Dick Francis (1920–2010)
Autor/a de To the Hilt
Sobre l'autor
Dick Francis was born in Wales on October 31, 1920. Because his father was a professional steeplechase jockey and a stable manager, Francis grew up around horses, and after a stint as a pilot in the Royal Air Force during World War II, he became a steeplechase jockey himself, turning professional mostra'n més in 1948. He was named champion jockey of the 1953-54 racing season by the British National Hunt after winning more than 350 races and was retained as jockey to the queen mother for four seasons. When he retired from racing in 1957 at the age of 36, Francis went to work as a racing correspondent for the Sunday Express, a London paper, where he worked for 16 years. In the early sixties, he decided to combine his love of mysteries with his knowledge of the racing world, and published Dead Cert in 1962. Set mostly in the racing world, he has written more than 40 novels including Forfeit, Blood Sport, Slay-Ride, Odds Against, Flying Finish, Smoke Screen, High Stakes, and Long Shot. He wrote his last four books Dead Heat, Silks, Even Money, and Crossfire with his son Felix Francis. He has received numerous awards including the Silver Dagger award from Britain's Crime Writers Association for For Kicks, the Gold Dagger award for Whip Hand, the Diamond Dagger award in 1990, and three Edgar awards. He died on February 14, 2010 at the age of 89. (Bowker Author Biography) mostra'n menys
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Sèrie
Obres de Dick Francis
Dick Francis: Four Complete Novels: Blood Sport/Flying Finish/Odds Against/Rat Race (1988) 91 exemplars
The Dick Francis Complete Treasury of Great Racing Stories (1989) — Editor & Contributor — 34 exemplars
High Stakes: Four Novels of Racing Adventure: Bonecrack / Smokescreen / Rat Race / High Stakes (1996) 5 exemplars
The Edge by Dick Francis (1989-02-20) 3 exemplars
Twice Shy, The Warfield Syndrome, Through the Narrow Gate, Control Tower (Reader's Digest Condensed Books) (1982) 2 exemplars
Forever 2 exemplars
The First Year 2 exemplars
Dead Ringer 2 exemplars
Det Bästas Bokval (1997) vol 191 : Hovslag; Hem längs floden; Hur ska det gå för Kathy?; En polardröm 2 exemplars
The Edge (abridged) 2 exemplars
The Hated 2 exemplars
"Bright White Star" (in Field of Thirteen) 2 exemplars
Justiça no Joquei (Seleções - 1 exemplars
Estilhaçado (Seleções - Shattered) 1 exemplars
LAÇOS DE SANGUE (PE1L188) 1 exemplars
High Stakes / Smokescreen (2 in 1) 1 exemplars
Nervy ; : Draby 1 exemplars
REFLEX, BANKER, PROOF (OMNIBUS) 1 exemplars
Det Bästas bokval. 1 exemplars
Pareo duro (Seleções - 10 lb Penalty) 1 exemplars
Finiš 1 exemplars
Dick Francis 5-book Collection 1 exemplars
A arte de ocultar (Seleções - To the Hilt) 1 exemplars
Reader's Digest 4 in 1 Twice Shy etc. 1 exemplars
Sobranie sochinenii v 4 tomakh 1 exemplars
"Sled khishchnika". "Poslednii bar'er" 1 exemplars
Banker / The Wake of the Storm / The Whip & Inherit the Sun (Reader's Digest Condensed Books, Collector's… 1 exemplars
Visszatérés 1 exemplars
Reflex by Dick Francis (June 01,2007) 1 exemplars
O regresso (108) 1 exemplars
Reader's Digest 4 in 1 Longshot etc. 1 exemplars
Reader's Digest 4 in 1 Decider etc. 1 exemplars
Banker, Murder in High Places, The Terrible Tide 1 exemplars
Bolt, Ice Trek, Jennie About To Be, Bracken 1 exemplars
The Horse That Went Away to the Other Side 1 exemplars
Twenty-One Good Men and True 1 exemplars
A Carrot for a Chestnut 1 exemplars
Olimpíada en Moscú 1 exemplars
By Dick Francis - The Danger (2) 1 exemplars
In the Frame by Dick Francis (1977-03-01) 1 exemplars
Reader's Digest Select Editions 1 exemplars
The Rape of Kingdom Hill 1 exemplars
Kirjavaliot Neljä lyhennettyä menestysteosta 1 exemplars
The Big Story 1 exemplars
Break In/Knockdown 1 exemplars
"Haig's Death" (in Field of Thirteen) 1 exemplars
"The Day of the Losers" (in Field of Thirteen) 1 exemplars
"Corkscrew" (in Field of Thirteen) 1 exemplars
"Blind Chance" (in Field of Thirteen) 1 exemplars
The Gift [short story] 1 exemplars
"Carrot for a Chestnut" (in Field of Thirteen) 1 exemplars
Nightmare [short story] 1 exemplars
"Collision Course" (in Field of Thirteen) 1 exemplars
"Song for Mona" (in Field of Thirteen) 1 exemplars
"Dead on Red" (in Field of Thirteen) 1 exemplars
"Raid at Kingdom Hill" (in Field of Thirteen) 1 exemplars
High Voltage 1 exemplars
Dick Francis Collection [10-in-1]: Under Orders / The Danger / Flying Finish / Blood Sport / Nerve / Field of 13 /… (2011) 1 exemplars
Dick Francis Collection [10-in-1]: Smokescreen / To the Hilt / Knock Down / Silks / High Stakes / Slay-ride / Comeback… (2011) 1 exemplars
Select editions Vol 4, 2010 1 exemplars
Collection of 6 Various Books: Blood Sport, High Stakes, Flying Finish, Trial Run, Enquiry, Driving force (6 volumes) (1975) 1 exemplars
libros condensados 1 exemplars
Dick Francis Collection 10 Books Set New RRP: £ 69.90 (1. Smokescreen, 2. To the hilt, 3. Risk, 4. Dead Heat, 5. High… (1996) 1 exemplars
The Venus Trap 1 exemplars
High Stakes - Daisy CD Audiobook 1 exemplars
Dead Heat - Daisy CD Audiobook 1 exemplars
Dick Francis: 3 Book Set: Soft Cover:Second Wind, 10th Penalty, Hot Money, Very Good (2002) 1 exemplars
Enquiry / Forfeit / Rat Race 1 exemplars
Mano de acero ( condensado ) 1 exemplars
Dick Francis 5 volume hardcover crime thriller set: Driving Force, Longshot, Field of Thirteen, To the Hilt, 10 lb… (1993) 1 exemplars
Dick Francis 4 volume hardcover crime thriller set: Shattered, Longshot, Second Wind, Comeback (2001) 1 exemplars
Bolt [abridged] 1 exemplars
Det Bästas Bokval (2007) vol 254 : Falskspel; Hela mitt hjärta; Fånge i rymden; I kloka kvinnors sällskap 1 exemplars
Det Bästas Bokval (2010) vol 272 : Dött lopp; Förbannade fred; Very Valentine; Mordet på Tutankhamun 1 exemplars
Det Bästas Bokval (1992) vol 169 : Dödligt arv; Snudda vid avgrunden; Ridån går ner; Coyote väntar 1 exemplars
In the Frame, adapted by Rosemary Border 1 exemplars
Obres associades
Australian Reader's Digest Select Editions: Under Orders / The Husband / Scared to Live / Orbit (2007) 15 exemplars
Reader's Digest Auswahlbücher 196 : Comeback. Wie wilder Wein. Letzte Rache. Traumland (1994) 14 exemplars
Reader's Digest Condensed Books: Decider • The Sugar Pavilion • Point of Impact Blitzcat (1994) — Autor — 12 exemplars
Readers Digest Condensed Books: Come to Grief • If I Only had Wings • Snow Wolf • Wedding Night (1996) — Autor — 10 exemplars
Reader's Digest Condensed Books: Proof • The Old Man and the Sea • Stillwatch • The Summer of the Barshinskeys (1985) — Autor — 9 exemplars
Reader's Digest Condensed Books: 10lb Penalty • A Woman's Place • Flood Tide • The Ghosts of the Eight Attack (1998) — Col·laborador — 8 exemplars
Reader's Digest Condensed Books: Straight • Morning Glory • Touching the Void • The Negotiator (1990) — Col·laborador — 8 exemplars
Reader's Digest Condensed Books: Longshot • No Harp Like My Own • Trial • The Flight of Flamingo (1991) 8 exemplars
Reader's Digest Select Editions: The Final Reckoning • Silks • Lost & Found • The Odin Mission (2008) 8 exemplars
Reader's Digest Auswahlbücher 117 - Die Tarnung. Ich hörte die Eule – sie rief meinen Namen. Handicap. Fur'n… (1981) — Autor — 7 exemplars
Livros Condensados: Nas Areias de Saqqara | Estrada Costeira | Segundo Fôlego | Um Momento Inesquecível (2000) — Autor — 6 exemplars
Slay-Ride | Curiosity Didn't Kill the Cat | The Lester Affair (1974) — Col·laborador; Col·laborador — 6 exemplars
Reader's Digest Auswahlbucher 177 : Reporter. Und gäbe es Hoffnung nicht. Unbestechlich. Suchhund Sam (1991) 6 exemplars
Reader's Digest Condensed Books: Yanks • The Capricorn Stone • The Massacre at Fall Creek • Whip Hand (1979) 6 exemplars
Reader's Digest Condensed Books: The Hand of Mary Constable • Naked Came I • Gold Fever • Nerve (1965) 6 exemplars
Reader's Digest Condensed Books: Firewall • My Mother's Daughter • Shattered • Silence and Shadows (2001) 6 exemplars
Reader's Digest Condensed Books: Banker • The Wake of the Storm • The Whip • Inherit the Sun (1983) 5 exemplars
Bitte lasst die Blumen leben. - Zuckmayer, Carl: Die Affenhochzeit. - Schaefer, Nicola: Kein Kind von Traurigkeit. -… (1986) 5 exemplars
Sheila. - Innes, Hammond: Die verlorene Oase. - Ekert-Rotholz, Alice M: Grosser Wind - kleiner Wind. - Francis, Dick:… (1983) 5 exemplars
Reader's Digest Condensed Books: Second Wind • The Devil's Teardrop • A Peculiar Chemistry • Stinger (2000) 5 exemplars
Reader's Digest Select Editions: Crossfire | Minding Frankie | Never Look Away | The Genesis Plague (2011) 5 exemplars
Reader's Digest Condensed Books: Break In • The Two Farms • Cry Wild • Lie Down With Lions (1986) 5 exemplars
Libros selectos: El precio del poder / El Carrusel / Fuerza maligna / Óscar, un perro entre los hielos (1999) 5 exemplars
Reader's Digest Condensed Books: In The Frame • Baker's Hawk • Bring on the Empty Horses • Lord of the Far Island… (1976) 4 exemplars
Reader's Digest Condensed Books: The Danger • I Heard the Owl Call My Name • Night Sky • Moonfleet (1984) 4 exemplars
Reader's Digest Auswahlbücher 182: Der Anwalt / Der letzte Mann von der "Doggerbank" / Das Vermächtnis der Benfords /… (1992) 4 exemplars
Reader's Digest Condensed Books: Hot Money • Memoirs of an Invisible Man • Seal Morning • Redcoat (1987) — Autor — 4 exemplars
Reader's Digest Condensed Books: To the Hilt • Icon • Point of Impact • The Obsession (1997) 4 exemplars
Livros Condensados: Corrida de Obstáculos | Um Lugar no Coração | A Bomba do Kremlin | Três Desejos (1999) — Autor — 4 exemplars
Reader's Digest Select Editions: Crossfire | Heaven's Keep | The Shadows in the Street | Stillwater Creek — Col·laborador — 4 exemplars
Kirjavaliot: Pelikaanimuistio, Onnen sirpaleet, Paluu, Kuin kulkisi pimeässä (1994) — Autor — 3 exemplars
Reader's Digest Condensed Books: Bolt • Deep Lie • Julie • Night of the Fox (1986) — Autor — 3 exemplars
Mannen från S:T Petersburg / Sara Dane / Natt över dalen / Dopad — Autor — 3 exemplars
Reader's Digest Condensed Books: Driving Force • The Island Harp • Stephanie • Watching in the Dark • The White… (1993) 3 exemplars
Reader's Digest Condensed Books: Come to Grief • Coming Home • Oscar: The True Story of a Husky • That Camden… (1996) 3 exemplars
Livros Condensados: A Décima Segunda Carta | No Comboio Para Lisboa | Crime Nas Apostas | Juntos Na Solidão (2007) — Autor — 3 exemplars
Livros Condensados: Contagem Decrescente | Corações Em Silêncio | Explosão de Cristal | Notícias do Lago (2001) — Autor — 3 exemplars
Reader's Digest Condensed Books: The Edge • A Walk in the Dark • Daddy • The India Fan (1989) 3 exemplars
Kirjavaliot - Henkivartija / Avoin sydän / Suden huuto / Menneisyyden vanki (1988) — Col·laborador — 3 exemplars
Reader's Digest Condensed Books: Decider • Remember Me • Point of Impact • And the Violins Stopped Playing 3 exemplars
Livros Condensados: Assalto | A Árvore Do Ouro | A Obra-prima De Norman Rockwell | Uivo De Liberdade (1990) 2 exemplars
Reader's Digest Condensed Books: Windmills of the Gods • Hot Money • The Man Who Rode Midnight • The Tunnel (1988) — Autor — 2 exemplars
Reader's Digest Select Editions: Even Money / The Sign / The Christmas Promise / Hell Bent (2010) — Autor — 2 exemplars
Kirjavaliot: The Chamber; The tiger's child; Decider; Voices of summer (1996) — Col·laborador — 2 exemplars
Livros Condensados: Tempo de matar | O falcão da neve | Páreo Duro | Dona Julia diz o que pensa (2000) — Autor — 2 exemplars
Reader's Digest Condensed Books: The Pelican Brief • Comeback • The Flight of the Swan • Rules of Encounter (1998) 2 exemplars
Reader's Digest Condensed Books: Longshot • Snare of Serpents • The Himmler Equation • The Ark's Anniversary — Autor — 2 exemplars
Het Beste Boek 105: Draagstoel der tranen / De laatste hand / De Engelse gouvernante / De prijs van Londen — Autor — 2 exemplars
Het Beste Boek 158: De advocaat / Door de mazen van het net / Eindspurt / Thuiskomst (1993) 2 exemplars
Het Beste Boek 209: Gebroken / Een bijzondere liefde / Explosief talent / De zuilen van Axum (2001) — Autor — 2 exemplars
Reader's Digest: Kirjavaliot - Luumusaari, Haukkamies, Kiinalaista rulettia, Perinnönjako (1999) 2 exemplars
Het Beste Boek 134: Het miskende lijk / De onvrijwillige reizen van Putti Eichelbaum / Inbreuk / Sneeuw in de lucht (1988) 2 exemplars
Kirjavaliot - Perintö (Straight ∙ Monkeys on the Interstate ∙ The Keys of the Kingdom ∙ Coyote Waits) (1991) 2 exemplars
Gli occhi di un bambino (eyes of a child) - missione in florida (secret missions) - Oscar: storia di un cane husky… — Autor — 1 exemplars
Reader's Digest Auswahlbücher 246 - Geiselnahme; Das Eiskind; Scherben; Leuchtend wie die Sterne — Autor — 1 exemplars
Murder Most British [abridged audio] — Col·laborador — 1 exemplars
Reader's Digest Condensed Books: The Twelfth Mile • Sara Dane • Reflex • The Aviator — Autor — 1 exemplars
Livros Condensados: O jogo do silêncio | A pousada do fim do rio | Estilhaçado | A cor da esperança (2002) 1 exemplars
Reader's Digest Condensed Books: Hot Money / Jenny's Mountain / Trespass / Sara Dane / Mortal Fear 1 exemplars
Reader's Digest Condensed Books: Hot Money / Jenny's Mountain / Trespass / Sara Dane — Autor — 1 exemplars
Reader's Digest Condensed Books: Whip Hand • Shadow of the Moon • A Very Private War • The Silence of the North — Autor — 1 exemplars
Reader's Digest Condensed Books: To the Hilt • The Outsider • The Third Twin • Moonlight Becomes You (1997) — Autor — 1 exemplars
Reader's Digest Condensed Books: Driving Force • The Venetian Mask • Fatherland • The Courtship of Peggy McCoy — Autor — 1 exemplars
Reader's Digest Condensed Books: Voices on the Wind • The Broken Saddle • In a Place Dark and Secret • Ringo, the… (1986) 1 exemplars
Reader's Digest Auswahlbücher 278 - Der Canyon. Die Heideärztin. Gambling. Die Sturmfängerin (2008) — Autor — 1 exemplars
Moord en wederwoord; De negen en negentig; Daar komt de bruid; De hoogste hindernis — Autor — 1 exemplars
Válogatott könyvek 20. Mary Higgins Clark - Még találkozunk; Dick Francis - Derült égből...; Kitty Ray - A… 1 exemplars
Reader's Digest Auswahlbücher 206 : Das Haus auf den Klippen. Mehr, als das Auge sieht. Sporen. AgagUK (1996) 1 exemplars
Reader's Digest Select Editions: Twice Shy | The Warfield Syndrome | Through the Narrow Gate | Control Tower (1982) 1 exemplars
Reader's Digest Condensed Books: 10 lb Penalty • The Escape Artist • Point of Impact • Homecoming (1998) — Autor — 1 exemplars
Reader's Digest Auswahlbücher 213 : Nathans Flucht. Nirgendwo in Afrika. Lunte. Wolken, die vorüberziehen (1997) — Autor — 1 exemplars
Reader's Digest 4 in 1 Dauntless etc. 1 exemplars
Etiquetat
Coneixement comú
- Nom normalitzat
- Francis, Dick
- Nom oficial
- Francis, Richard Stanley
- Data de naixement
- 1920-10-31
- Data de defunció
- 2010-02-14
- Lloc d'enterrament
- Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands
- Gènere
- male
- Nacionalitat
- UK
- Lloc de naixement
- Lawrenny, Wales, UK
- Lloc de defunció
- Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands
- Causa de la mort
- natural causes
- Llocs de residència
- Blewbury, Berkshire, England, UK
- Educació
- Maidenhead County Boys' School
- Professions
- jockey
fighter pilot
novelist
short-story writer - Relacions
- Francis, Felix (son)
- Organitzacions
- Royal Air Force (WWII)
- Premis i honors
- Order of the British Empire (Commander, 2000)
Order of the British Empire (Officer, 1984)
Tufts University (Honorary Doctorate, Humane Letters)
MWA Grand Master (1996)
Cartier Diamond Dagger (1989)
Gumshoe Award (Lifetime Achievement, 2003) (mostra-les totes 10)
Malice Domestic Award for Lifetime Achievement (2000)
Fellow, Royal Society of Literature (1999)
Edgar Award (1970, 1981, 1996)
Detection Club (1966)
Membres
Converses
Third Race at the LT Racetrack: Book 1, Banker a 75 Books Challenge for 2021 (febrer 2021)
Chat a Book Discussion : Proof by Dick Francis (desembre 2017)
Second Wind, Dick Francis a World Reading Circle (febrer 2013)
Ressenyes
Llistes
Premis
Potser també t'agrada
Autors associats
Estadístiques
- Obres
- 242
- També de
- 153
- Membres
- 59,281
- Popularitat
- #244
- Valoració
- 3.8
- Ressenyes
- 967
- ISBN
- 2,435
- Llengües
- 23
- Preferit
- 168