Dick Francis: Smokescreen (UK 2009)

From the Publisher:
A newly reissued edition of this classic novel from the Champion Storyteller
Edward Lincoln had scaled the Himalayas, survived deadly car chases, defeated scores of assassins. As a film action man he'd 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 doing so badly on the race track. Unfortunately, this attempt to help a friend soon puts Lincoln in harm's way. From a nearly fatal interview to a dangerous mishap in a gold mine, it seems only luck is keeping him alive.

But fate has more in store. When the scene in the Kruger wildlife park begins to resemble Lincoln's latest big-screen adventure, even he will wonder what comes next...

'A wonderfully vivid and sinister conclusion in the Kruger National Park' Sunday Times

Dick Francis: Smokescreen. Pan, ISBN: 9780330239172 (May, 2009), 272 p., £6.99.

Dick Francis: Smokescreen (USA 2006)

From the Publisher:
In Francis's "best thriller" (Evening Standard), a movie star must give the performance of his life when he crosses paths with killers while investigating race-horse tampering in South Africa.

Dick Francis: Smokescreen. Berkley Publishing, ISBN: 0425210251 (May, 2006), 291 p., $7.99.

Dick Francis: Smokescreen (UK 1996)

From the Publisher:
Edward Lincoln had scaled the Himalayas, survived deadly car chases, defeated scores of assassins. As a film action man he'd 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 doing so badly on the race track. Unfortunately, this attempt to help a friend soon puts Lincoln in harm's way. From a nearly fatal interview to a dangerous mishap in a gold mine, it seems only luck is keeping him alive. But fate has more in store. When the scene in the Kruger wildlife park begins to resemble Lincoln's latest big-screen adventure, even he will wonder what comes next...

'A wonderfully vivid and sinister conclusion in the Kruger National Park' - "Sunday Times".

Dick Francis: Smokescreen. Pan, ISBN: 0330239171 (November, 1996), 277 p., £5.99 (?).