Dick Francis

Dick Francis was a British crime writer and former champion jockey who became one of the bestselling and most beloved crime writers of all time. Born in 1920, he was the champion jockey of the 1953-54 season before turning to writing thrillers set in the world of horse racing. 10 Lb. Penalty is one of his racing thrillers — fast-paced, meticulously crafted crime fiction set against the backdrop of horse racing and politics. Francis wrote over 40 novels, almost all set in and around the racing world. Francis died in 2010. His audiobooks and books offer listeners and readers the finest racing thrillers ever written — crime fiction from a man who lived the world he wrote about.