tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-80092928609423573.post9149052317899833398..comments2024-03-04T06:43:16.561+00:00Comments on SHOTSMAG CONFIDENTIAL: How I took over writing the Dick Francis Novels - by Felix FrancisMike Stotterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05337961000383588556noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-80092928609423573.post-32361914974617824752021-11-08T04:02:47.054+00:002021-11-08T04:02:47.054+00:00I fell in love with the Dick Francis novels in 196...I fell in love with the Dick Francis novels in 1964, when I was 8 years old. NERVE was published in Readers Digest Condensed Books, to which my mother subscribed, and I read that one between my arrival home from school and her return from work. I loved it, and sought out his work in every library I could find. Most are now resident in hardback editions on my own home bookshelves. I am so glad that Felix Francis is continuing the family tradition of honorable main characters, fascinating stories, intricate plots, satisfying endings, and the horse racing theme. I hope to read many more "Francis novels" in years to come, and eagerly await each new one, often by re-reading some of my "old favorites." Well done, sir! Many thanks, from a grateful reader in the USA.Angela Nortonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-80092928609423573.post-66188598925938444032019-09-08T23:12:36.449+01:002019-09-08T23:12:36.449+01:00Lovely to hear your story. I've been reading y...Lovely to hear your story. I've been reading your family's work since the '80's, and always looking forward to the next one.<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00272611416563031706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-80092928609423573.post-21332668522882191142019-09-02T17:56:08.372+01:002019-09-02T17:56:08.372+01:00Thanks so much for this insight into the Francis c...Thanks so much for this insight into the Francis canon. I began at age sixteen with Reflex, and then went back to Dead Cert and read them all, some more than once. Sid Halley is my favorite, and I'm impressed with what Felix has done to carry on the tradition. As much as I'm a fan of his father, I hope Felix' books one day don't say A Dick Francis Novel, if only because he is now a writer in his own right, not because I want to ever forget his father.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-80092928609423573.post-70991130784867992672019-07-05T14:02:10.109+01:002019-07-05T14:02:10.109+01:00Worthy of a commemorative pencil, I'd say. ☺️Worthy of a commemorative pencil, I'd say. ☺️Colleen Holthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07594894278662773884noreply@blogger.com