RIP Dick Francis
A friend just informed me that Dick Francis has passed on at age 89. He was my favorite mystery author writing volume after volume of terrific mysteries with the most intriguing characters and plots generally revolving around horses (very apropo for an ex-jockey). He wrote more than 40 books among them my faves like Dead Cert, Odds Against, Rat Race, Bonecrack, Smokescreen, Banker, Proof, Bolt, Hot Money, Decider, Wild Horses and To the Hilt. He stopped writing for awhile when Mary, his wife of 53 years, passed on in 2000. Six years later he started writing again and eventually collaborated with his son Felix on a few books. He has at least one more, titled Crossfire, due to be published later this year. If there is an afterlife I hope he is reunited with Mary. RIP Dick Francis - you did good and you will not be forgotten.