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A Shriek of Tyres - Douglas Rutherford
1958 English hardback first edition, first impression, Collins Crime Club, London A VG+ book in unclipped dustwrapper No previous owner names or inscriptions or stamps etc Tight solid text block with no spine lean The dustwrapper shallow loss to spine ends, some edge rubbing closed tears to rear panel Looks solid and attractive in its removable film cover, great period artwork and a Grand Prix motor racing mystery At Silverstone, Le Mans, Monaco and during the Mille Miglia the story unfolds at racing speed. Readers of THE CHEQUERED FLAG will know that Douglas Rutherford's knowledge and experience of motor racing is first hand and authentic. GRAND PRIX MURDER
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About the book - Sample .. . BEYOND THE breakwaters of Monaco harbour the first gusts of an evening breeze flecked the purple sea with puffs of white. The sun was beginning to dip over the Royal Palace that faced Monte Carlo's Casino across the neat square of water. It was low enough to be shining in Gerry Clinton's eyes as he swung his car on to the waterfront road. He checked the slight wiggle of the tail as it tried to slide away on the melting tar, then accelerated hard through second and third gears. He could feel the sweat sticky on his trousers and back. His face and bare forearms were blackened with exhaust fumes. The parallel compartments into which his legs stretched were like ovens. The soles of his feet were burning hot and the fiery wind that streamed out of the engine and over his face seemed to have sucked the moisture out of him; his mouth was as dry as a kiln. Since the start of the race he had executed two thousand gear changes—one every three seconds. His hand was raw from constant contact with the lever. Every muscle in his body was being wrenched by the buffeting of the wind, the bucking of the seat under him, or the sideways pull of centrifugal force. |
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Reviews ... The aim of this book is to convey the character of the great Continental and English motor races their atmosphere and background, the circuits on which they are run, and ,the people who take part in them—Fangio, Moss, Collins, Hawthorne to name but a few. It contains a precise eyewitness account of the Le Mans disaster. Fully illustrated with action photographs and maps. "Something of a tour de force. An essentially well-balanced book, displaying for the reader the drama, the science, the •'artistry and above all the atmosphere of these great motor-racing events." The Times Literary Supplement " The whole atmosphere of motor-racing is contained in these essays. His sound basic knowledge of the sport and its participants enables him refreshingly to avoid the pitfalls of prejudice. Brilliantly written." Sunday Times |
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