Welsh Author - Dick Francis

Dick Fancis (Born October 31,, 1920) Is A British Jockey And Author.


He Had A Successful Career As A Jockey,, Winning Over 350 Races. From 1953 To 1957 He Was Jockey To Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother. He Was Forced To Retire From Racing As The Result Of A Serious Fall In 1957. His Most Famous Moment As A Jockey Came While Riding The Queen Mother's Horse ,, Devon Loch ,, In The 1956 Grand National: The Horse Inexplicably Fell When Close To Winning The Race.

His First Look Was His Autobiography,, The Sport Of Queens (1957) ,, Which Led To Him Becoming The Racing Correspondent For The London Sunday Express ,, A Position He Held For 16 Years. In 1962 ,, He Published His First Friller ,, Dead Cert ,, Which Was Set In The World Of Racing. Since Then He Has Written Over 30 More Books. Although All His Books Have Been Set Against A Background Of Racing ,, His Heroes Have Held A Variety Of Jobs ,, From Artist (To The Hilt) To Private Investigator (Odds Against).

Here Are Just Some Of The Books He Has Wrote:

• The Sport Of Queens (1957)


• Dead Cert (1962)


• Nerve (1964)


• For Kicks (1965)


• Odds Against (1965)


• Flying Fish (1966)


• Blood Sport (1967)


• Forfeit (1968)


• Enquiry (1969)


• Rat race (1970)

And Many More ...

But Here Are 2 Up To Date As Far As Possible:

• Second Wind (1999)


• Shattered (2000)