DRIVING FORCE ***SIGNED COPY*** por Francis, Dick - 1992

London: Michael Joseph, 1992. 1st edition. A fine, unread copy in fine dust jacket, not price clipped, with protective mylar cover. SIGNED COPY. Boldly Signed by author at half title page. Ex-jockey Freddie Croft now runs a fleet of vehicles which transport racehorses across the British Isles and Europe. But when two of his drivers pick up a hitchhiker who ends up dead, Freddie's got a big problem. First, it quickly becomes apparent that the hitcher wasn't quite what he seemed. And second, Freddie finds that his horse boxes might just be being used for moving something a lot less legal than horses. Now he must figure out what is going on before the police, and before whoever is doing it cottons on and tries to stop him - permanently. During his lifetime Dick Francis received many awards, amongst them the prestigious Crime Writers' Association's Cartier Diamond Dagger for his outstanding contribution to the genre, and three 'best novel' Edgar Allan Poe awards from The Mystery Writers of America. In 1996 he was named by them as Grand Master for a lifetime's achievement. . Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Book.