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When former jockey Dick Francis turned to writing, his novels were a success right out of the gate. Now readers can learn more about his suspenseful stories and the fascinating worlds in which they take place-not only horse racing, but many others, from flying to filmmaking, from gemstones to glassblowing. Meet the man who has won three Edgar Allen Poe Awards, the title of Mystery Writers of America's Grand Master, fellowship in the Royal Society of Literature, and Malice Domestic's Lifetime Achievement Award-and add to your reading pleasure with: € Book-by-book synopses, little-known facts, and quotes € Francis's stable of memorable characters-from Sid Halley to Mr. Kitchens to Professor Guggenheim € The "beautiful, marvelous creatures" who run through his novels-from Admiral in Dead Cert to Zingaloo in Whip Hand € Websites on horseracing, the many novels, and the author himself
Paperback: 224 pages
Publisher: Berkley Trade; 1St Edition edition (July 29, 2003)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0425181871
ISBN-13: 978-0425181874
Product Dimensions: 6.1 x 0.5 x 9 inches
Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
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Almost fifty years ago, highly successful jockey Dick Francis left horse racing to write mystery novels that in many cases used his former occupation as a milieu. Over the next four plus decades, genre fans continually loved his works that have led to multiple awards including a life achievement and grandmaster status. When his companion, his beloved wife Mary died a few years ago, Mr. Francis finally slowed down his incredible high quality annual production of great who-done-its.THE DICK FRANCIS COMPANION provides further recognition of one of mystery greats as well as giving readers a deep look at his works since the 1950s, his memorable characters, an exclusive and interesting interview with Mr. Francis, and of course links to horse racing. Though clearly for fans of the author, this biography with its emphasis on the novels and a recent anthology is a Triple Crown winner (so the finish line is stretched across the ocean as Mr. Francis raced in England) for those readers who know a sure bet.Harriet Klausner
Very well organized guide to Dick Francis novels. It includes a 2002 interview with Dick Francis after his initial retirement in 2000 following his wife Mary's death. This companion guide is much better than one produced more recently by Stephen Sugden (called A Dick Francis Companion: Characters, Horses, Plots, Settings and Themes). While Mr. Sugden's guide may be relatively thorough it appears to insert too many personal opinions (for my taste at least) and at times provides too much detail to be used as a companion guide. Do yourself a favor and find a copy of this book written by Swanson & Dean and hope that it becomes available as an e-book.
Informative and accurate. I guess I was looking for some author commentary and more complex plot outlines - hence the three stars.
good recap; but I did notice that spellings of names were not consistent with previous printed editions of the Dick Francis work....I do not know if the spelling transisitions happened in conversion from hard to paperback or just over confidence in author's ability to spell as Francis did.
All Dick Francis fans need this guide. Because he has written so many thrillers it can be hard to remember what you have read. This guide keeps you on track and heads you in the right direction.
as thoroughly enjoyable as any of the dick francis books and i think i have read them all. will felix continue on his father's legacy?
The Dick Francis Companion DICK TRACY 2: 4 COMPLETE CLASSIC COMIC BOOKS - 220 PAGES plus A PROMOTIONAL DICK TRACY COMIC BOOK FROM THE 1940s Dick Francis: Steeplechase Jockey Three Early Modern Utopias: Thomas More: Utopia / Francis Bacon: New Atlantis / Henry Neville: The Isle of Pines: Sir Thomas More's "Utopia", Francis Bacon's "New A (Oxford World's Classics) Companion Planting: Companion Gardening - A Practical Guide For Beginners To Learn Everything About Companion Planting (Organic Gardening, Container Gardening, Vegetable Gardening) DICK TRACY: 196 PAGES! 3 COMPLETE CLASSIC COMIC BOOKS FROM THE 1940s Brian Turner's Favourite British Recipes: Classic Dishes from Yorkshire Pudding to Spotted Dick Complete Chester Gould's Dick Tracy Volume 9 Complete Chester Gould's Dick Tracy Volume 1 Complete Chester Gould's Dick Tracy Volume 2 (v. 2) Retrofitting Blade Runner: Issues in Ridley Scott's Blade Runner and Phillip K. Dick's Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? Green Shadows, White Whale: A Novel of Ray Bradbury's Adventures Making Moby Dick with John Huston in Ireland Dick's Games of Patience or Solitaire with Cards Beyond Band of Brothers: The War Memoirs of Major Dick Winters The Official Dick Van Dyke Show Book: The Definitive History of Television's Most Enduring Comedy Moby Dick (Dramatized) Moby-Dick (Second Edition) (Norton Critical Editions) Moby Dick (Wordsworth Classics) Dick for a Day: What Would You Do If You Had One? Pope Francis: Living Lent with Mercy: Encouragement and Daily Prayers
