Mary Margaret Francis

Mary Margaret Francis (17 June 1924 – 30 September 2000) was a British author who has been credited with an extensive role helping her husband, crime writer Dick Francis, write his novels. She also was a small-business entrepreneur who operated a dress shop and an air taxi service. Their second child is Felix Francis. She also operated a dress shop. for his books and served as a ghostwriter. Francis told Lord that, "Dick would like me to have all the credit for them".

While her husband was working on Flying Finish, she started an air taxi service, wrote a manual "Flying Start: A Guide to Flying Light Aircraft" and learnt to fly. |sign=|source=

The couple spent their later years in Florida and the Cayman Islands. A memorial service for her was held on 29 November at the Queen's Chapel of the Savoy, in which Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother was represented by Alastair Aird. John Major was also present.