Order of Dick Francis Books
Dick Francis (1920-2010) was a British novelist of crime novels, largely involving horse racing. Before becoming an author, Francis was a champion jockey in British National Hunt racing. For four years, he was the jockey to The Queen Mother. Following a bad fall, he retired from racing and started on a writing career where he would write over 40 international bestsellers.
Dick Francis wrote his first fiction novel in 1962, called Dead Cert. He would continue writing until his death in 2010. Below is a list of Dick Francis’ books in order of when they were originally published:
Publication Order of Sid Halley Books
(with Felix Francis)
Odds Against | (1965) | |
Whip Hand | (1979) | |
Come to Grief | (1995) | |
Under Orders | (2006) | |
Refusal | (2013) | |
Hands Down | (2022) | |
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Publication Order of Kit Fielding Books
Break In | (1985) | |
Bolt | (1986) |
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
Dead Cert | (1962) | |
Nerve | (1964) | |
For Kicks | (1965) | |
Flying Finish | (1966) | |
Blood Sport | (1967) | |
Forfeit | (1968) | |
Enquiry | (1969) | |
Rat Race | (1970) | |
Bonecrack | (1971) | |
Smokescreen | (1972) | |
Slay Ride | (1973) | |
Knockdown | (1974) | |
High Stakes | (1975) | |
In the Frame | (1976) | |
Risk | (1977) | |
Trial Run | (1978) | |
Reflex | (1980) | |
Twice Shy | (1981) | |
Banker | (1982) | |
The Danger | (1983) | |
Proof | (1984) | |
Hot Money | (1987) | |
The Edge | (1988) | |
Straight | (1989) | |
Longshot | (1990) | |
Comeback | (1991) | |
Driving Force | (1992) | |
Decider | (1993) | |
Wild Horses | (1994) | |
To the Hilt | (1996) | |
10 lb. Penalty | (1997) | |
Second Wind | (1999) | |
Shattered | (2000) | |
Dead Heat | (2007) | |
Silks | (2008) | |
Even Money | (2009) | |
Crossfire | (2010) | |
Gamble | (2011) | |
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Publication Order of Short Story Collections
Field of Thirteen | (1998) |
Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books
The Sport of Queens: The Autobiography of Dick Francis | (1957) | |
The Racing Man’s Bedside Book | (1969) | |
A Jockey’s Life: The Biography of Lester Piggot / Lester | (1986) |
Publication Order of Jefferson Hinkley Books
(with Felix Francis)
Damage | (2014) | |
Front Runner | (2015) | |
Triple Crown | (2016) |
Publication Order of Anthologies
Galaxy Science Fiction, September 1958 | (1958) | |
John Creasey’s Crime Collection, 1977 | (1977) | |
Verdict of Thirteen | (1979) | |
Great Stories of Mystery and Suspense | (1981) | |
1st Culprit | (1992) | |
The Amis Story Anthology | (1992) |
Note: Dead Heat and all novels thereafter are co-authored or ghostwritten by Felix Francis.