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After an excellent year for Irish crime writing, female authors ought to be the deadlier of the species.
AST year was something of an annus mirabilis for Irish crime writing, with superb novels on offer from John Connolly, Declan Hughes, Gene Kerrigan, Stuart Neville, Adrian McKinty and Brian McGilloway, among others. It was also a year, as… Continue reading
Dick Francis, the champion jockey turned best-selling thriller writer, has died at the age of 89, his family said today.
His son, Felix, said he was “devastated” as he paid tribute to his “extraordinary” father.
Francis, from Oxfordshire, the author of 42 novels, was “rightly acclaimed” as one of the greatest thriller writers in the world, his spokesman said.
Francis, who was living on the Cayman Islands in his later years, died… Continue reading | 1 Comment