Francis, Dick

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Dick Francis's popular suspense novels feature likeable heroes unraveling plots and confronting evil against the vivid and diverting backdrop of horseracing. Francis, a retired jockey, includes details of the chase as well as the thoughts and feelings of the characters, who are often jockeys. He frequently sets stories in the world of a particular industry or occupation, such as banking or glass blowing, but always includes horseracing as a major factor. His biographies about horseracing will appeal to both his fiction readers and racing fans generally. Start with: Dead Cert
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  • Welsh
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Dick Francis's popular suspense novels feature likeable heroes unraveling plots and confronting evil against the vivid and diverting backdrop of horseracing. Francis, a retired jockey, includes details of the chase as well as the thoughts and feelings of the characters, who are often jockeys. He frequently sets stories in the world of a particular industry or occupation, such as banking or glass blowing, but always includes horseracing as a major factor. His biographies about horseracing will appeal to both his fiction readers and racing fans generally. Start with: Dead Cert
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