Frances Crane

About The Author

Frances Crane (1890-1981) was an American author and a former writer for The New Yorker. Crane was invited to leave Nazi Germany in the late 1930s after writing a number of unfavorable articles about Adolf Hitler. After settling in Taos, Crane 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, with settings around the country and globe.

Books by Frances Crane

The Turquoise Shop
By Frances Crane
Introduction by Anne Hillerman
In a small arts community in mid-century New Mexico, a wealthy patron is accused of murder.
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