Smokescreen
by:
Dick Francis (author)
Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780330239172 (0330239171)
Publisher: Macmillan General Books
Edition language: English
Category:
Adventure,
European Literature,
British Literature,
Mystery,
Detective,
Thriller,
Mystery Thriller,
Crime,
Animals,
Suspense,
Murder Mystery,
Horses
An entertaining adventure featuring a movie star who agrees to travel to South Africa to investigate a friend's string of horses which, for some reason, have not been running up to expectations. Listened to the audio which was narrated by Geoffrey Howard.
My first Dick Francis novel. I had avoided him for many years because he is always described as "that guy who writes about horse-racing" but that's misleading. In this case at least [disclaimer: I've since read [book:The Edge|8527], in which horses information is more pervasive] the racing provides ...
To me reading Dick Francis is like eating comfort food. It's nothing fancy, but I know I'm going to love the experience. Francis' protagonists are "everyman" thrown into unusual circumstances, who always find a way to win. This one was no different. Our hero, Edward Lincoln, sees himself as a regu...
One of the characters in this novel is very much like Sean Connery’s James Bond, so what other reason do you need to read it? This is one of more enjoyable and open DF novels. There is a sense of What if here, especially in regards to the central character’s marriage
12 years ago
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