Dick Francis

The Sport of Queens

originally published:
London : MIchael Joseph
1957

We offered this copy of the first edition in our Catalog 125.

awards:

  • Edgar Award for Best Mystery Novel(1970)
  • Edgar Award for Best Mystery Novel(1981)
  • Edgar Award for Best Mystery Novel(1996)
  • First Book(1957)
  • First Book(1962)

reference info

bio notes:
born: 10/31/1920
died: 02/14/2010
born as: Richard Stanley Francis

British mystery writer known for his realistic plots centered on the sport of horse racing. - Merriam-Webster's Encyclopedia of Literature

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