Dick Francis - RIP

Dick Francis, who died aged 89 on Sunday 14thFebruary 2010 was one of my favorite writers. He wrote good ‘pulp’, ’page-turners’ most based on National Hunt Racing or ‘over the jumps’. In total he wrote 40 best-selling novels selling in excess of 60 million books worldwide. His first thriller, Dead Cert, I must of read 4 or 5 times.
His most recent works, including Dead Heat and Silks, were co-authored by his son Felix but you could not tell! His last novel again co-written with Felix Francis is due to be published in the autumn. I’ll buy it.