Author
Dick Francis
October 31, 1920 – February 14, 2010 · United Kingdom
Writer, Equestrian, Novelist, Jockey
Titles on list
27
Total weeks
225
Peak rank
#2
Biography
- Born
- October 31, 1920 · Pembrokeshire
- Died
- February 14, 2010 · Grand Cayman
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Gender
- Male
- Languages
- English
- Education
- Summer Fields School, Ewell Castle School
Awards & Honours
- 1970Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Novel
- 1979Gold Dagger
- 1981Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Novel
- 1989Cartier Diamond Dagger
- 1996Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Novel
- 1996The Grand Master
- 2000Malice Domestic Award for Lifetime Achievement
- 2003Gumshoe Awards
- Commander of the Order of the British Empire
- Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature
On the Bestseller Lists
27 titles
CROSSFIRE
#11 · 1 wk
EVEN MONEY
#9 · 1 wk
SILKS
#4 · 3 wks
DEAD HEAT
#3 · 4 wks
UNDER ORDERS
#3 · 4 wks
SHATTERED
#5 · 4 wks
SECOND WIND
#8 · 5 wks
FIELD OF THIRTEEN
#7 · 6 wks
10 LB. PENALTY
#5 · 7 wks
TO THE HILT
#6 · 6 wks
COME TO GRIEF
#4 · 7 wks
WILD HORSES
#8 · 6 wks
DECIDER
#7 · 8 wks
DRIVING FORCE
#3 · 9 wks
COMEBACK
#3 · 12 wks
LONGSHOT
#3 · 12 wks
STRAIGHT
#6 · 10 wks
THE EDGE
#3 · 11 wks
HOT MONEY
#3 · 10 wks
BOLT
#3 · 13 wks
BREAK IN
#2 · 13 wks
PROOF
#5 · 12 wks
THE DANGER
#2 · 13 wks
BANKER
#6 · 14 wks
TWICE SHY
#3 · 14 wks
REFLEX
#5 · 15 wks
WHIP HAND
#13 · 5 wks
Historical bestseller data sourced from the New York Times Book Review. Biographical data from Wikipedia/Wikidata (CC0).