SCRATCHPROOF

Maguire, Michael

ISBN 10: 0312705778 / ISBN 13: 9780312705770

Published by St. Martin's Press, New York, 1977

About this Item

First American edition, hardcover. 221 pages. Pages browning, else fine, in a near fine dust jacket. Mylar cover on jacket. First mystery in a series set in the world of horse racing, introducing Simon Drake, a free-lance agent for the Turf Security Division, which oversees horse racing operations.

Seller Inventory # 000586

Bibliographic Details

• Title: SCRATCHPROOF
• Publisher: St. Martin's Press, New York
• Publication Date: 1977
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0312705778
• ISBN 13: 9780312705770
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First American Edition
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine
• Seller catalogs:
  • Mystery

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Synopsis

'Worthy rival to Francis...a thoroughly entertaining read' - THE RACEHORSE '...Notable scenes and dynamic pictorial skill' - SUNDAY TIMES 'A crisply written, high tension thriller. Loved it' - PAT EDDERY The film was the chance for screen idol Catherine Forrest to make a comeback, but it seemed to be people were being killed, horses were having to be destroyed, and a series of accidents and bizarre coincidences was slowly terrifying the neurotic actress into madness. Racing adviser Simon Drake's investigations develop into a Turf Security matter when it appears that the motives behind Catherine's demented behaviour involve fiddles at important races and big betting money. Drake finds that in the artificial world of films it is difficult to distinguish fact from fantasy.