It seems to have been one of those months. We have already lost J D Salinger and Robert B Parker. Over the weekend the news came through that popular author Dick Francis has passed away.
As popular now as he has ever been, Dick Francis combined the racing and thoroughbred worlds with the mystery novel to make a highly successful formula. He continued writing right up to his death, with more recent novels being penned in partnership with his son Felix.
The Dick Francis story is well known among his fans. He was a successful jockey whose most well known moment came late in his career when he was in sight of the line and victory on the Queen Mother's horse Devon Loch in the 1956 Grand National, when the horse collapsed.
For tributes check out the Stuff.co.nz website or The Guardian UK website. To find out more about this remarkable man, go to his website http://www.dickfrancis.com/site/DIFR/Templates/Home.aspx?pageid=3&cc=GB
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