Writing · Novel
Born Oct 31, 1920 · Tenby, Pembrokeshire, Wales, UK
Active 1974–2010 · Awards: Commander of the Order of the British Empire, Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Novel, Cartier Diamond Dagger, Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, Malice Domestic Award for Lifetime Achievement, Gumshoe Awards, Gold Dagger, Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Novel
Richard Stanley Francis was a British steeplechase jockey and crime writer whose novels centre on horse racing in England.