investigates the failure of a string of racehorses in South Africa.
CD/Spoken Word
Unabridged edition from Blackstone Audio Inc (June 30, 2012)
9781470820367 | details & prices | 5.25 × 5.75 × 0.50 in. | 0.35 lbs | List price $34.95
About: Movie star Edward Lincoln is plunged into a plot of gold, greed, and wealth when his godmother asks him to investigate her racehorses in South Africa.
About: Movie star Edward Lincoln is plunged into a plot of gold, greed, and wealth when his godmother asks him to investigate her racehorses in South Africa.
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