Coming ’Round the First Bend

Just a quick reminder about The Rap Sheet’s great Dick Francis book giveaway contest. As we explained earlier this week, we have three copies of Even Money--the brand-new thriller written by famous jockey-turned-wordsmith Francis and his son Felix--to send, free of charge, to lucky readers. All you need do to enter this contest is answer one simple question:

Dick Francis’ autobiography was published in 1968. What was the title of that book?

If you need a clue, click here.

Send your response to this question, along with your mailing address, to: jpwrites@wordcuts.org. And write “Francis Contest” in the subject line. Entries will be accepted between now and midnight on Wednesday, September 23. Three winners will be chosen at random from among those who submit correct responses, and their names will be announced on this page the following day.

One final note: At the publisher’s request, this competition is open only to readers living in the United States.