Dick Francis - Master of Suspense and Mystery

Posted by Robert on July 25, 2010 at 6:44am


Dick Francis, who died on February 14 aged 89, began his career as a professional jockey, becoming Champion National Hunt Jockey in 1953-54, and famously rode in Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother's colours in the Grand National of 1956; after retiring from the Turf, he became a successful writer of 42 thrillers, topping the best-seller lists for more than 40 years, with worldwide sales of well over 60 million.


Anthologies:

    * Winter's Crimes 5 (1973)
    * Gourmet Crook Book, the (1976)
    * Best Crime Stories, the (1977)
    * Best of Winter's Crimes Volume 1, the (1986)
    * Masterpieces of Mystery and Suspense (1988)
    * Great Tales of Crime & Detection (1991)
    * Murders for the Fireside: The Best of Winter’s Crimes (1992)
    * 1st Culprit: A Crime Writers' Association Annual (1992)
    * Murder at the Races (1995)
    * Crime Movies II (1997)
    * Mysterious Pleasures (2003)

Novels:

    * Dead Cert (1962)
    * Nerve (1964)
    * For Kicks (1965)
    * Odds Against (1965)
    * Flying Finish (1966)
    * Blood Sport (1967)
    * Forfeit (1968)
    * Enquiry (1969)
    * Rat Race (1970)
    * Bonecrack (1971)
    * Smokescreen (1972)
    * Slayride (1973)
    * Knockdown (1974)
    * High Stakes (1975)
    * In the Frame (1976)
    * Risk (1977)
    * Trial Run (1978)
    * Whip Hand (1979)
    * Reflex (1980)
    * Twice Shy (1981)
    * Banker (1982)
    * Danger, the (1983)
    * Proof (1985)
    * Break In (1985)
    * Bolt (1986)
    * Hot Money (1987)
    * Edge, the (1988)
    * Straight (1989)
    * Longshot (1990)
    * Comeback (1991)
    * Driving Force (1992)
    * Decider (1993)
    * Wild Horses (1994)
    * Come To Grief (1995)
    * To the Hilt (1996)
    * 10lb Penalty (1997)
    * Second Wind (1999)
    * Shattered (2000)
    * Under Orders (2006)
    * Dead Heat (2007)
    * Silks (2008)

Series:

    * Sid Halley
    * Kit Fielding
    * Winter's Crimes

Field of Thirteen (1998) - short stories

        1. Raid at Kingdom Hill
           (The rape of Kingdom Hill/The race at Kingdom Hill)
        2. Dead on red
        3. Song for Mona
        4. Bright white star
        5. Collision course
        6. Nightmare
        7. Carrot for a chestnut
        8. The gift
           (A day of wine and roses/The big story)
        9. Spring fever
       10. Blind chance
           (Twenty-one good men and true)
       11. Corkscrew
       12. The day of the losers
       13. Haig's death

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