Dick Francis

124 books • 25 series

Dick Francis was one of the most successful post-war National Hunt jockeys. The winner of over 350 races, he was champion jockey in 1953/1954 and rode for HM Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, most famously on Devon Loch in the 1956 Grand National. On his retirement from the saddle, he published his autobiography, The Sport of Queens, before going on to write forty-three bestselling novels, a volume of short stories (Field of 13), and the biography of Lester Piggott.

During his lifetime Dick Francis received many awards, amongst them the prestigious Crime Writers' Association's Cartier Diamond Dagger for his outstanding contribution to the genre, and three 'best novel' Edgar Allan Poe awards from The Mystery Writers of America. In 1996 he was named by them as Grand Master for a lifetime's achievement. In 1998 he was elected a fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, and was awarded a CBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours List of 2000.

Dick Francis died in February 2010, at the age of eighty-nine, but he remains one of the greatest thriller writers of all time.

Dec 31, 1983
Cover of Come to Grief

Come to Grief (Sid Halley, #3) (Francis Thriller) (Dick Francis Novel)

Jan 1, 1983
Cover of Two by Francis

Two by Francis

Oct 11, 1982
Cover of Banker

Banker (Francis Thriller) (Dick Francis Novel)

Oct 5, 1981
Cover of Twice Shy

Twice Shy (Francis Thriller) (The Dick Francis library) (Dick Francis Novel) (Audio Editions Mystery Masters)

Oct 6, 1980
Cover of Reflex

Reflex (Berkley Fiction) (Dick Francis Novel) (Francis Thriller) (Audio Editions Mystery Masters)

Oct 8, 1979
Cover of Whip Hand

Whip Hand (Sid Halley, #2) (Penguin audiobooks) (Francis Thriller) (Dick Francis Novel)

Jan 1, 1978
Cover of Trial Run

Trial Run (Francis Thriller) (Dick Francis Novel)

Jan 1, 1977
Cover of Risk

Risk (Francis Thriller)

Apr 1, 1976
Cover of High Stakes

High Stakes (Fawcett Crest Book) (Francis Thriller)

Jan 1, 1976
Cover of In the Frame

In the Frame (Fawcett Crest Book) (Francis Thriller)

Jan 1, 1975
Cover of Across the Board

Across the Board

Dec 1982
Cover of Sport of Queens

Sport of Queens (The Dick Francis library)

Oct 21, 1974
Cover of Knock Down

Knock Down (Francis Thriller) (The Bestseller Collection) (Getaway books)

Apr 1974
Cover of Rat Race

Rat Race (Francis Thriller) (Getaway books) (Word for word audio books) (The Bestseller Collection) (Wheeler Large Print Books)

Oct 15, 1973
Cover of Slay Ride

Slay Ride (Dick Francis Novel) (Francis Thriller) (Bull's-eye)

Jun 1, 1973
Cover of Patatrot

Patatrot (Carre Noir, A43122)

Oct 16, 1972
Cover of Smokescreen

Smokescreen (Francis Thriller) (The Bestseller Collection)

Oct 18, 1971
Cover of Bonecrack

Bonecrack (Fawcett Crest Book) (Getaway) (The Dick Francis library) (Francis Thriller)

Oct 1969
Cover of Enquiry

Enquiry (Penguin audiobooks) (Francis Thriller) (Dick Francis Novel)

Feb 1, 1969
Cover of Forfeit

Forfeit (Francis Thriller) (Penguin audiobooks) (Dick Francis Novel)

Oct 1967
Cover of Blood Sport

Blood Sport (Pengiun audiobooks) (Word for word audio books) (The Dick Francis library) (Dick Francis Novel) (Francis Thriller)

19 Apr 1994
Cover of Flying Finish

Flying Finish (Dick Francis Novel) (The Bestseller Collection) (Francis Thriller)

19 Sep 1988
Cover of Odds Against

Odds Against (Sid Halley, #1) (The Bestseller Collection) (Dick Francis Novel) (Francis Thriller)

Mar 1, 1965
Cover of Nerve

Nerve (Francis Thriller) (Penguin audiobooks) (Dick Francis Novel)