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Originally Posted by Dave Berk
Writer Dick Francis, famous for his horse racing-based crime novels, has died aged 89, his family has said.
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I've read all of his books and loved every one of them. He may not have been a literature author, but he sure could spin a yarn. RIP.
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Yes, I enjoyed all his books. The one with a computerised race forecasting system was very interesting - since for that one I could tell how thorough and accurate his research was, it made me appreciate his other books even more.
He did a very clever thing in combining the advice "write what you know" with also writing about things he had to research. His books always had horse racing as a background, there was also a view into a new world not directly related to racing - glass making, photography, politics, haulage, private investigation, catering, ....
Only thirteen of his books are currently available as ebooks. Hopefully the back catalogue will continue to be converted.