Smokescreen
by Dick Francis
Taste attributes: thrilleractioncrimesportsfastunsavouryheavyintricatelinearrescue/escape/jeopardyhuman spirit/resilience/survival
Boxlist takeA dark, fast-moving thriller, intricate rather than simple. Best if you like edge over warmth.
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Pace: fast · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: balanced · Realism: balanced · Story: intricate · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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4.5 / 5
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About This Book
Famous actor Lincoln Edwards takes a short trip to South Africa to check on a dying friend's race horses which haven't been running as well as they ought. He survives two murder attempts, but might not survive the third. Manacled to the steering wheel of a car abandoned in a famous game park, he knows who trapped him there, and why. But not how he is going to survive.
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- Author
- Dick Francis
- Published
- 1972
- Pages
- 271
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- Open Library
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