Writing partners

Following on Yesterday's article on the collaboration of best selling novelist James Patterson and former US President Bill Clinton on the new Thriller novel The President is Missing brings to mind other famous who have had writing partners. here are 3 examples.


Dick Francis

The one time steeple chase jockey became world famous for his Crime Thrillers that often set with the back ground of Horse Racing. However any non racing subject (kidnap consultants being 1 example) research would be done by his Wife Mary. Francis though so much of his Wife's efforts that he wanted her to have co-author credit but she refused. After her death in 2000 Francis did write another novel until he wrote one with his (credited) Son Felix. Francis himself died in 2010.

Tom Clancy

Having shot to fame with such high stakes espionage tales as The Hunt for Red October, Clear and Present Danger and The Sum of All Fears Clancy became on the World's best selling novelists. In 2010 after a seven year gap since his last novel (Teeth of the Tiger) Clancy came back with Dead Or Alive though he had a co-author which was the case with every one of novels published before his death in 2013.

Stephen King

Famous for tales of terror (Carrie, The Shining and IT to name just 3) King joined force with fellow novelist Peter Straub to write 2 novels The Talisman and Black House. What makes these novels interesting is that they make use of elements used in King's other work. In particular The Dark Tower which features heavily in King's Gunslinger tales.