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Dido Hoare, thirtysomething antiquarian bookseller, thinks she is on to a good deal when she is asked by the ex-lover of a famous poet to take care of the sale of her collection. But then things start to go wrong: the house burns down, Dido is accused of theft, and a murder occurs.Tags
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Dido Hoare, father barbnabus,son ben
'Her majesty' clare has a rare collection to sell but dies mysteriously first
ok not great
'Her majesty' clare has a rare collection to sell but dies mysteriously first
ok not great
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Series
Common Knowledge
- Canonical title
- Smoke Screen
- Original publication date
- 1999-12-01
- People/Characters
- Dido Hoare; Barnabus Hoare; Clare Templeton Forbes; Professor Jay Roslin; Georgina Lazlo; WPC Jen Lassalle
- Important places
- London, England, UK; Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, UK
- Dedication
- This book is for my sister, of course.
- First words
- In my experience, trouble rarely arrives with a big placard reading, "BEWARE!"
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- Members
- 112
- Popularity
- 289,227
- Reviews
- 1
- Rating
- (3.21)
- Languages
- English, German
- Media
- Paper, Audiobook
- ISBNs
- 8
