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Frances Crane


Born
in Lawrenceville, Illinois, The United States
October 27, 1890

Died
November 06, 1981

Genre
Mystery & Thrillers


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 colour in the title.

She died in an Albuquerque, New Mexico nursing home, where she had spent the previous few months because of ill-health. Her ashes were scattered across her home town of Lawrenceville.

Frances Crane, author of the colorful Pat and Jean Abbott mystery stories, was born in Lawrenceville, Illinois. After graduating from the University of Illinois, where she was elected to Phi Beta Kappa, she travelled in Europe. While living there in the 1920s she began contributing to magazines, incl ...more

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Average rating: 3.77 · 904 ratings · 155 reviews · 48 distinct works • Similar authors
The Turquoise Shop (Pat and...
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3.64 avg rating — 211 ratings — published 1941 — 12 editions
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The Indigo Necklace Murders
3.61 avg rating — 76 ratings — published 1945 — 17 editions
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The Golden Box
3.81 avg rating — 69 ratings — published 1942 — 14 editions
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The Yellow Violet
3.93 avg rating — 60 ratings — published 1942 — 13 editions
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The Applegreen Cat
3.82 avg rating — 51 ratings — published 1943 — 2 editions
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13 White Tulips
3.68 avg rating — 44 ratings — published 1953 — 6 editions
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The Pink Umbrella
3.79 avg rating — 42 ratings — published 1943 — 12 editions
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The Amethyst Spectacles
3.88 avg rating — 40 ratings — published 1944 — 7 editions
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Black Cypress
3.67 avg rating — 33 ratings — published 1948 — 5 editions
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The Shocking Pink Hat
4.04 avg rating — 27 ratings — published 1946 — 8 editions
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Series by Frances Crane

The Turquoise Shop The Golden Box The Yellow Violet The Applegreen Cat The Pink Umbrella The Amethyst Spectacles The Indigo Necklace Murders
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