Dick Francis Books in Order

Find the Dick Francis racing novels in order, with book lists, quick summaries, series background and where-to-start advice for new Dick Francis readers.

Last updated: June 7, 2026

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The Sport of Queens

by Dick Francis

1957

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Dead Cert

by Dick Francis

1962

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Nerve

by Dick Francis

1964

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For Kicks

by Dick Francis

1965

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Odds Against

by Dick Francis

1965

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Flying Finish

by Dick Francis

1966

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Blood Sport

by Dick Francis

1967

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Forfeit

by Dick Francis

1968

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Enquiry

by Dick Francis

1969

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Rat Race

by Dick Francis

1970

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Bonecrack

by Dick Francis

1971

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Smokescreen

by Dick Francis

1972

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Slay Ride

by Dick Francis

1973

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Knockdown

by Dick Francis

1974

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High Stakes

by Dick Francis

1975

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In the Frame

by Dick Francis

1976

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Risk

by Dick Francis

1977

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Trial Run

by Dick Francis

1978

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Whip Hand

by Dick Francis

1979

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Reflex

by Dick Francis

1980

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Twice Shy

by Dick Francis

1981

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Banker

by Dick Francis

1982

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The Danger

by Dick Francis

1983

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Proof

by Dick Francis

1984

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Break In

by Dick Francis

1985

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A Jockey's Life

by Dick Francis

1986

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Bolt

by Dick Francis

1986

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Hot Money

by Dick Francis

1987

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The Edge

by Dick Francis

1988

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Straight

by Dick Francis

1989

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Longshot

by Dick Francis

1990

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Comeback

by Dick Francis

1991

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Driving Force

by Dick Francis

1992

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Decider

by Dick Francis

1993

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Wild Horses

by Dick Francis

1994

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Come to Grief

by Dick Francis

1995

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To the Hilt

by Dick Francis

1996

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10 LB. Penalty

by Dick Francis

1997

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Field of Thirteen

by Dick Francis

1998

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Second Wind

by Dick Francis

1999

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Shattered

by Dick Francis

2000

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Under Orders

by Dick Francis

2006

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Dead Heat

by Dick Francis & Felix Francis

2007

Chef Max Moreton’s reputation collapses when diners at a glamorous Newmarket gala fall violently ill and his restaurant is shut down. After a bomb tears through the racecourse next day, he suspects sabotage and risks everything to link the two attacks.

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Silks

by Dick Francis & Felix Francis

2008

Barrister and amateur steeplechase jockey Geoffrey Mason is fresh from defending a vicious client when a fellow rider is murdered and suspicion falls on him. To stay out of prison, he must expose deadly score‑settling inside the weighing room and the courts.

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Even Money

by Dick Francis & Felix Francis

2009

Small‑time bookmaker Ned Talbot is already struggling at Royal Ascot when a stranger claims to be the father he thought long dead, then is stabbed in the car park. Inheriting dangerous secrets, Ned races to discover who is hunting his family and why.

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Crossfire

by Dick Francis & Felix Francis

2010

After an IED in Afghanistan costs Captain Tom Forsyth a foot and his army career, he limps back to his mother’s training yard. She is being blackmailed to make her horses lose, and Tom must use battlefield skills to unmask the extortionist.

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Dick Francis's Gamble

by Dick Francis

2011

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Dick Francis's Bloodline

by Dick Francis

2012

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Dick Francis's Refusal

by Dick Francis

2013

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Damage

by Felix Francis & Dick Francis

2014

Undercover investigator Jeff Hinkley is shadowing a disgraced trainer at Cheltenham when he witnesses a throat‑slashing in the betting ring. As drugged horses and blackmail demands rock the season, Jeff races to identify the extortionist before the sport’s reputation – and his job – are destroyed.

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Dick Francis's Damage

by Dick Francis

2014

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Front Runner

by Dick Francis & Felix Francis

2015

Jeff Hinkley is asked by a champion jockey to discuss throwing races, but before they can talk the rider dies in a suspected suicide and Jeff survives a violent attack. Digging into past results, he uncovers organised race‑fixing and powerful people ready to silence him.

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Triple Crown

by Dick Francis & Felix Francis

2016

Seconded to a US sports‑corruption agency, Jeff Hinkley heads to the Kentucky Derby to hunt a mole leaking investigations to crooked trainers. When a raid turns deadly and leading Derby horses fall sick, he goes undercover on the backstretch to stop a murderous plot targeting the Triple Crown.