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A Running Duck

AuthorPaula Gosling
GenreThriller, Mystery, Novel
First published1978
Original LanguageEnglish
First published1978
LinksCobra · Fair Game
NotesThriller novel by Paula Gosling, published in 1978, about a woman who accidentally becomes target of a contract killer. Won the John Creasy Award by the British Crime Writers' Association for best first novel. Published in the USA as "Fair Game". Made into a movie titled "Cobra" in 1986, directed by George P. Cosmatos, screenplay by <a href="/c/books/credit/395156/sylvester-stallone/">Sylvester Stallone</a>, who also took the lead role, his then wife <a href="/c/books/credit/484701/brigitte-nielsen/">Brigitte Nielsen</a> in the female lead role. Made into a movie titled "Fair Game" in 1995, directed by Andrew Sipes, screenplay by Charlie Fletcher, starring <a href="/c/books/credit/222306/cindy-crawford/">Cindy Crawford</a> and William Baldwin.