Author: Francis, Dick
Title: Trial Run
Description: Michael Joseph, London, 1978. First Edition, Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/Very Good. b/w. map(Moscow) end-papers. This time (Francis's) hero Randall Drew penetrates the Iron Curtain into Soviet Russia. He emerges, of course, victorious after a series of hair-raising adventures. Randall Drew is prevented from carrying on his career in steeplechasing by poor eyesight. Restless and unsure of his future but pursuing an ardent love affair, he does not welcome an invitation to go to Moscow on a delicate investigation, but almost irresistible pressures are brought to bear. A mysterious entity 'Aloysha' is threatening a royally connected candidate for the Moscow Olympic Games; the candidate may be vulnerable to scandal which could set off intolerable diplomatic conflicts. The brief is vague, the opposition invisible and the stakes appallingly high. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 238 pages. spine very slightly cocked. in archive acetate film protection. Dust Jacket un-clipped. Gilt titles spine. black cloth. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Crime Fiction; Crime Novels; Fiction. Inventory No: 4850.

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