![]() Now he works as a private detective - which is proving to be no less dangerous to life and limb. Sid is devastated and horribly depressed 6 months before the accident his wife left him and now he has lost his only other love, racing. His left hand was stepped on by a horse, has extensive nerve and tendon damage, and cannot be surgically repaired. However, a fall from a horse changed his life forever. At one time Sid Halley was one of the best steeplechase jockeys in Great Britain. His novel Odds Against was first published in 1965. The book's success led to his becoming the racing correspondent for London's Sunday Express newspaper, and he continued in that job for 16 years. His first book was his autobiography The Sport of Queens, for which he was offered the aid of a ghostwriter, which he spurned. Francis wrote more than 40 international best-sellers. After wartime Francis became a full-time jump-jockey, winning over 350 races and becoming champion jockey of the British National Hunt. His novels centre on horse racing in England. ![]() ![]() Richard Stanley Francis was a British crime writer. ![]()
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