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Dick Francis (pictured with his son Felix Francis) was born in South Wales in He was a young rider of distinction winning awards and trophies at horse shows throughout the United Kingdom.
At the outbreak of World War II he joined the Royal Air Force as a pilot, flying fighter and bomber aircraft including the Spitfire.
Editorial Reviews. From Publishers Weekly. By now, regular readers of Francis's novels know exactly what to expect: a carefully plotted mystery woven through the world of horseracing, with a few twists and a hero who can be depended upon to do the right thing.
On those counts, his 28th novel neither surprises nor.
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Description:He broke his left ankle in a fall from a horse during a steeplechase at Cheltenham a few days before and talked his doctor into putting him in a soft cast so his muscles would not atrophy. Straight's opening lines pull you in even while they tell you exactly what to expect: In Straight, several characters come vividly to life: Of course, Francis made that prediction before he began writing bestselling thrillers. Another thing I appreciate about Francis is that his secondary characters are three-dimensional.
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