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Frances Crane

Frances Kirkwood Crane was an American mystery author, who introduced private investigator Pat Abbott and his future wife Jean in her first novel, The Turquoise Shop (1941). The Abbotts investigated crimes in a total of 26 volumes, each with a color in the title.

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American writer

Born	27 October 1890
Died	6 November 1981

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The indigo necklace

by Frances Crane First published in 1945
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Murder on the purple water

by Frances Crane First published in 1947
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The applegreen cat

by Frances Crane First published in 1943
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The Pink Umbrella Murder

by Frances Crane First published in 1943
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The Turquoise Shop

by Frances Crane First published in 1941
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The yellow violet

by Frances Crane First published in 1944
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The Golden Box: A Pat & Jean Abbott mystery

by Frances Crane First published in 1942
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The amethyst spectacles

by Frances Crane First published in 1944
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The cinnamon murder

by Frances Crane First published in 1946
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13 White Tulips

by Frances Crane First published in 1953
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Death-wish green

by Frances Crane First published in 1960
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Black Cypress

by Frances Crane First published in 1948
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Death in lilac time

by Frances Crane First published in 1955
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The Limping Goose by Frank Gruber : The Coral Princess Murders by Frances Crane: Fatal in My Fashion by Pat McGerr

by Pat McGerr, Frances Crane, and Frank Gruber First published in 1954
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Body beneath a mandarin tree: a Pat Abbott mystery

by Frances Crane First published in 1965
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The amber eyes

by Frances Crane First published in 1962
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Daffodil Blonde

by Frances Crane First published in 1950
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The flying red horse

by Frances Crane First published in 1949
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The polkadot murder

by Frances Crane First published in 1951
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Worse than a crime

by Frances Crane First published in 1968
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Born	27 October 1890
Died	6 November 1981

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ID Numbers

OLID: OL2132331A
GoodReads: 600328
ISNI: 0000000082737444
Library of Congress Names: no96027963
SBN/ICCU (National Library Service of Italy): RAVV034674
VIAF: 79279228
Wikidata: Q5478578
Inventaire.io: wd:Q5478578

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Frances Kirkwood Crane
Frances (Kirkwood) Crane

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