Dido thinks she's onto a good thing when a colleague offers to let her take the big deal he's been offered. The seller is the ex-lover of a famous poet, and wants to let Dido handle the sale of her collection - which includes some wonderful documents as well as valuable first editions. But then things start to go wrong: the house burns down, Dido is accused of theft, and she's the obvious suspect when a murder occurs. It's only with the help of her father that she manages to stay out of jail at all...
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Dido thinks she's onto a good thing when a colleague offers to let her take the big deal he's been offered. The seller is the ex-lover of a famous poet, and wants to let Dido handle the sale of her collection - which includes some wonderful documents as well as valuable first editions. But then things start to go wrong: the house burns down, Dido is accused of theft, and she's the obvious suspect when a murder occurs. It's only with the help of her father that she manages to stay out of jail at all...
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Add this copy of Smoke Screen to cart. $9.49, very good condition, Sold by Basement Seller 101 rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Cincinnati, OH, UNITED STATES, published 2001 by Avon.
Add this copy of Smoke Screen: a Dido Hoare Mystery to cart. $10.99, very good condition, Sold by EstateBooks rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Leander, TX, UNITED STATES, published 1999 by Minotaur Books.
Add this copy of Smoke Screen: a Dido Hoare Mystery to cart. $18.26, like new condition, Sold by Browsers' Bookstore rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Albany, OR, UNITED STATES, published 1999 by Minotaur Books.
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Seller's Description:
Near fine jacket. First Edition. A nice copy. Clean text, solid binding. Dust Jacket protected by mylar cover. First printing. From the collection of John "Jack" Walsdorf, bibliographer, bibliophile, and former president of the William Morris Society of America. Near fine in like DJ.
Add this copy of Smoke Screen: a Dido Hoare Mystery to cart. $19.50, like new condition, Sold by Old Book Shop of Bordentown rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Bordentown, NJ, UNITED STATES, published 1999 by Thomas Dunne Books.
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Fine in fine jacket. First American edition. Fine, fresh, like-new copy in equally fine dust jacket. The third book in this murder mystery series set in London, England featuring antique bookstore owner Dido Hoare. Hardcover. 255 pp. When her majesty offers Dido Hoare, London's most intrepid antiquarian bookseller, the opportunity to buy her personal library in Oxford, Dido cannot believe her good fortune. It turns out to be her last bit of good luck for some time. "Her Majesty" is in fact the aged and rather daunting Clare Templeton Forbes, ex-lover of the famous American modernist poet Orrin Forbes. When there is a fire at Clare's house the night she dies, Dido finds a valuable stolen manuscript in her car and is arrested. Who would want Clare dead, and why? Who would want to frame Dido, and why?
Add this copy of Smoke Screen [Bibliomystery] to cart. $27.00, like new condition, Sold by Murder By The Book rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Cranston, RI, UNITED STATES, published 1999 by St. Martin's.
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Fine in Fine jacket. Book 1st edition, November 1999, with complete number line beginning with 1. Fine in fine dust jacket, not price clipped, in protective mylar cover. Bibliomystery. When Her Majesty offers Dido Hoare, London's most intrepid antiquarian bookseller, the opportunity to buy her personal library in Oxford, Dido can't believe her good fortune. It turns out to be her last bit of good fortune for some time.
Add this copy of Smoke Screen: a Dido Hoare Mystery to cart. $36.66, good condition, Sold by Wonder Book - Member ABAA/ILAB rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Frederick, MD, UNITED STATES, published 1999 by Minotaur Books.
Add this copy of Smoke Screen to cart. $37.00, like new condition, Sold by Scene of the Crime Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Niagara Falls, NY, UNITED STATES, published 1999 by Hodder & Stoughton Ltd.
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Fine in fine dust jacket. Signed by author. First edition first printing of the third novel in the Dido Hoare series. SIGNED by the author on the title page. A hint of age toning to the pages. In near fine / fine condition. 224 p. Contains: Unspecified. Dido Hoare mystery. Includes Unspecified. Audience: General/trade.
Add this copy of Smoke Screen **Signed** to cart. $55.00, like new condition, Sold by All-Ways Fiction rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from DAYTON, NV, UNITED STATES, published 1999 by Hodder & Stoughton.
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Fine in Fine jacket. Book. Signed by Author(s) A Dido Hoare Mystery Signed by the author on the title page. Signature only. First Edition, First Printing with corresponding number line. Book is in Fine condition. Boards are clean, not bumped. Fore edges are clean. Interior is clean and legible. Not remaindered. Dust Jacket is in Fine condition. Not chipped or crinkled. Not price clipped. Book is in Mylar Cover. All-ways well boxed, All-ways fast service. Thanks.
Add this copy of Smoke Screen **/Signed Copy** to cart. $57.00, like new condition, Sold by Murder By The Book rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Cranston, RI, UNITED STATES, published 1999 by Hodder & Stoughton.
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Fine in Fine jacket. Book. Signed by Author 1st edition with complete number line beginning with 1. Page edges tanning as usual else fine in fine dust jacket, not price clipped, in protective mylar cover. Bibliomystery. SIGNED COPY, signature only, by the author on the title page. When Her Majesty offers Dido Hoare, London's most intrepid antiquarian bookseller, the opportunity to buy her personal library in Oxford, Dido can't believe her good fortune. It turns out to be her last bit of good fortune for some time.
Add this copy of Smoke Screen **Signed** to cart. $62.00, very good condition, Sold by All-Ways Fiction rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from DAYTON, NV, UNITED STATES, published 1999 by Hodder & Stoughton.
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Near Fine in Near Fine jacket. Book. Signed by Author(s) SIGNED by the AUTHOR on the Title page. Signature only First edition, First printing. Book is in Near Fine condition. Boards are clean, not bumped. Fore edges have a small amount of shelf wear. Interior is clean and legible. Not remaindered. Dust Jacket is in Near Fine condition. Not chipped or crinkled. Not price clipped. Dust Jacket is covered by Mylar wrapper. Thanks and Enjoy. All-ways well boxed, All-ways fast service. Thanks.
