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Frances Crane

A witty whodunit set in WWII England starring “one of the more interesting married teams of detectives … A sort of globetrotting Nick and Nora” (Thrilling Detective).

While in England, Pat and Jean Abbott are focused on contributing to the war effort in whatever way they can, but they don’t mind taking a weekend to join some other American expats at the country home of advertising man Steve Hayward and his wife. But before much fun can be had, a body is found on the premises. Pat isn’t so sure that everyone’s impulse to blame the death on a passing drifter or a Nazi spy is the answer—and when the spotlight of suspicion falls on a member of a house party he’s sure is innocent, he starts getting reluctantly involved in the case …

Praise for the Pat and Jean Abbott Mysteries

“Lively and exciting. ” —The New York Times

“Well-plotted and mystifying. ” —Saturday Review

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The Pat and Jean Abbott Mysteries

The Applegreen Cat

A grande dame is buried—but the truth must be unearthed: “The solution of the mystery is neat and satisfactory, and the story makes pleasant reading. ” —The New York Times

Thanks to an illness in the family, Jean Holly is staying in her hometown of Elm Hill, Illinois, for a bit. Her cousin just happens to live next door to Fabian House, home of Mrs. Lake, the richest and most powerful woman in town. When Mrs. Lake dies suddenly, it’s ascribed to a known heart condition. But Patrick Abbott, passing through Elm Hill on his way to Washington, becomes suspicious when one death is followed by another—this time, the hanging of the Fabian House maid …

Praise for the Pat and Jean Abbott Mysteries

“Well-plotted and mystifying. ” —Saturday Review

“Amusing and sophisticated. ” —The Star (London)

The Golden Box

A marine home on leave from WWII “does a first-class job of detecting” in this tale of puzzling murders and misleading clues (The New York Times).

An injured Pat Abbott is back in New Mexico with his wife, Jean, while he recovers from his war wounds, but he’s still fighting—to find a killer, or possibly more than one.

After one of the couple’s friends, Ray, was found dead at the bottom of a canyon, rumors started swirling. He’d recently shocked the town by bringing a wife home from Hollywood—when he was meant to marry local girl Karen. To complicate matters, Karen’s distinctive amethyst-colored glasses were found in Ray’s abandoned Cadillac convertible. It could have been suicide, but there’s reason to suspect both the not-so-grieving widow and poor, spurned Karen. But soon the widow asks Pat’s help and he and Jean are drawn into a whirlwind of intrigues, jealousies, and motives in this clever whodunit from the Golden Age of Mystery …

Praise for the Pat and Jean Abbott Mysteries

“Amusing and sophisticated. ” —The Star (London)

“[A] well-plotted and mystifying case. ” —Saturday Review

“One of the more interesting married teams of detectives. ” —Thrilling Detective