Dick Francis
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- Francis, Dick
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- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Date of birth
- 1920-10-31
- Place of birth
- Wales
- Date of death
- 2010-02-14
- Place of death
- Cayman Islands
Wikipedia
Richard Stanley Francis (31 October 1920 – 14 February 2010) was a British steeplechase jockey and crime writer whose novels centre on horse racing in England.
After wartime service in the RAF, Francis became a full-time jump-jockey, winning over 350 races and becoming champion jockey of the British National Hunt. He came to further prominence in 1956 as jockey to Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, riding her horse Devon Loch which fell when close to winning the Grand National. Francis retired from the turf and became a journalist and novelist.
Many of his novels deal with crime in the horse-racing world, with some of the criminals being outwardly respectable figures. The stories are narrated by the main character, often a jockey, but sometimes a trainer, an owner, a bookie, or someone in a different profession, peripherally linked to racing. This person always faces great obstacles, often including physical injury. More than forty of these novels became international best-sellers.
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Richard Stanley Francis was a British crime writer, and former steeplechase jockey, whose novels centre on horse racing in England.
Last modified: 2020-08-02 (revision #17435)
Editions
Name | Format | ISBN | Release Date |
---|---|---|---|
Blindflug | Paperback | 3-257-22541-5 | 1994 |
Knochenbruch | Paperback | 3-257-22836-8 | 1996 |
Risiko | Paperback | 3-257-23117-2 | 1999 |
Gefälscht | Paperback | 3-257-23309-4 | 2001 |
Rufmord | Paperback | 3-257-22988-7 | 1998 |
Außenseiter | Paperback | 3-257-22599-7 | 1993 |
Relationships
- Dick Francis is the parent of Felix Francis(British crime writer)
- Dick Francis wrote Rufmord
- Dick Francis wrote Blindflug
- Dick Francis wrote Verrechnet
- Dick Francis wrote Gefälscht
- Dick Francis wrote Flying Finish
- Dick Francis wrote Risiko
- Dick Francis wrote Longshot
- Dick Francis wrote Außenseiter
- Dick Francis wrote Bonecrack
- Dick Francis wrote To The Hilt
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- 2024-02-07